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

TA21 8RE 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 8RE 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

- **41 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 24% on July. Somerset West and Taunton 018F: 115 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2253,50.9795,TA218RE
- **Bishop's Lydeard, 8.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2253,50.9795,TA218RE
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2253,50.9795,TA218RE
- **No property in TA21 8RE 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=-3.2253,50.9795,TA218RE
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Somerset West and Taunton 018F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.2253,50.9795,TA218RE
- **£282,498 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2253,50.9795,TA218RE
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2253,50.9795,TA218RE
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2253,50.9795,TA218RE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TA21 8RE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2253,50.9795,TA218RE
- **Moderate road and rail noise at TA21 8RE**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.2253,50.9795,TA218RE
- **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=-3.2253,50.9795,TA218RE
- **6.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2253,50.9795,TA218RE

## 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 | 300 m (4 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 | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/isambard-kingdom-brunel-primary-school-e147842) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [Beech Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beech-grove-primary-school-e123711) | Primary | 570 m (7 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 | 810 m (10 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 | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £119,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| April 2024 | £113,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2024 | £192,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2023 | £113,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| June 2023 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WELLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE (700 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (110 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (270 m); WELLINGTON PHARMACY (380 m)
- Dental practices: WELLINGTON DENTAL PRACTICE (70 m); DENTAL SURGERY (70 m); WELLINGTON DENTAL ACCESS CENTRE (700 m); STATION ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Wellington (60 m, Waitrose); Asda Wellington Supermarket (170 m, Asda); Co-op Wellington - Fore Street (220 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Taunton Road (840 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 018F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.1** (2025). Somerset West and Taunton 018F has a deprivation score of 35.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,124th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £179,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Somerset West and Taunton 018F was £179,000 in 2025. Joint 4,586th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,345** (2021). Somerset West and Taunton 018F had 1,345 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,994th 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: 65.6%** (January 2026). In Somerset West and Taunton 018F, 65.6% 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: 50.9795, -3.2253

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=-3.2253,50.9795,TA218RE

## How to cite

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