# TA19

Postcode district covering Ilminster, in Somerset.

TA19 is a postcode district covering Ilminster, in Somerset. Median sale price £285,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 47.8 per 1,000 people. About 12,146 people.

Postcode district. Code TA19. 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 TA19 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA19 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th 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/ta19#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 12,060** (2021). TA19 had 12,060 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 846th 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/ta19#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 90%** (2022). About 90% of people in TA19 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/ta19#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.5%** (January 2026). In TA19, 85.5% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta19#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=TA19) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 90% of people in TA19 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=TA19) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 215 homes were sold in TA19 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=TA19) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for TA19.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=TA19) (Census 2021, England and Wales): TA19 had 12,060 usual residents at the census.

## How TA19 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | TA19 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £285,000 | joint 9th most expensive | 22 postcode districts, TA · 2025 |
| Population | 12,060 | 12th least populated | 24 postcode districts, TA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 90% | 8th most people in radon Affected Areas | 24 postcode districts, TA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 85.5% | 8th highest | 24 postcode districts, TA · Jan 2026 |

## Is TA19 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TA19 at a rate of 47.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across the TA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 39 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TA19.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (268), other crime (102) and anti-social behaviour (81).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TA19 was 43.1 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 TA19, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TA19 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in TA19

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Somerset 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029196) | 1,774 | 26.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 70.1% |
| [South Somerset 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029217) | 1,582 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.3% |
| [South Somerset 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029193) | 1,945 | 85.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.1% |
| [South Somerset 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029194) | 2,653 | 55.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.1% |
| [South Somerset 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029195) | 1,547 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.2% |
| [South Somerset 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029208) | 1,280 | 49.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.0% |
| [South Somerset 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029209) | 1,340 | 21.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 72.4% |

## Your MP

- [Yeovil](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/yeovil): Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 86% of the people here.
- [Glastonbury and Somerton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/glastonbury-and-somerton): Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 14% 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 TA19

[Ilminster & Horton](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/ilminster-and-horton)

## Postcode sectors in TA19

[TA19 0 (204 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta19-0), [TA19 9 (238 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta19-9)

## Council

[Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)

## Postcode districts next to TA19

[TA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta3), [TA10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta10), [TA13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta13), [TA17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta17), [TA20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta20)

## 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)

## TA19 in brief

TA19 is a postcode district covering Ilminster, in Somerset.
About 12,146 people lived in TA19 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £285,000 in 2025 across 215 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 47.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TA19 was £285,000 in 2025.
TA19 had 12,060 usual residents at the census.
About 90% of people in TA19 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In TA19, 85.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: TA19
- 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: 73.97 km²
- People, mid-2024: 12,146*
- Neighbourhoods: 7
- Output areas: 44

* 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

[TA20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta20), [TA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta3), [TA13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta13), [TA17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta17), [TA10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta10)

## Latest updates for TA19

- 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/TA19

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta19, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta19#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/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta19