TA4 3DZ Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lydeard. Region: South West.
Streets
- Terhill Lane, Terhill: 3 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 (34% of about 680 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
- FOOTBRIDGE OVER ROAD AT ST 176 324, grade II
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 3 addresses are between 174 m and 177 m above sea level (176 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 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Bridgwater 487,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.9 km (8.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Taunton | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bridgwater Ferry Terminal | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 36.5 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Quantock Vale Surgery | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Norton Fitzwarren Pharmacy | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Church House Dental Clinic | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Musgrove Park Hospital | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Police station | Taunton Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Bishops Lydeard, Bishops Lydeard | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 950 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,730 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lower Terhill Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m north. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Terhill Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north |
| Church of St Thomas of Canterbury | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Cothelstone Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Gazebo and Adjoining Walls, 50 Metres East North East of Cothelstone Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Cothelstone Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 880 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Bowl barrow at the west end of Cothelstone Hill, 825m NNE of St Agnes' Well | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Bowl barrow on Cothelstone Hill, 885m NNE of St Agnes' Well | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill, 1km north east of St Agnes' Well | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rook Wood | Wood | 290 m east |
| Alder Copse | Wood | 310 m north |
| Round Wood | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Grub Bottom | Valley | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Cothelstone Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Hartswood Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 | 3 | 3 |
None of the postcode's 3 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 | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 48% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 51% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 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) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Terhill Lane.