TA19 9ND Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ilminster. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Harvey Way, Ashill: 13 addresses
- Harvey Way, Ashill: 1 address
- St Marys Green, Ashill: 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 D (31% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 13.
- 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 THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, grade II*
- THE OLD RECTORY, WITH BOUNDARY WALL ATTACHED TO SOUTH-EAST CORNER, grade II*
- ASHILL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- ASHTON MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 3 METRES NORTH OF TOWER, CHURCH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, grade II
- COTTAGE BETWEEN THE FIRS AND ASHILL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- CURTIS MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD, 1 METRE NORTH OF CHANCEL, CHURCH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, grade II
- MOORE MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 4 METRES NORTH OF CHANCEL, CHURCH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, grade II
- PAIR OF MONUMENTS IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 8 METRES NORTH OF CHANCEL, CHURCH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, grade II
- PAUL MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 14 METRES NORTH OF CHANCEL, CHURCH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, grade II
- PUGH MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 16 METRES NORTH OF NAVE, CHURCH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, grade II
- THE FIRS, grade II
- UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 15 METRES NORTH-NORTH-EAST OF CHANCEL, CHURCH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, grade II
- UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 32 METRES NORTH OF TOWER, CHURCH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, grade II
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 15 addresses are between 66 m and 73 m above sea level (70 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Taunton 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Ashill Inn | 50 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 39.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 51.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Church View Medical Centre | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Minster Pharmacy | 4.8 km |
| NHS dentists | The Ile Dental Centre | 4.9 km |
| Hospital | Chard Hospital | 8.6 km |
| Police station | Chard Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 8.8 km |
| Cash machines | Shell Ilminster Cashzone | 2.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6.4 ha | 2.7 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,240 m² | 140 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 530 m² | 2.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Rectory, With Boundary Wall Attached to South-East Corner, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Rectory, With Boundary Wall Attached to South-East Corner | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south-west |
| Cross in St Aldhelm and St Eadburga churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Merryfield Moated Site and fishponds, 890m north-west of Wadham Almshouses | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Island Copse | Wood | 700 m north-east |
| Ashill Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Every's Copse | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Stovard Coppice | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Scutty Benches Copse | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Speke's Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 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 7 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 Unnamed street near Harvey Way.