# TA8 2AL: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA8 2AL 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 TA8 2AL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta8) › [TA8 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta8-2)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. Sedgemoor 004B: 135 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9991,51.2423,TA82AL
- **Highbridge and Burnham, 3.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9991,51.2423,TA82AL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9991,51.2423,TA82AL
- **13 of 13 properties in TA8 2AL at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9991,51.2423,TA82AL
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Sedgemoor 004B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9991,51.2423,TA82AL
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9991,51.2423,TA82AL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9991,51.2423,TA82AL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9991,51.2423,TA82AL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TA8 2AL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9991,51.2423,TA82AL
- **Low road and rail noise at TA8 2AL**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9991,51.2423,TA82AL
- **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=-2.9991,51.2423,TA82AL
- **6.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9991,51.2423,TA82AL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Andrew's Church Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-junior-school-e150953) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Burnham-On-Sea Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnham-on-sea-infant-school-e150952) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-and-nursery-school-e148951) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £226,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £217,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £515,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2023 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £527,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £166,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SYMPHONY NORTH HEALTHCARE (630 m)
- Pharmacies: BURNHAM ON SEA PHARMACY (460 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (630 m); BOOTS (850 m)
- Dental practices: TAYLOR WATTS AND SLABBERT DENTAL (610 m); BURNHAM HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Burnham (500 m, Morrisons); Lidl Burnham-on-Sea (740 m, Lidl)

## 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 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.5** (2025). Sedgemoor 004B has a deprivation score of 25.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,757th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £211,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sedgemoor 004B was £211,000 in 2025. Joint 7,647th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,564** (2021). Sedgemoor 004B had 1,564 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,011th 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: 85.7%** (January 2026). In Sedgemoor 004B, 85.7% 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.

## TA8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £276,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA8 was £276,000 in 2025. Joint 969th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,031** (2021). TA8 had 17,031 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,115th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in TA8 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: 92.1%** (January 2026). In TA8, 92.1% 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: 51.2423, -2.9991

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=-2.9991,51.2423,TA82AL

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