# TA12 6LX: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA12 6LX 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 TA12 6LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta12) › [TA12 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta12-6)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. South Somerset 009C: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7762,50.9580,TA126LX
- **Crewkerne, 9.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7762,50.9580,TA126LX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7762,50.9580,TA126LX
- **No property in TA12 6LX 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=-2.7762,50.9580,TA126LX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Somerset 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7762,50.9580,TA126LX
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7762,50.9580,TA126LX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7762,50.9580,TA126LX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7762,50.9580,TA126LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TA12 6LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7762,50.9580,TA126LX
- **Low road and rail noise at TA12 6LX**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7762,50.9580,TA126LX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.7762,50.9580,TA126LX
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7762,50.9580,TA126LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Martock Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/martock-church-school-e151761) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Castle Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-primary-school-e141695) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £662,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2024 | £700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £680,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £690,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2023 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| October 2024 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| January 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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.

## South Somerset 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.4** (2025). South Somerset 009C has a deprivation score of 15.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,825th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £422,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Somerset 009C was £422,500 in 2025. Joint 7,609th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,222** (2021). South Somerset 009C had 1,222 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,960th 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: 91.5%** (January 2026). In South Somerset 009C, 91.5% 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.

## TA12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA12 was £275,250 in 2025. Joint 963rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 5,971** (2021). TA12 had 5,971 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 512th least 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: 5%** (2022). About 5% of people in TA12 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: 83.6%** (January 2026). In TA12, 83.6% 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: 50.9580, -2.7762

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

## Your MP

- [Glastonbury and Somerton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/glastonbury-and-somerton): Sarah Dyke (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=-2.7762,50.9580,TA126LX

## How to cite

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