TA21 8FQ Somerset
Live postcode, introduced April 2020. Ward: Wellington. Region: South West.
Streets
- Quantock Road, Wellington: 2 addresses
- Lillebonne Way, Wellington: 1 address
- Follett Close, Wellington: 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 (64% of about 640 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
- LONGFORTH FARMHOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Relyon, Wellington TA21 8NN: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- Swallowfield Factory, Wellington, TA21 8NL: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Relyon, Wellington TA21 8NN, not permissioned (370 m)
- Swallowfield Factory, Wellington, TA21 8NL, not permissioned (420 m)
- Swallowfield West of Station Road, Wellington, TA21 8NL: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Swallowfield West of Station Road, Wellington, TA21 8NL, not permissioned (560 m)
- Block H, Tonedale Mill, Wellington TA21 0AW: up to 69 homes, Expired (600 m)
- rear of 21 High Street (vet clinic), Wellington, TA21 8QS, permissioned (770 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 4 addresses are between 57 m and 59 m above sea level (57 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 | 10.2 km |
| Tiverton Parkway 683,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Swallowfield Works Wellington | 390 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Taunton | 9.5 km |
| EV charging points | Gridserve | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 30.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 46.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wellington Medical Centre | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 880 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Station Road Dental Practice | 490 m |
| Hospital | Wellington & District Cottage Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Wellington Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 510 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest SGN Ltd - St John's Service Station, Taunton Deane Cashzone | 670 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5.6 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,870 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,620 m² | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 760 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 8.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tonedale Mills (East complex), a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m west. 92 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tonedale Mills (East complex) | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m west |
| Tonedale Mills (west complex) | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m west |
| Wellington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 720 m south |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m south-east |
| Old Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m south |
| Nynehead Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby Pond | Lake or reservoir | 630 m north-east |
| Stedhams Covert | Wood | 640 m north |
| The Basins | Lake or reservoir | 770 m south-west |
| Long Copse | Wood | 800 m north-east |
| Laurel Covert | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Burn Hill | Hill | 3.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 Quantock Road.