# TA1 4LX: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA1 4LX is a postcode in Somerset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Somerset. Open the map at TA1 4LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta1) › [TA1 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta1-4)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 87% on July. Somerset West and Taunton 015A: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.1212,51.0044,TA14LX
- **Taunton, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1212,51.0044,TA14LX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1212,51.0044,TA14LX
- **No property in TA1 4LX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.1212,51.0044,TA14LX
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Somerset West and Taunton 015A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.1212,51.0044,TA14LX
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1212,51.0044,TA14LX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1212,51.0044,TA14LX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1212,51.0044,TA14LX
- **No gigabit broadband at TA1 4LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1212,51.0044,TA14LX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at TA1 4LX**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.1212,51.0044,TA14LX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.1212,51.0044,TA14LX
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1212,51.0044,TA14LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-henderson-church-of-england-primary-school-taunton-e123852) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queen's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-college-e123913) | Independent | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Orchard Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-grove-primary-school-e149764) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Parkfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkfield-primary-school-e123714) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trull Church of England VA Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trull-church-of-england-va-primary-school-e123850) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Castle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-castle-school-e136916) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 52.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bishops Hull Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishops-hull-primary-school-e151103) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-catholic-school-e123851) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £166,400 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| July 2026 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2026 | £377,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £48,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| November 2024 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: COLLEGE WAY SURGERY (90 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (130 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Taunton Galmington Express (90 m, Tesco); M&S Taunton Hospital (880 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,062** (July 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,062 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in Somerset earned a median of £36,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 103rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Somerset costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Somerset has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Somerset West and Taunton 015A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.2** (2025). Somerset West and Taunton 015A has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,333rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £252,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Somerset West and Taunton 015A was £252,500 in 2025. Joint 11,824th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,300** (2021). Somerset West and Taunton 015A had 1,300 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,602nd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.2%** (January 2026). In Somerset West and Taunton 015A, 68.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## TA1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA1 was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 895th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,283** (2021). TA1 had 42,283 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 379th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in TA1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.2%** (January 2026). In TA1, 86.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Centre: 51.0044, -3.1212

Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Taunton and Wellington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/taunton-and-wellington): Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.1212,51.0044,TA14LX

## How to cite

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