# TA23 0EJ: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA23 0EJ 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 TA23 0EJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta23) › [TA23 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta23-0)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Somerset West and Taunton 003C: 105 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.3237,51.1790,TA230EJ
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.3237,51.1790,TA230EJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.3237,51.1790,TA230EJ
- **No property in TA23 0EJ 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=-3.3237,51.1790,TA230EJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Somerset West and Taunton 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.3237,51.1790,TA230EJ
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.3237,51.1790,TA230EJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.3237,51.1790,TA230EJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.3237,51.1790,TA230EJ
- **No gigabit broadband at TA23 0EJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.3237,51.1790,TA230EJ
- **Low road and rail noise at TA23 0EJ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.3237,51.1790,TA230EJ
- **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=-3.3237,51.1790,TA230EJ
- **3.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.3237,51.1790,TA230EJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knights-templar-community-church-school-and-nursery-e123860) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [St Peter's Church of England First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-first-school-e140645) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/danesfield-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-community-middle-school-e152723) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met, before the school changed, requires significant improvement | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2023 | £252,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2025 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £195,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2024 | £242,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: QUANTOCK PHARMACY (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Watchet (140 m, The Radstock Co-operative Society); Co-op Liddymore Road (140 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Watchet (540 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 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.6** (2025). Somerset West and Taunton 003C has a deprivation score of 28.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,957th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £221,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Somerset West and Taunton 003C was £221,000 in 2025. Joint 8,660th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,566** (2021). Somerset West and Taunton 003C had 1,566 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,917th 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: 37.3%** (January 2026). In Somerset West and Taunton 003C, 37.3% 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.

## TA23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £256,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA23 was £256,000 in 2025. 813th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 5,935** (2021). TA23 had 5,935 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 509th 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: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in TA23 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: 29.2%** (January 2026). In TA23, 29.2% 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: 51.1790, -3.3237

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

## Your MP

- [Tiverton and Minehead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tiverton-and-minehead): Rachel Gilmour (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=-3.3237,51.1790,TA230EJ

## How to cite

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