B3227 North Devon, Somerset
56 addresses across 6 postcodes (TA4), about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 39609285.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Somerset cost £282,498 in August 2026 (+2.8% on a year); private rents averaged £1,021 a month.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 10, E: 4, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 2 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Ford Bridge Quarry, is 50 m away.
- Storm overflows: 3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 46 times (454 hours) in 2025.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band F; 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 9.9 km (6.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 51 to 76 m above sea level.
- Noise: 28 of its 56 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Quantock Vale Surgery, about 5 km (3.1 miles) away.
- People: About 610 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 5 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Somerset
A typical home in Somerset cost £282,498 in August 2026, 2.8% more than a year before. That is 14% more than five years earlier and 37% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £459,165 |
| Semi-detached | £289,787 |
| Terraced | £235,285 |
| Flat or maisonette | £136,214 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £232,749 |
Private renters in Somerset paid £1,021 a month on average in September 2026, 6.3% more than a year before. That is 35% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £695 |
| Two bedrooms | £918 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,142 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,628 |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 146 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); House, detached (7); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (10); 2003-2006 (4); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (20 addresses)
- 1 Preston Cottages, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
- 2 Malt House, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
- 2 Preston Cottages, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
- 3 Preston Cottages, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
- Farm Villa, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
- Foxhill Barn, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
- Goldcleeve, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
- Homeleigh, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
- Loundshay Manor Cottage, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
- Malthouse Barn, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
- Mill Cottage, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
- Preston Farm Cottage, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
- The Chantry, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
- The Granary, Joyces Farm, Preston Bowyer
- The Granary, Milverton
- The Linhay, Joyces Farm, Preston Bowyer
- The Old Dairy, Milverton
- The Old Mill Joyces Farm, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
- THE SMALL BARN, WIVELISCOMBE ROAD, PRESTON BOWYER MILVERTON
- The Stables Joyces Farm, Preston Bowyer, Milverton
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 14,548 kWh of it on average in 2024, 37% more than the district's 10,589 kWh, and 3,934 kWh of electricity, about the same as the district. There are gas meters for about 91% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA4 1PQ | 14 | 3,967 kWh | 13 | 16,084 kWh |
| TA4 1PJ | 13 | 2,222 kWh | 12 | 10,569 kWh |
| TA4 1DY | 8 | 3,757 kWh | 7 | 8,209 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is TA4.
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 F (18% of about 1,850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
- PRESTON FARMHOUSE AND GARDEN BOUNDARY WALLS TO EAST AND WEST, grade II
- THE CHANTRY, grade II
- THE MILL, grade II
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole Generation Plant Somerset 46/1999/010 | Landfill Gas | 2.4 MW | Operational Feb 2005 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 16 November 2026 to 4 December 2026: BT, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
- 23 November 2026 to 27 November 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 9 December 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, stop/go boards, on the carriageway (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 29 October 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway, footpath (immediate - urgent works)
- 18 September 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, stop/go boards, on the footway, carriageway, footpath (immediate - urgent works)
- 18 September 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway, carriageway, footpath (immediate - urgent works)
- 18 August 2026 to 20 August 2026: WESSEX WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TA4 1PQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TA4 1PJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| TA4 1PG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TA4 1QF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TA4 1DY | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TA4 1PH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 46 times, for 454 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Hillfarrance Brook, Trib of Hillfarrance Brook, Tributary of River Tone.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milverton Wwtw Wessex Water; monitored 90% of the year | Hillfarrance Brook | 35 | 444 | 330 m |
| Houndsmoor Lane Cso Wessex Water | Trib of Hillfarrance Brook | 6 | 1 | 340 m |
| Hillcommon Pumping Station Wessex Water | Tributary of River Tone | 5 | 8 | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
2 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 50 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Bridge Quarry Milverton, Taunton, Somerset | 1960 to 1993 | Inert, industrial, commercial, household; gas control on site | 50 m |
| Disused Railway Line / Blagroves Tip Blagroves, Oake, Taunton, Somerset | 1977 to 1978 | Inert, industrial | 250 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 56 addresses are between 51 m and 76 m above sea level (60 m on average); the ground rises about 25 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA4 1DY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA4 1PG | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA4 1PH | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA4 1PJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA4 1PQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA4 1QF | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Taunton 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) |
| Tiverton Parkway 683,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km (9.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mill Race Roundabout Milverton | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Taunton | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 35 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 41.4 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Quantock Vale Surgery Good Jul 2015 | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Wellington & District Cottage Hospital | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Care homes | Nynehead Court Good Mar 2020 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Wellington Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Cotford St Luke Graham Way Cashzone | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 750 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old House, a listed building (Grade II*), 800 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 67 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Old House | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Homedale, and Landing Linking Property to Flight of Steps From Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Barn Plantation | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| River's Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Lower Park Kiln Covert | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Webb Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Vale of Taunton Deane | Valley | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 16 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 56 |
28 of the street's 56 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 180 childminders and 43 home childcarers (nannies) in Somerset. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Coffee Mill TA4 1LD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (avon-and-somerset).
Road safety
5 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 3 involved a cyclist. 40% happened in the dark, and 20% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2025 10:30 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | B3227, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 4 Sep 2025 23:15 | Serious | 2 people | B3227, 20 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 30 Mar 2025 15:20 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 29 Sep 2023 08:45 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | B3227, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 19 Jan 2022 18:15 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | B3227, 30 mph | Dark, no street lights, wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 7 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, 29 October 2026 (no carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: Somerset Council: Highway repair and maintenance works, 23 November 2026 to 27 November 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: Somerset Council: Highway repair and maintenance works, 9 December 2026 (stop/go boards) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility asset works, 16 November 2026 to 4 December 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- TA4 1PQ: 26 addresses
- TA4 1PJ: 22 addresses
- TA4 1PG: 4 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- TA4 1QF: 2 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- TA4 1DY: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
- TA4 1PH: 1 address
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.