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

TA21 8QT 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 8QT 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

- **45 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Somerset West and Taunton 018A: 102 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2269,50.9793,TA218QT
- **Bishop's Lydeard, 8.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2269,50.9793,TA218QT
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2269,50.9793,TA218QT
- **No property in TA21 8QT 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=-3.2269,50.9793,TA218QT
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Somerset West and Taunton 018A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.2269,50.9793,TA218QT
- **£282,498 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2269,50.9793,TA218QT
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2269,50.9793,TA218QT
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2269,50.9793,TA218QT
- **86.8% can get gigabit broadband at TA21 8QT**: Superfast for 97.4%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2269,50.9793,TA218QT
- **Loud road and rail noise at TA21 8QT**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.2269,50.9793,TA218QT
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-3.2269,50.9793,TA218QT
- **6.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2269,50.9793,TA218QT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e123900) | Primary | 400 m (5 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 | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Beech Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beech-grove-primary-school-e123711) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 57% 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 | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [Court Fields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/court-fields-school-e140416) | Secondary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wellesley Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wellesley-park-primary-school-e139387) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rockwell-green-church-of-england-primary-school-e123800) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £113,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2023 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| July 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2025 | £119,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2024 | £113,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| February 2023 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WELLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE (600 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (50 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (180 m); WELLINGTON PHARMACY (280 m)
- Dental practices: WELLINGTON DENTAL PRACTICE (130 m); DENTAL SURGERY (130 m); WELLINGTON DENTAL ACCESS CENTRE (600 m); STATION ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Wellington Supermarket (100 m, Asda); Co-op Wellington - Fore Street (140 m, The Co-operative Group); Waitrose Wellington (150 m, Waitrose); Lidl Taunton Road (920 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,498** (August 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,498 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 018A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.9** (2025). Somerset West and Taunton 018A has a deprivation score of 22.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,486th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £317,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Somerset West and Taunton 018A was £317,500 in 2025. Joint 14,145th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,487** (2021). Somerset West and Taunton 018A had 2,487 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,049th 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: 86.8%** (January 2026). In Somerset West and Taunton 018A, 86.8% 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: 50.9793, -3.2269

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), August 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=-3.2269,50.9793,TA218QT

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