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Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke

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About

Bishops Lydeard and Cotford St Luke sit in Somerset, close to Taunton. Bishops Lydeard retains a village centre with a medieval parish church and lanes that open onto farmland and commons. The West Somerset Railway terminus at Bishops Lydeard brings steam trains and carriages through the village, running heritage services to Minehead and drawing visitors on market days and special events. Small shops and a pub cluster near the station and village green, and paths run from the centre into surrounding fields.
Cotford St Luke grew from a planned development into a residential parish with a primary school, community centre and local retail parade. Streets curve around named greens and public open spaces, with cycle routes and footpaths linking the settlement to neighbouring lanes. Local groups run clubs for sports, allotments and conservation, and weekly buses connect both communities to Taunton for wider services. The mix of older village fabric and newer housing gives the area a range of housing and community facilities.

Area overview

On average Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke has moderate deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 40 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 8.2% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke is £59,762 per year. There are 3 schools in Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke: 3 primary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke is home to around 7,167 people, with a population density of about 116.4 per km2.

Crime rate
3/10
Crimes per 1k residents
40
Deprivation level
5/10
Income level
8/10
Social housing
8.2%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke Population
7,167
Population density
116.4 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
21.91(-34%)
Anti-social behaviour
8.51(-43%)
Public order
5.86(-10%)
Criminal damage and arson
5.02(-23%)
Other theft
2.79(-50%)
South West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
6,810
95.02%
Other White
159
2.22%
Irish
52
0.73%
White and Asian (mixed)
23
0.32%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
17
0.24%
Total population: 7,167

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,218
37.67%
Level 3 (A level)
1,141
19.38%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
950
16.13%
No qualifications
699
11.87%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
458
7.78%
Total 16+ residents: 5,888

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,200
40.58%
Owns with a mortgage
979
33.11%
Private landlord or letting agency
399
13.49%
Social rents from council
163
5.51%
Other social rented
136
4.6%
Total households: 2,957

Property prices in Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke

Based on 87 recent sales, the median property price is £300,000 in Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke area, with individual transactions ranging from £147,500 up to £850,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, median price per square metre, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke over the last year.
TypeSalesMedianMedian £/m²
Detached41£374,000£3,458
Flats2£182,500£1,716
Semi-Detached26£272,500£3,313
Terraced18£251,000£2,842

10 years median price trend in Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke.

All postcodes in Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke

TA43FA

Stawell Road

TA43LJ

Mount Street

TA43NW

Four Acre Mead

TA43QZ

Pyleigh Lane

TA41DE

Dene Road

TA41GQ

Graham Way

TA43NL

Barton Hey

TA43NB

Lydeard

TA43NU

Hobbs Mead

TA43HY

Meadowside Cottages

TA43DL

Station Green

TA43HJ

Heathfield Close

TA41PB

Healys Meadow

TA43HL

The Combe

TA43DR

Toulton Farm Cottages

TA43BX

Station Road

TA43ED

Terhill Lane

TA41GY

Graham Way

TA43FH

Palmer Row

TA43LP

Minehead Road

TA41NU

Burge Crescent

TA43DA

Greenway

TA41HX

Graham Way

TA43RQ

Lydeard

TA43AY

Pound Lane

TA43NJ

Hamber Lea

TA43JQ

Lydeard

TA41JB

Aveline Court

TA43EX

Seven Ash

TA28AS

Fennington Cottages

TA43HB

Holford Lane

TA43EW

New Road

TA43RH

Lydeard

TA43JF

Capes Cottages

TA43EG

West Bagborough Road

TA43DW

Pound Lane

TA43DB

Greenway

TA43RU

Westridge Way

TA43SG

Nethercott Way

TA43PW

Tolland

TA43HX

Lydeard

TA43DH

New Road

TA43DZ

Terhill Lane

TA43ET

New Road

TA43RY

Crosscroft Cottages

TA43NN

Five Yards

TA43AT

Church Street

TA43DN

Pound Lane

TA43LZ

Lydeard

TA43JA

Nethercott Lane

TA43DG

Lydeard

TA43PP

Lydeard

TA43JD

North View

TA43LE

Kings Yard

TA43NQ

Lydeard

TA43RE

Westleigh

TA41LX

Park View

TA43NX

Groats

TA43DY

Terhill Lane

TA43FJ

Clarke Close

TA43BS

Minehead Road

TA43HF

Rock Lane

TA43HE

Lydeard

TA43PG

Moorlands

TA41JQ

Venn Close

TA43JL

Coxland's Rock

TA41GF

Derby Close

TA43AS

Piffin Lane

TA43LF

Station Green

TA43LU

Brendons

TA43DP

Cothelstone Road

TA43EH

Littlecourt Cottages

TA43BE

Darby Way

TA43PH

Snathe Lea

TA43NY

The Leat

TA41QJ

Cole Close

TA43JB

Lydeard

TA43SE

Lydeard Down Hill

TA41NT

St Lukes Mews

TA43DX

Lydeard

TA43JG

Lydeard

TA43AZ

Delta Rise

TA43AG

Culver Cottages

TA43HZ

Lydeard

TA43AD

Tinker's Lane

TA43SD

Victoria Terrace

TA41EB

Luscombe Road

TA26PW

Pen Elm Hill

TA43HU

East Combe

TA43QD

Willett

TA43SB

Lydeard Down Hill

TA43DS

Cothelstone Road

TA43LR

Taunton Road

TA43EB

Cothelstone Road

TA41DQ

North Villas

TA43PF

Hither Mead

TA43HT

East Combe

TA26PN

Pen Elm Hill

TA43SW

Lydeard

TA43SH

Westowe

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/06/2026.