# TA2 8EJ: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA2 8EJ 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 TA2 8EJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta2) › [TA2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 76% on July. Somerset West and Taunton 010B: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0883,51.0318,TA28EJ
- **Taunton, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0883,51.0318,TA28EJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0883,51.0318,TA28EJ
- **No property in TA2 8EJ 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=-3.0883,51.0318,TA28EJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Somerset West and Taunton 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0883,51.0318,TA28EJ
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0883,51.0318,TA28EJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0883,51.0318,TA28EJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0883,51.0318,TA28EJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TA2 8EJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0883,51.0318,TA28EJ
- **Low road and rail noise at TA2 8EJ**: Road 47 dB, rail 40 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0883,51.0318,TA28EJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-3.0883,51.0318,TA28EJ
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0883,51.0318,TA28EJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lyngford Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyngford-park-primary-school-e148001) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Sky Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sky-academy-e150134) | Special | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Selworthy Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/selworthy-special-school-e146698) | Special | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |
| [Nerrols Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nerrols-primary-school-and-nursery-e146778) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Priorswood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priorswood-primary-school-e146747) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Park House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-house-school-e145308) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Pyrland School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pyrland-school-e152459) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Wellsprings Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wellsprings-primary-school-e123710) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £212,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2024 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £229,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £237,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2023 | £223,250 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £175,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LYNGFORD PARK (550 m); CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE (590 m)
- Pharmacies: PRIORSWOOD PHARMACY (430 m); BOOTS (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Priorswood Place (440 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Taunton (950 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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.

## Somerset West and Taunton 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.9** (2025). Somerset West and Taunton 010B has a deprivation score of 27.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,332nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Somerset West and Taunton 010B was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,424** (2021). Somerset West and Taunton 010B had 1,424 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,297th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Somerset West and Taunton 010B, 100.0% 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.

## TA2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA2 was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 861st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,716** (2021). TA2 had 31,716 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 822nd most 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: 8%** (2022). About 8% of people in TA2 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: 89.5%** (January 2026). In TA2, 89.5% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Centre: 51.0318, -3.0883

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

## Your MP

- [Taunton and Wellington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/taunton-and-wellington): Gideon Amos (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=-3.0883,51.0318,TA28EJ

## How to cite

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