TA22 9HL Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dulverton & Exmoor. Region: South West.
Streets
- Kemps Way, Dulverton: 9 addresses
- Exmoor Gardens, Dulverton: 6 addresses
- B3222, Somerset: 4 addresses
- Hanover Court, Dulverton: 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: 2.
- 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
- 3, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- EXMOOR HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 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 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 1 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 20 addresses are between 134 m and 138 m above sea level (136 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 | 19.3 km (12 miles) |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hanover House Police Station Dulverton | 10 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Exmoor House car park | 20 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 35.4 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 42.2 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Exmoor Medical Centre | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dulverton Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dulverton Dental Practice | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital | 15.2 km (9.4 miles) |
| Police station | Tiverton Police Station | 16 km (9.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Dulverton, Fore Street Cashzone | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,530 m² | 190 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 230 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barle Bridge, a scheduled monument, 120 m south-west. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barle Bridge | Scheduled monument | 120 m south-west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m east |
| Wood Tenament | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m east |
| Oldberry Castle | Scheduled monument | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Barlinch Priory | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bucket Pool | Lake or reservoir | 90 m west |
| Dulverton Leat | Lake or reservoir | 100 m north-east |
| Tub Pool | Lake or reservoir | 130 m north-west |
| Southwood Plantation | Wood | 280 m west |
| Ash Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Poole Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 20 | 20 |
None of the postcode's 20 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Somerset: see them on the Somerset page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 66 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 51% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Kemps Way.