TA9 3RY Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Huntspill. Region: South West.
Streets
- Church Road, Huntspill: 11 addresses
- Grange Road, Huntspill: 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 C (26% of about 760 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
- 92 Main Road, West Huntspill, Highbridge, TA9 3QZ, permissioned (360 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 11 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 6 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 stations | Highbridge and Burnham 249,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Bridgwater 487,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Millgreen Close Huntspill | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Station Bridgwater | 8.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Bridgwater Ferry Terminal | 7.2 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 27.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Symphony North Healthcare | 3.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy Highbridge | 1.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Burnham House Dental Practice | 2.9 km |
| Hospital | Burnham On Sea Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Burnham on Sea Police station Avon & Somerset Police | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 3.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,980 m² | 1.5 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,680 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,580 m² | 550 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 560 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 580 m south-west. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m south-west |
| Alstone lake settlement site | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Highbridge Garden of Remembrance | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old River Brue | Tidal water | 1.5 km north |
| Newtown Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-east |
| Brue Pill | Tidal water | 1.9 km north-west |
| Fenning Island | Island | 2.4 km west |
| Pawlett Hill | Hill | 3.4 km south-west |
| Pawlett Gore Sands | Wetland | 4.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 12 |
1 of the postcode's 12 addresses is 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 | 65 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 49% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 74% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 54% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 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 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 Church Road.