TA19 0PW Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ilminster. Region: South West.
Streets
- Cricket Lane, Somerset: 31 addresses
- New Cottages, Cricket Malherbie: 2 addresses
- Cricket Court Cottage, Cricket Malherbie: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cricket Lane, Cricket Malherbie: 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 E (21% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Cricket Malherbie. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, grade II*
- BARN, ABOUT 30 METRES SOUTH EAST OF MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN, ABOUT 60 METRES EAST SOUTH EAST OF MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- LODGE TO CRICKET COURT, grade II
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- SCREEN WALL ENCLOSING FARMYARD SOUTH OF MANOR FARMHOUSE ON EAST, SOUTH AND WEST SIDES, grade II
- STABLE BLOCK, ABOUT 40 METRES EAST OF MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- TWO MONUMENTS IN CHURCHYARD, 4 AND 6 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL, CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, grade II
- WEST BOUNDARY WALL AND LYCHGATE TO CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALEN, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 35 addresses are between 82 m and 140 m above sea level (111 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 87% 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 | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Axminster 418,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15 km (9.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 40 km (25 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 55.4 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Summervale Surgery | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Minster Pharmacy | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Ile Dental Centre | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Chard Hospital | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Chard Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 340 m² | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary Magdalen, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m east. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary Magdalen | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m east |
| Cricket Court, and Attached Balustraded Walling Around Basement Areas | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m south |
| Oxenford House and the Cottage Attached to West Gable With Pump | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Moated site, two fishponds and associated earthworks at Knight House Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Medieval settlement 300m east of Knight House Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brickfield Copse | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) west |
| The Warren | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Oxenley's Covert | Wood | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Sprays Hill | Hill | 720 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Chard Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Langhills Goil | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 35 |
5 of the postcode's 35 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Somerset: see them on the Somerset page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Cricket Lane.