# TA7 8QP: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA7 8QP 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 TA7 8QP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta7) › [TA7 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta7-8)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Sedgemoor 010F: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9657,51.1366,TA78QP
- **Bridgwater, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9657,51.1366,TA78QP
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9657,51.1366,TA78QP
- **12 of 12 properties in TA7 8QP at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9657,51.1366,TA78QP
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sedgemoor 010F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9657,51.1366,TA78QP
- **£282,498 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9657,51.1366,TA78QP
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9657,51.1366,TA78QP
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9657,51.1366,TA78QP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TA7 8QP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9657,51.1366,TA78QP
- **Moderate road and rail noise at TA7 8QP**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9657,51.1366,TA78QP
- **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=-2.9657,51.1366,TA78QP
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9657,51.1366,TA78QP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Willowdown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willowdown-primary-school-e140220) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bridgwater College Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgwater-college-academy-e138375) | All-through | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | 25% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John and St Francis Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-and-st-francis-church-school-e139338) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [University Centre Somerset College Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/university-centre-somerset-college-group-e130803) | Sixth form and further education | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £660,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| October 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 580 m |
| July 2026 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 600 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Tesco Bower Manor Express (800 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,498** (August 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,498 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 010F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.5** (2025). Sedgemoor 010F has a deprivation score of 9.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,117th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sedgemoor 010F was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 13,841st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,426** (2021). Sedgemoor 010F had 1,426 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,403rd 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In Sedgemoor 010F, 95.0% 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.

## TA7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £351,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA7 was £351,250 in 2025. 785th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 15,137** (2021). TA7 had 15,137 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,016th 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: 53%** (2022). About 53% of people in TA7 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: 28.7%** (January 2026). In TA7, 28.7% 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: 51.1366, -2.9657

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), August 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=-2.9657,51.1366,TA78QP

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