# TA24

Postcode district covering Minehead and Alcombe, in Somerset.

TA24 is a postcode district covering Minehead and Alcombe, in Somerset. Median sale price £285,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 84.1 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code TA24. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [TA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TA24 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=TA24) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 44% of people in TA24 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=TA24) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 302 homes were sold in TA24 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=TA24) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for TA24.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=TA24) (Census 2021, England and Wales): TA24 had 18,634 usual residents at the census.

## How TA24 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | TA24 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £285,000 | joint 9th most expensive | 22 postcode districts, TA · 2025 |
| Population | 18,634 | 7th most populated | 24 postcode districts, TA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 44% | 8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 24 postcode districts, TA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 53.4% | 10th lowest | 24 postcode districts, TA · Jan 2026 |

## Is TA24 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TA24 at a rate of 84.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across the TA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 118 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TA24.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (707), other crime (261) and anti-social behaviour (233).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TA24 was 92.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in TA24, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TA24 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in TA24

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Somerset West and Taunton 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029324) | 1,760 | 80.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.4% |
| [Somerset West and Taunton 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029329) | 1,757 | 160.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.0% |
| [Somerset West and Taunton 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029330) | 1,908 | 125.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 70.2% |
| [Somerset West and Taunton 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01032636) | 2,015 | 54.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 81.6% |
| [Somerset West and Taunton 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029322) | 1,647 | 178.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.2% |
| [Somerset West and Taunton 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029331) | 1,489 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 62.6% |
| [Somerset West and Taunton 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029333) | 1,179 | 72.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 64.3% |
| [Somerset West and Taunton 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029336) | 2,069 | 46.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 0.4% |
| [Somerset West and Taunton 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029326) | 1,251 | 55.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 13.2% |
| [Somerset West and Taunton 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029325) | 1,991 | 50.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 19.6% |
| [Somerset West and Taunton 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029338) | 1,679 | 32.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 51.2% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in TA24

[Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/dunster-dulverton-and-exmoor), [Minehead Outer & Porlock](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/minehead-outer-and-porlock), [Minehead Town](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/minehead-town)

## Postcode sectors in TA24

[TA24 5 (225 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24-5), [TA24 6 (279 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24-6), [TA24 7 (222 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24-7), [TA24 8 (225 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24-8), [TA24 9 (6 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24-9)

## Council

[Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)

## Towns in TA24

[Minehead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/minehead)

## Postcode districts next to TA24

[EX16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex16), [EX31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex31), [EX32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex32), [EX35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex35), [EX36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex36), [TA22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta22), [TA23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta23)

## More in the TA postcode area

[All TA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## TA24 in brief

TA24 is a postcode district covering Minehead and Alcombe, in Somerset.
About 18,691 people lived in TA24 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £285,000 in 2025 across 302 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 84.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TA24 was £285,000 in 2025.
TA24 had 18,634 usual residents at the census.
About 44% of people in TA24 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In TA24, 53.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: TA24
- Postcode area: [TA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta)
- Constituency: [Tiverton and Minehead †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tiverton-and-minehead)
- Council: [Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Area: 366 km²
- People, mid-2024: 18,691*
- Neighbourhoods: 11
- Output areas: 70

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[TA23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta23), [TA22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta22), [EX36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex36), [EX35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex35), [EX31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex31), [EX32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex32)

## Latest updates for TA24

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/TA24

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta24