TA22 9AP Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dulverton & Exmoor. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Dennington Lane, Brushford: 15 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Green, Brushford: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Brushford New Road, Brushford: 1 address
- Brushford New Road, Brushford: 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 (31% of about 1,150 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
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade I
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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: of the 14 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 low and 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 124 m and 138 m above sea level (131 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 | Tiverton Parkway 683,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 17.2 km |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Brushford | 580 m |
| Car parks | Exmoor House car park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 33.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 44.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Exmoor Medical Centre | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Dulverton Pharmacy | 2.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Dulverton Dental Practice | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital | 12.8 km |
| Police station | Tiverton Police Station | 13.6 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Dulverton, Fore Street Cashzone | 2.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 3,290 m² | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 720 m² | 1.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade I), 40 m. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 40 m |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hulverton Wood | Wood | 620 m south |
| Kents Hill | Hill | 680 m south-west |
| Allers Wood | Wood | 730 m north |
| Beer Wood | Wood | 760 m west |
| Sedge Pool | Lake or reservoir | 900 m north |
| Cowridge Bottom | Valley | 2.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 21 |
3 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 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 | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Dennington Lane.