# TA24 8QW: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA24 8QW 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 8QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24) › [TA24 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24-8)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. Somerset West and Taunton 002D: 47 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5965,51.2043,TA248QW
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5965,51.2043,TA248QW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5965,51.2043,TA248QW
- **1 of 27 properties in TA24 8QW at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 4 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.5965,51.2043,TA248QW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Somerset West and Taunton 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5965,51.2043,TA248QW
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5965,51.2043,TA248QW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5965,51.2043,TA248QW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5965,51.2043,TA248QW
- **No gigabit broadband at TA24 8QW**: Superfast for 95.7%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5965,51.2043,TA248QW
- **Low road and rail noise at TA24 8QW**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5965,51.2043,TA248QW
- **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=-3.5965,51.2043,TA248QW
- **2.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5965,51.2043,TA248QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Dubricius Church of England VA School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-dubricius-church-of-england-va-school-e123837) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £444,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2023 | £795,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| April 2023 | £520,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| March 2026 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 290 m |
| December 2023 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| February 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| September 2025 | £254,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: PORLOCK PHARMACY (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Porlock (510 m, Spar)

## 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 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.4** (2025). Somerset West and Taunton 002D has a deprivation score of 28.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,073rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Somerset West and Taunton 002D was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 13,409th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,069** (2021). Somerset West and Taunton 002D had 2,069 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,304th 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: 0.4%** (January 2026). In Somerset West and Taunton 002D, 0.4% 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.

## 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: 51.2043, -3.5965

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=-3.5965,51.2043,TA248QW

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