Renting in Taunton

Average Rent in Taunton: £1,100/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,867 live Taunton listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,100 /month

1,867 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Taunton by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£725/mo	107
1 bed	£850/mo	580
2 bed	£1,100/mo	706
3 bed	£1,350/mo	328
4+ bed	£1,750/mo	146

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Taunton

What it costs to rent in Taunton

Taunton currently has 1,867 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,100 a month. 14 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 44% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BA20 at around £768/mo, while BA22 sits nearer £1,700/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Taunton by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,867 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Taunton

£725/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Taunton is £725 a month, 34% below the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 107 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Taunton

£850/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Taunton is £850 a month, 23% below the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 580 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Taunton

£1,100/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Taunton is £1,100 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 706 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Taunton

£1,350/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Taunton is £1,350 a month, 23% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 328 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Taunton

£1,750/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Taunton is £1,750 a month, 59% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 146 listings currently on the market.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Somerset rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Somerset, the ONS area that covers Taunton. Latest: £1,006/mo (Jul 26, +5.6% YoY).

Latest

£1,006

Jul 26

Annual

+5.6%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£755

Aug 21

Total change

+33%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Taunton

Flats & apartments

666

56% of listings

Houses

518

43% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Taunton — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 40% of the 532 houses currently advertised in Taunton.

Terraced
40%214
Other house
40%213
Semi-detached
13%67
Detached
5%24
Bungalow
3%14

Rent by postcode

Where Taunton rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,412 live listings in 35 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Taunton

1BA22£1,700/mo6 rentals
2TA5£1,450/mo9 rentals
3TA7£1,350/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Taunton

1BA20£768/mo22 rentals
2EX12£773/mo10 rentals
3BA6£800/mo5 rentals

Features · Taunton

Garden, parking, and floor area in Taunton

Live signal across 1,867 Taunton rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

87%

of 235 Taunton listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

89%

of 360 Taunton listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Taunton this week

14 homes came onto the Taunton rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Taunton

Most Taunton homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 270,080 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.10

≈ Band C–D

Stock

270k

270,080 properties

A
16%43,030
B
27%71,780
C
22%59,370
D
15%40,060
E
11%30,790
F
6%16,790
G
3%7,760
H
0%510

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Taunton

74% of Taunton premises can already get full-fibre and 75% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

74%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

75%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

95%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

409 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
74%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
95%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Somerset), July 2025, covering 267,460 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Taunton homes

47% of Taunton homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

47%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

53%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

226k

225,613 EPCs

A
1%2,004
B
14%31,146
C
32%71,834
D
33%74,671
E
14%32,241
F
5%10,554
G
1%3,163

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Somerset. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Taunton

10 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Taunton centroid. The five closest:

1
Parkfield Primary School
Primary · Community school · TA1 4RT
0.32 mi
2
North Town Academy
Primary · Academy converter · TA1 1DF
0.38 mi
3
St George's Catholic School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · TA1 3NR
0.47 mi
4
The Castle School
Secondary · Academy converter · TA1 5AU
0.49 mi
5
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · TA1 3AF
0.68 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Taunton centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Taunton

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Wellington has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Taunton.

Bishops Hull
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (123) · pop. ~2,500
111
per 1k
Wellington
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (64) · pop. ~14,000
7.6
per 1k
Wilton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (157) · pop. ~3,000
123
per 1k
Halcon
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (114) · pop. ~4,000
79
per 1k
North Town
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (183) · pop. ~4,000
140
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Taunton listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Taunton.

Rightmove

577

PrimeLocation

474

OnTheMarket

385

Leaders

220

OpenRent

211

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Frequently asked

Renting in Taunton — your questions answered

How much is rent in Taunton?

The average (median) asking rent in Taunton is £1,100 a month — a 1-bed is £850 and a 2-bed £1,100, based on 1,867 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Taunton?

The median asking rent for a studio in Taunton is £725 a month, 34% below the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 107 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Taunton?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Taunton is £850 a month, 23% below the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 580 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Taunton?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Taunton is £1,100 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 706 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Taunton?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Taunton is £1,350 a month, 23% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 328 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Taunton?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Taunton is £1,750 a month, 59% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 146 listings currently on the market.

How many rental properties are available in Taunton?

There are currently 1,867 rental properties available in Taunton, with 14 new listings added in the last 7 days.

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