TA21 8BZ Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wellington. Region: South West.
Streets
- Twyford Place, Wellington: 9 addresses
- Exeter Road, Rockwell Green: 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 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: 5.
- 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
- 17 AND 19, MANTLE STREET, grade II
- 21 AND 23, MANTLE STREET, grade II
- 32, MANTLE STREET, grade II
- 64, MANTLE STREET, grade II
- IMPROVEMENT PLACE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Rear of former Three Cups, Fore Street, Wellington, TA21 8AQ, permissioned (160 m)
- 1-1a Cornhill, Wellington, TA21 8LU, permissioned (370 m)
- 10b High Street,Wellington TA21 8RA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- rear of 21 High Street (vet clinic), Wellington, TA21 8QS, permissioned (510 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 10 addresses are between 73 m and 77 m above sea level (75 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 | 10.4 km |
| Tiverton Parkway 683,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Champford Lane Wellington | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Taunton | 9.7 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 29.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 47.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wellington Medical Centre | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wellington Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wellington Dental Access Centre | 200 m |
| Hospital | Wellington & District Cottage Hospital | 250 m |
| Police station | Wellington Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 650 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest BT Kiosk Wellington NatWest | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,680 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | The Park 1.7 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.9 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 940 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Court, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m north. 101 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Old Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north |
| Wellington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 490 m north-west |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 720 m north-east |
| Nynehead Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Basins | Lake or reservoir | 940 m north-west |
| Hobby Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north |
| Lodge Copse | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Long Copse | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Stedhams Covert | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Wellington Hill | Hill | 3.1 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 10 | 10 |
None of the postcode's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Twyford Place.