Residential dwellings
8,661
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
TA8 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,023/month · Gross yield 3.8% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is TA8?
TA8: residential dwellings 8,661.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.1%
TA8 ranks 13th of 41 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 7,640
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.2%
- HMO-shaped units
- 7.0%
- EPC A or B
- 5.1%
- EPC D or worse
- 61%
What does TA8 earn?
TA8: asking rent £1,023/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 107 lets).
Asking rent
£1,023/month 12 months to Sep 2026
107 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 107 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.8% 12 months to Sep 2026
165 lets
-2.1% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 165 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
26 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Who owns TA8?
Corporate landlords hold 81% of the 235 units in TA8 whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords81% of classified · 191 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)13% of classified · 31 units
- RMC3.0% of classified · 7 units
- Housing associations2.6% of classified · 6 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does TA8 rank?
TA8 ranks 26th of 29 postcode districts in Somerset for asking rent, at £1,023/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Somerset
TA8 ranks 26th of 29 postcode districts in Somerset for asking rent, at £1,023/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TA3 | £1,689/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 43 | indicative |
| 2 | BA10 | £1,512/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 32 | indicative |
| 3 | TA11 | £1,506/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 44 | indicative |
| 4 | BA4 | £1,324/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 108 | measured |
| 5 | BS27 | £1,293/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 40 | indicative |
| 26 | TA8 | £1,023/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 107 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Somerset
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Somerset
TA8 ranks 21st of 26 postcode districts in Somerset for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.8%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TA6 | 5.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,222 | measured |
| 2 | TA9 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 154 | measured |
| 3 | TA1 | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 879 | measured |
| 4 | TA21 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 200 | measured |
| 5 | BA21 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 497 | measured |
| 21 | TA8 | 3.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 165 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Somerset
Where next from TA8?
- SomersetThe wider market this area sits in.
- BA10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,559/m² · Sep 2026
- BA11Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,070/m² · Sep 2026
- BA16Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,503/m² · Sep 2026
- BA20Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,029/m² · Sep 2026
- BA21Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,890/m² · Sep 2026
- BA22Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,622/m² · Sep 2026
- BA3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,864/m² · Sep 2026
- BA4Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,432/m² · Sep 2026
- BS24Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,546/m² · Sep 2026
- BS23Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,425/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about TA8
- What is the average rent in TA8?
- Homes to let in TA8 asked a median £1,023/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 107 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in TA8?
- 3.8% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 165 lets. -2.1% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in TA8?
- TA8 has 8,661 homes, 0.1% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about TA8
- Property values in TA8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in TA8Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in TA8What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in TA8What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in TA8Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in TA8What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in TA8Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 107 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 165 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |