TA18 7BE Somerset
Live postcode, introduced September 1981. Ward: Crewkerne. Region: South West.
Streets
- Bincombe Drive, Crewkerne: 33 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bincombe Drive, Crewkerne: 2 addresses
- Brickyard Lane, Crewkerne: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,561 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,707 | £1,992 | £2,276 | £2,561 | £3,130 | £3,699 | £4,268 | £5,121 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (25% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- North Street Trading Estate, North Street, Crewkerne: up to 24 homes, permissioned (290 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 36 addresses are between 73 m and 87 m above sea level (81 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Crewkerne 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Yeovil Junction 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) | |
| Yeovil Pen Mill 170,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km (8.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bincombe Close Broadshard | 120 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest South Street 2 Carpark | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 47 km (29 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 55.1 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Symphony South Healthcare | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Crewkerne Dental Centre | 150 m |
| Hospital | Crewkerne Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Chard Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Britannia Building Society | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 290 m² | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,410 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,950 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,330 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gazebo, Steps, Terraces and Walls to North West of Merefield House, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m (0.3 miles) south. 161 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gazebo, Steps, Terraces and Walls to North West of Merefield House | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Merefield House | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Walls, Gate Piers, Gates and Railings to Merefield House | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Candle Cottage and Garden Walls and Railings to East | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Haselbury Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bincombe Hill | Hill | 230 m south |
| Fairy Hill | Hill | 250 m north-east |
| Stooper's Hill Covert | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Growley Coppice | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Castle Gully | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Spring Bottom | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 36 |
8 of the postcode's 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bincombe Drive.