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Fascinating Facts To Read

 Key UK Trends: 2001-2011 This report provides an overview of the research on some key economic, social, technological and other trends likely to affect the United Kingdom in the period 2001-2011. Click Here
 
 Somerset Community Profile 2003
This publication draws together information about the Social, Economic and Environmental state of the County and, in so doing, provide a broad picture of the Community... Click Here
 
 UK 2003 - The Official Yearbook of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Free to download this excellent book by Office of National Statistics covers the UK and its people, the system of government, international relations, defence; education, the labour market, social protection, health services, crime and justice, religion, culture, media and communications, sport, the environment, housing, planning and regeneration, transport; the economy, public finance, international trade and investment, science, engineering and technology, agriculture, manufacturing, energy, and finance and other services...
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 Celebrating Somerset's Culture - Something To Declare
In many respects this publication describes and reflects cultural life in southern and western England, but there are other features which are especially distinctive of the county... Click Here


Living In Urban England
Attitudes and Aspirations
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Delivering Planning Policy for Housing: PPG3 implementation study
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 'Value Of Good Design'
 by CABE
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Taunton's Statistics
 
 

Ask yourself and a friend this simple question:

What is the population of Taunton Deane?

Why? Because it's amazing how often we think we know our community, until we find the facts. Do you have your finger on the pulse when in comes to knowing your local community?

Whatever the answer why not do some 'research without legwork' and check out the region and Taunton's vitals by entering our 'facts and stats' page' - Click Here or by clicking our 'facts and stats' logo (shown left) found in and around our web site. Whether you are local or a visitor, there's information for everyone.


Test Your Knowledge

Here are some questions just to test your knowledge before you go digging. Answers can be found at the bottom of this page.

  1. Guess what the % of the resident population aged 60 or over was in mid 1998?
     
  2. What was the number of people as a % of the total Taunton Deane population who voted?
     
  3. What  is the % of new homes built on previously developed land also includes conversions?
     
  4. Household waste - what was the % of collected recyclable waste that was recycled? ("Recycled" means household waste materials which have been collected and separated from municipal waste with subsequent processing to produce marketable products. Recycling differs from product re-use because of the need to process the recovered material. Measured as a % of total waste collected.)
     
  5. What % of dwellings in the UK are houses and what % are flats?
     
  6. What is the average age of a Taunton Deane resident?
     
  7. What was the total number of full-time students and schoolchildren aged 16 to 74 in 2001 in Taunton Deane? And of what percentage of these were residents?
     
  8. What % of the resident population aged 16 to 74 had no educational qualifications? And what percentage was qualified to degree level or higher?
     
  9. In Taunton Deane how many households were there in 2001? 
     
  10. What percentage of households live in a detached property in Taunton Deane? And semi-detached and then terrace?
     
  11. In a 2000-2001 UK survey on 'Attitudes to various activities for the home', what activity was the least thing men and women would do out of the following? Cooking a meal  - DIY repair work - Gardening - Shopping non-food - Cooking a meal for a special occasion - Decorating - Going to the shops to buy food - Tidying the house - Helping children with homework -  Washing clothes - Ironing clothes.
     
  12. The 'South West region' used to describe our UK district includes which English counties?    
     
  13. How many properties does Taunton Deane Council own? And how may people are presently on the waiting list of the Deane Housing Register?
     
  14. How many births & deaths were there  in the county of Somerset in 2000?
     
  15. What was the average house price for Taunton Deane for Jan-Mar 2003?

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  Answers: Resident population of Taunton Deane, as measured in the 2001 Census, was 102,299, of which 48 per cent were male and 52 per cent were female. Source: 2001 Census. Crown copyright
1=25% - source Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM Local Government Performance site on local authority Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) results)
2=40.8% - source as above
3=22.9% - source as above
4=9.7% - source as above
5=80% houses 20% flats - source OPDM English Housing Survey 2001
6=40.7 years - Source: 2001 Census. Crown copyright
7=4,033 and 3.9% - Source: 2001 Census. Crown copyright
8=25.4% and 19.4% - Source: 2001 Census. Crown copyright
9=43,880 - Source: 2001 Census. Crown copyright
10=30.5% detached, 29.3% semi, 25.3 terrace - Source: 2001 Census. Crown copyright
11=Helping children with homework - Source: UK 2000 Time Use Survey, Office for National Statistics
12=Gloucestershire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly - Source Government Office South West GOSW
13=Some 6500 properties and 1200 on the waiting list - Source: TDBC Housing Service Web Site
14=5037 births & 5786 deaths - Source: Office for National Statistics
15=£150,862 - Source: HM Land Registry

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