# TA21 8JZ: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA21 8JZ 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 TA21 8JZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta21) › [TA21 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta21-8)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 92% on July. Somerset West and Taunton 018B: 72 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2379,50.9819,TA218JZ
- **Bishop's Lydeard, 8.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2379,50.9819,TA218JZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2379,50.9819,TA218JZ
- **No property in TA21 8JZ 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=-3.2379,50.9819,TA218JZ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Somerset West and Taunton 018B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.2379,50.9819,TA218JZ
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2379,50.9819,TA218JZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2379,50.9819,TA218JZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2379,50.9819,TA218JZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TA21 8JZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2379,50.9819,TA218JZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at TA21 8JZ**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.2379,50.9819,TA218JZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-3.2379,50.9819,TA218JZ
- **6.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2379,50.9819,TA218JZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Beech Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beech-grove-primary-school-e123711) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Court Fields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/court-fields-school-e140416) | Secondary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rockwell-green-church-of-england-primary-school-e123800) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/isambard-kingdom-brunel-primary-school-e147842) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e123900) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wellington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wellington-school-e123930) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wellesley Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wellesley-park-primary-school-e139387) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £445,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2026 | £267,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2024 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2023 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WELLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE (780 m)
- Pharmacies: WELLINGTON PHARMACY (770 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (790 m); BOOTS (860 m)
- Dental practices: STATION ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (90 m); WELLINGTON DENTAL ACCESS CENTRE (780 m); WELLINGTON DENTAL PRACTICE (880 m); DENTAL SURGERY (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Wellington Supermarket (750 m, Asda); Co-op Wellington - Fore Street (840 m, The Co-operative Group); Waitrose Wellington (970 m, Waitrose)

## 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 018B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.7** (2025). Somerset West and Taunton 018B has a deprivation score of 12.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,924th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £271,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Somerset West and Taunton 018B was £271,000 in 2025. Joint 13,579th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,364** (2021). Somerset West and Taunton 018B had 1,364 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,699th 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: 91.7%** (January 2026). In Somerset West and Taunton 018B, 91.7% 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.

## TA21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA21 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,033** (2021). TA21 had 21,033 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,361st 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: 68%** (2022). About 68% of people in TA21 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: 74.4%** (January 2026). In TA21, 74.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Centre: 50.9819, -3.2379

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=-3.2379,50.9819,TA218JZ

## How to cite

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