# TA18 7NQ: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA18 7NQ 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 TA18 7NQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta18) › [TA18 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta18-7)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. South Somerset 017B: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7877,50.9044,TA187NQ
- **Crewkerne, 3.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7877,50.9044,TA187NQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7877,50.9044,TA187NQ
- **No property in TA18 7NQ 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=-2.7877,50.9044,TA187NQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, South Somerset 017B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7877,50.9044,TA187NQ
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7877,50.9044,TA187NQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7877,50.9044,TA187NQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7877,50.9044,TA187NQ
- **No gigabit broadband at TA18 7NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7877,50.9044,TA187NQ
- **Low road and rail noise at TA18 7NQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7877,50.9044,TA187NQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.7877,50.9044,TA187NQ
- **5.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7877,50.9044,TA187NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Merriott Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merriott-primary-school-e150069) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wadham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wadham-school-e123893) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| September 2024 | £715,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| March 2024 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 420 m |
| January 2023 | £237,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 420 m |
| May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 430 m |
| October 2024 | £585,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 450 m |
| June 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| May 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 460 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MERRIOTT PHARMACY (620 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Merriott (490 m, Budgens)

## 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 017B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.0** (2025). South Somerset 017B has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,919th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Somerset 017B was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 15,254th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,435** (2021). South Somerset 017B had 1,435 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,813th 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: 54.2%** (January 2026). In South Somerset 017B, 54.2% 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.

## TA18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA18 was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 751st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 10,594** (2021). TA18 had 10,594 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 750th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in TA18 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: 41.7%** (January 2026). In TA18, 41.7% 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: 50.9044, -2.7877

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

## Your MP

- [Yeovil](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/yeovil): Adam Dance (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=-2.7877,50.9044,TA187NQ

## How to cite

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