TA4 4SG Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Watchet & Stogursey. Region: South West.
Streets
- Doniford Road, Doniford: 13 addresses
- The Croft, Williton: 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 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: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Larviscombe Road, Williton, TA4 4SA, permissioned (120 m)
- 5 Long Street, Williton TA4 4QN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Land at Union Quarry, Tower Hill, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4JR, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 14 addresses are between 27 m and 28 m above sea level (28 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 77%, gigabit 77% 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 | 22.0 km |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Doniford Road Williton | 30 m |
| Ferry terminal | Minehead Harbour | 11.9 km |
| Car parks | Harbour Road Car Park | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 25.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Somerset Healthcare | 410 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Williton Pharmacy | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oneleigh House Dental Practice | 600 m |
| Hospital | Williton Hospital | 250 m |
| Police station | Williton Police Station | 510 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Williton, Williton | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 510 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,540 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | Williton Allotments 1.1 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrow cemetery at Battle Gore immediately west of North Road, a scheduled monument, 260 m west. 56 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round barrow cemetery at Battle Gore immediately west of North Road | Scheduled monument | 260 m west |
| Remains of Market Cross, Opposite Egremont Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south |
| Wayside cross at junction of High Street and Bank Street | Scheduled monument | 520 m south |
| Williton Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m east |
| Remains of Churchyard Cross, About 15 Metres North of North Aisle Door, Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m south |
| Cross 15m north of St Peter's Church | Scheduled monument | 700 m south |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whitepit Copse | Wood | 540 m north-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-east |
| Helwell Bay | Bay | 1.8 km north |
| The Swill | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-east |
| Swill Point | Wetland | 3.0 km north-east |
| Vinny Combe | Valley | 3.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 14 |
3 of the postcode's 14 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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Doniford Road.