TA21 8AZ Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wellington. Region: South West.
Streets
- Court Terrace, Wellington: 6 addresses
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 B (43% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- ROOKERY COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Rear of former Three Cups, Fore Street, Wellington, TA21 8AQ, permissioned (340 m)
- 1-1a Cornhill, Wellington, TA21 8LU, permissioned (490 m)
- 10b High Street,Wellington TA21 8RA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- rear of 21 High Street (vet clinic), Wellington, TA21 8QS, permissioned (600 m)
- Swallowfield Factory, Wellington, TA21 8NL, not permissioned (850 m)
- Relyon, Wellington TA21 8NN, not permissioned (870 m)
- Weavers Arms/Oaken Ground, Rockwell Green, Wellington, TA21 9BY, permissioned (870 m)
- Swallowfield West of Station Road, Wellington, TA21 8NL, not permissioned (910 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 addresses are about 70 m above sea level.
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 | 10.6 km |
| Tiverton Parkway 683,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Champford Lane Wellington | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Taunton | 9.9 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 29.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 47.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wellington Medical Centre | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wellington Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wellington Dental Access Centre | 90 m |
| Hospital | Wellington & District Cottage Hospital | 470 m |
| Police station | Wellington Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 640 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest BT Kiosk Wellington NatWest | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest The Park 1.7 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wellington Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 290 m north. 106 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 290 m north |
| Old Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m east |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 820 m north-east |
| Nynehead Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Basins | Lake or reservoir | 680 m north-west |
| Hobby Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-east |
| Long Copse | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Stedhams Covert | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Lodge Copse | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Wellington Hill | Hill | 3.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 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) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Court Terrace.