# TA24 5PZ: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA24 5PZ 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 TA24 5PZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24) › [TA24 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24-5)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. Somerset West and Taunton 001B: 161 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.4763,51.2074,TA245PZ
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.4763,51.2074,TA245PZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.4763,51.2074,TA245PZ
- **11 of 60 properties in TA24 5PZ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 5 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.4763,51.2074,TA245PZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Somerset West and Taunton 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.4763,51.2074,TA245PZ
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.4763,51.2074,TA245PZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.4763,51.2074,TA245PZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.4763,51.2074,TA245PZ
- **82.9% can get gigabit broadband at TA24 5PZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.4763,51.2074,TA245PZ
- **Low road and rail noise at TA24 5PZ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.4763,51.2074,TA245PZ
- **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=-3.4763,51.2074,TA245PZ
- **3.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.4763,51.2074,TA245PZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Michael's Church of England First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-first-school-e142819) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [Aurora Foxes](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aurora-foxes-e131892) | Special | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Minehead First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/minehead-first-school-e142800) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Minehead Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/minehead-middle-school-e136774) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 27% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Somerset College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-somerset-college-e136791) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 42.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £617,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £89,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2023 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2023 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £367,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MINEHEAD MEDICAL CENTRE (340 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (190 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: HOLLOWAY HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (230 m); EXMOOR DENTAL CENTRE (300 m); PONSFORD 59 DENTAL PRACTICE (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Minehead (170 m, Iceland); Morrisons Daily Minehead Park Street (340 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Minehead (870 m, Morrisons); Lidl Minehead (980 m, Lidl)

## 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 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.1** (2025). Somerset West and Taunton 001B has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,659th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Somerset West and Taunton 001B was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 4,635th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,757** (2021). Somerset West and Taunton 001B had 1,757 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,309th 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: 81.0%** (January 2026). In Somerset West and Taunton 001B, 81.0% 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.

## TA24 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA24 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,634** (2021). TA24 had 18,634 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,210th 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: 44%** (2022). About 44% of people in TA24 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: 53.4%** (January 2026). In TA24, 53.4% 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: 51.2074, -3.4763

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=-3.4763,51.2074,TA245PZ

## How to cite

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