TA5 1FD Somerset
Live postcode, introduced June 2025. Ward: Watchet & Stogursey. Region: South West.
Streets
- High Street, Stogursey: 6 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 (22% of about 1,070 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Stogursey (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- 30, HIGH STREET, grade II
- CORNER COTTAGE, grade II
- CROSS COTTAGES, grade II
- GATEPIERS AND ENTRANCE TO CHIPPINGS, ABUTTING WEST SIDE OF ST ANDREWS WELL, AND ADJOINING WALL RUNNING NORTH TO ST ANDREWS ROAD, grade II
- GATES AND GATEPIERS TO IVY HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at and adjoining 16 Castle Street, Stogursey, Bridgwater, TA5 1TG, permissioned (280 m)
- Lime Street Holdings, Shurton Lane TA5 1QL: up to 1 home, permissioned (310 m)
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 6 addresses are between 40 m and 42 m above sea level (41 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bridgwater 487,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
| Highbridge and Burnham 249,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Street Stogursey | 170 m |
| Ferry terminal | Bridgwater Ferry Terminal | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 27.8 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Quantock Medical Centre | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Burnham On Sea Hospital | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) |
| Police station | Avon and Somerset Police | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,760 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,710 m² | 160 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Village cross 75m north of St Andrew's Well, a scheduled monument, 110 m east. 39 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Village cross 75m north of St Andrew's Well | Scheduled monument | 110 m east |
| Remains of Village Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m east |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m east |
| Stogursey Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south-east |
| Causeway Bridge at East Entrance to Stogursey Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south-east |
| Stogursey Castle | Scheduled monument | 390 m south-east |
| Fairfield | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tet Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Monk Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Popham's Park | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Brambles Pit | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Goose Marsh | Wetland | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
| Bin Combe | Valley | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
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) | 9.7 | 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 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on High Street.