# TA5 2LR: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA5 2LR 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 TA5 2LR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta5) › [TA5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta5-2)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Sedgemoor 007C: 47 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0646,51.1527,TA52LR
- **Bridgwater, 5.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0646,51.1527,TA52LR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0646,51.1527,TA52LR
- **No property in TA5 2LR 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=-3.0646,51.1527,TA52LR
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Sedgemoor 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0646,51.1527,TA52LR
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0646,51.1527,TA52LR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0646,51.1527,TA52LR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0646,51.1527,TA52LR
- **6.7% can get gigabit broadband at TA5 2LR**: Superfast for 13.3%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0646,51.1527,TA52LR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at TA5 2LR**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0646,51.1527,TA52LR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-3.0646,51.1527,TA52LR
- **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=-3.0646,51.1527,TA52LR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cannington Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cannington-church-of-england-primary-school-e123786) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brymore Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brymore-academy-e139655) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 37.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £258,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2025 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2026 | £630,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| March 2025 | £319,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CANNINGTON HEALTH CENTRE (330 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.

## Sedgemoor 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.3** (2025). Sedgemoor 007C has a deprivation score of 22.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,904th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £258,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sedgemoor 007C was £258,000 in 2025. Joint 12,325th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,128** (2021). Sedgemoor 007C had 1,128 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,723rd least 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: 12.4%** (January 2026). In Sedgemoor 007C, 12.4% 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.

## TA5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA5 was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 1,022nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,557** (2021). TA5 had 12,557 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 876th 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: 55%** (2022). About 55% of people in TA5 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: 33.0%** (January 2026). In TA5, 33.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Centre: 51.1527, -3.0646

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

## Your MP

- [Bridgwater](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridgwater): Sir Ashley Fox (Conservative), 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=-3.0646,51.1527,TA52LR

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