# TA4 3FH: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA4 3FH 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 TA4 3FH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta4) › [TA4 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta4-3)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Somerset West and Taunton 006A: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.1837,51.0516,TA43FH
- **Bishop's Lydeard, 810 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1837,51.0516,TA43FH
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1837,51.0516,TA43FH
- **No property in TA4 3FH 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=-3.1837,51.0516,TA43FH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Somerset West and Taunton 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.1837,51.0516,TA43FH
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1837,51.0516,TA43FH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1837,51.0516,TA43FH
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1837,51.0516,TA43FH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TA4 3FH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1837,51.0516,TA43FH
- **Low road and rail noise at TA4 3FH**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.1837,51.0516,TA43FH
- **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=-3.1837,51.0516,TA43FH
- **5.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1837,51.0516,TA43FH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bishops Lydeard Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishops-lydeard-church-school-e142402) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cotford St Luke Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cotford-st-luke-primary-school-e133560) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £108,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2024 | £464,500 | Detached, new build, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2024 | £445,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2023 | £462,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bishop's Lydeard (810 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: QUANTOCK VALE SURGERY (720 m)

## 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 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.4** (2025). Somerset West and Taunton 006A has a deprivation score of 14.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,728th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Somerset West and Taunton 006A was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 14,683rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,627** (2021). Somerset West and Taunton 006A had 1,627 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,806th 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: 53.9%** (January 2026). In Somerset West and Taunton 006A, 53.9% 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.

## TA4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA4 was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 994th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,017** (2021). TA4 had 20,017 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,295th 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: 45%** (2022). About 45% of people in TA4 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: 50.9%** (January 2026). In TA4, 50.9% 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: 51.0516, -3.1837

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=-3.1837,51.0516,TA43FH

## How to cite

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