# TA18 8HX: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA18 8HX 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 8HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta18) › [TA18 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta18-8)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. South Somerset 021B: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7950,50.8746,TA188HX
- **Crewkerne, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7950,50.8746,TA188HX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7950,50.8746,TA188HX
- **No property in TA18 8HX 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=-2.7950,50.8746,TA188HX
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Somerset 021B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7950,50.8746,TA188HX
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7950,50.8746,TA188HX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7950,50.8746,TA188HX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7950,50.8746,TA188HX
- **No gigabit broadband at TA18 8HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7950,50.8746,TA188HX
- **Low road and rail noise at TA18 8HX**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7950,50.8746,TA188HX
- **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=-2.7950,50.8746,TA188HX
- **4.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7950,50.8746,TA188HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maiden Beech Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maiden-beech-academy-e137118) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-church-of-england-primary-school-e150071) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashlands Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashlands-church-of-england-primary-school-e150070) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wadham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wadham-school-e123893) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Horizons Therapeutic Education Trust](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horizons-therapeutic-education-trust-e150859) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £273,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2024 | £202,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2024 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SYMPHONY SOUTH HEALTHCARE (710 m)
- Pharmacies: CREWKERNE PHARMACY (710 m)
- Dental practices: BLACK SWAN DENTAL SPA (980 m)

## 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 021B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.1** (2025). South Somerset 021B has a deprivation score of 20.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,592nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £237,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Somerset 021B was £237,500 in 2025. Joint 10,227th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,692** (2021). South Somerset 021B had 1,692 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,865th most 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: 20.4%** (January 2026). In South Somerset 021B, 20.4% 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: 50.8746, -2.7950

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=-2.7950,50.8746,TA188HX

## How to cite

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