B3170 Somerset
32 addresses across 5 postcodes (TA3), about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 39609300.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 4, E: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Taunton, about 4.8 km (3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 41 to 72 m above sea level.
- Noise: 19 of its 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Warwick House Medical Practice, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 630 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 172 m². Most common: House, detached (5); House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (4); 1900-1929 (2); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (21% of about 2,080 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Corfe (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- 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
- CORFE COTTAGE LODGE, grade II
- DUDDLESTONE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- DUDDLESTONE HOUSE, grade II
- HAYGRASS HOUSE, grade II
- HEALE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- HEALE HOUSE, grade II
- MILEPOST AT NGR ST 2355 2057, grade II
- MILEPOST AT NGR ST 2411 2205, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 8 October 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, stop/go boards, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 17 September 2026 to 18 September 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, stop/go boards, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TA3 7BL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| TA3 7BN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TA3 7BW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TA3 7AN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TA3 7DQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 32 addresses are between 41 m and 72 m above sea level (47 m on average); the ground rises about 31 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA3 7AN | 92% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA3 7BL | 41% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA3 7BN | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA3 7BW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA3 7DQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Taunton 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Duddlestone Turn | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Taunton | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 35.7 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 49.5 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Warwick House Medical Practice | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Whyman House Dental Practice | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Trinity Hospital | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Taunton Police Station | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6.4 ha | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 460 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Queen's Acre 4,010 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Brook Allotment 1.0 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Poundisford Park pale, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Poundisford Park pale | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Poundisford Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pickeridge Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Orchard Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Lime Ridge Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Cotlake Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Old Combe | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Steps Water | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 32 |
19 of the street's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (avon-and-somerset).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 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 neighbourhoods around this street are all 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: Somerset Council: Highway repair and maintenance works, 8 October 2026 (stop/go boards) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- TA3 7BL: 24 addresses of 32 in the postcode
- TA3 7BN: 4 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- TA3 7BW: 2 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- TA3 7AN: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
- TA3 7DQ: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.