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

TA8 2LH 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 2LH 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

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Sedgemoor 002D: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9980,51.2552,TA82LH
- **Highbridge and Burnham, 4.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9980,51.2552,TA82LH
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9980,51.2552,TA82LH
- **No property in TA8 2LH 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=-2.9980,51.2552,TA82LH
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Sedgemoor 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9980,51.2552,TA82LH
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9980,51.2552,TA82LH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9980,51.2552,TA82LH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9980,51.2552,TA82LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TA8 2LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9980,51.2552,TA82LH
- **Low road and rail noise at TA8 2LH**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9980,51.2552,TA82LH
- **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=-2.9980,51.2552,TA82LH
- **5.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9980,51.2552,TA82LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Berrow Church Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/berrow-church-primary-school-e149851) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burnham-On-Sea Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnham-on-sea-infant-school-e150952) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2023, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2025 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2024 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| March 2026 | £232,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| November 2024 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (450 m)
- Dental practices: PARKFIELD DENTAL SURGERIES (450 m)
- Supermarkets: EG OTM Burnham On Sea (400 m, Spar); Co-op Burnham on Sea Berrow Roa (640 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## 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 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.3** (2025). Sedgemoor 002D has a deprivation score of 13.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sedgemoor 002D was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 15,380th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,610** (2021). Sedgemoor 002D had 1,610 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,586th 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: 84.7%** (January 2026). In Sedgemoor 002D, 84.7% 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: 51.2552, -2.9980

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=-2.9980,51.2552,TA82LH

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