# TA18 Postcode district covering Crewkerne and Misterton, in Somerset. TA18 is a postcode district covering Crewkerne and Misterton, in Somerset. Median sale price £250,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 71.5 per 1,000 people. Postcode district. Code TA18. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [TA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta) Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TA18 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta18#f-house-sales-median-price - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta18#f-population - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta18#f-radon-affected-share - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta18#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=TA18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in TA18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=TA18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 250 homes were sold in TA18 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=TA18) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for TA18. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=TA18) (Census 2021, England and Wales): TA18 had 10,594 usual residents at the census. ## How TA18 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | TA18 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £250,000 | joint 2nd cheapest | 22 postcode districts, TA · 2025 | | Population | 10,594 | 11th least populated | 24 postcode districts, TA · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 24 postcode districts, TA · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 41.7% | joint 6th lowest | 24 postcode districts, TA · Jan 2026 | ## Is TA18 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TA18 at a rate of 71.5 per 1,000 people. That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across the TA postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TA18. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (304), other crime (146) and anti-social behaviour (102). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TA18 was 66.2 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Deprivation in TA18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TA18 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in TA18 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [South Somerset 017F](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029213) | 1,297 | 35.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 75.5% | | [South Somerset 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029182) | 1,683 | 34.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 48.0% | | [South Somerset 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029183) | 1,692 | 77.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 20.4% | | [South Somerset 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029184) | 1,780 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 64.5% | | [South Somerset 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029185) | 1,671 | 146.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 13.4% | | [South Somerset 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029186) | 1,544 | 95.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 39.7% | ## Your MP - [Yeovil](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/yeovil): Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here. - [West Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-dorset): Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 1.7% of the people here. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Middle areas in TA18 [Crewkerne](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/crewkerne) ## Postcode sectors in TA18 [TA18 7 (202 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta18-7), [TA18 8 (206 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta18-8), [TA18 9 (5 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta18-9) ## Council [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) ## Postcode districts next to TA18 [BA22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba22), [DT8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt8), [TA14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta14), [TA16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta16), [TA17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta17), [TA20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta20) ## Nearest rail stations [Crewkerne (3.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7785,50.8735) ## More in the TA postcode area [All TA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) ## TA18 in brief TA18 is a postcode district covering Crewkerne and Misterton, in Somerset. About 10,446 people lived in TA18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £250,000 in 2025 across 250 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 71.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in TA18 was £250,000 in 2025. TA18 had 10,594 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in TA18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In TA18, 41.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: TA18 - Postcode area: [TA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta) - Constituency: [Yeovil †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/yeovil) - Council: [Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) - Area: 49.19 km² - People, mid-2024: 10,446* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 34 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [DT8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt8), [TA16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta16), [BA22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba22), [TA17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta17), [TA20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta20), [TA14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta14) ## Latest updates for TA18 - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/TA18 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta18, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta18#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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