TA2 8BU Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Monkton & North Curry. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (23% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 6 low and 3 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 25 addresses are between 9 m and 23 m above sea level (12 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 | Taunton 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Bridgwater 487,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Bishops Close Monkton Heathfield | 570 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Taunton | 3.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Bridgwater Ferry Terminal | 13.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sainsbury's Taunton Hankridge Car Park | 750 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Sainsburys Hankridge Farm Smart Charge | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 41.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 45.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Creech | 800 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Creech Pharmacy | 800 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ashfords | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Hospital@Home (Site Code) | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Taunton Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.7 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.8 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,240 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 7.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St George, a listed building (Grade I), 740 m south-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m south-east |
| Remains of Churchyard Cross in Churchyard About 7 Metres South of Porch Church of St George | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Newmead Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km east |
| Creechbarrow Hill | Hill | 1.4 km west |
| Fishpool Copse | Wood | 2.6 km south-east |
| Noah's Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north |
| Stoke Wood | Wood | 2.9 km south |
| Coombe Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 2 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 22 |
13 of the postcode's 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Hyde Lane.