TA4 4RD Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Watchet & Stogursey. Region: South West.
Streets
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 D (33% of about 840 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Larviscombe Road, Williton, TA4 4SA, permissioned (530 m)
- 5 Long Street, Williton TA4 4QN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Land at Union Quarry, Tower Hill, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4JR, permissioned (790 m)
- Former Union Quarry, Tower Hill, Williton TA4 4JR: up to 1 home, permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 4 are in areas at high risk, 4 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: 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 addresses are about 24 m above sea level.
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 station | Taunton 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 21.5 km |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Station Road Williton | 90 m |
| Ferry terminal | Minehead Harbour | 12.5 km |
| Car parks | Harbour Road Car Park | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 25.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Somerset Healthcare | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Williton Pharmacy | 570 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oneleigh House Dental Practice | 780 m |
| Hospital | Williton Hospital | 780 m |
| Police station | Williton Police Station | 880 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Williton, Williton | 740 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 780 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | Williton Allotments 1.1 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Williton Hospital, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m west. 48 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Williton Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m west |
| Remains of Market Cross, Opposite Egremont Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m south-west |
| Wayside cross at junction of High Street and Bank Street | Scheduled monument | 780 m south-west |
| Round barrow cemetery at Battle Gore immediately west of North Road | Scheduled monument | 880 m west |
| Cross 15m north of St Peter's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| St Audries (House) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whitepit Copse | Wood | 630 m north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-east |
| The Swill | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| Helwell Bay | Bay | 1.9 km north |
| Swill Point | Wetland | 2.7 km north-east |
| Vinny Combe | Valley | 3.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 12 |
12 of the postcode's 12 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.