B3227 North Devon, Somerset
102 addresses across 10 postcodes (TA4), about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 39609109.
- Energy: 26 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 10, D: 12, E: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: 7 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 C; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Taunton, about 6.2 km (3.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 870 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 39 to 70 m above sea level.
- Noise: 48 of its 102 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Quantock Vale Surgery, about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) away.
- People: About 870 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 36% 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
26 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 109 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (9); House, detached (9); Bungalow, detached (3). Built: before 1900 (8); 1967-1975 (3); 1950-1966 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 addresses)
- 1 Beaconstone, Hillcommon
- 2 Beaconstone, Hillcommon
- 2 Orchard View, Hillcommon
- 2, New Buildings, Hillcommon
- Annexe Whitemoss, Hillcommon
- Baron House, Hillcommon
- Beams, Hillcommon
- Cherry House, Hillcommon
- Dayyem, Hillcommon
- Flat Baron House, Hillcommon
- Higher House, Hillcommon
- Lyndale, Hillcommon
- Overside, Hillcommon
- Selworthy Cottage, Hillcommon
- Springfields, Hillcommon
- Warnford, Hillcommon
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 C (21% of about 1,820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 9.
- 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
- STANDING CROSS, 8M SOUTH-EAST OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, grade II*
- BLAKE'S COTTAGE, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- HEATHFIELD LODGE, grade II
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- METHODIST CHAPEL, grade II
- MILESTONE AT NGR ST 1639 2625, grade II
- Spurway Memorial, grade II
- THE GATE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Tone Vale Hospital, Graham Way, Cotford St Luke, TA4 1GQ, permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
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)
Finished in the last three months
- 23 October 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway, carriageway, footpath (immediate - urgent works)
- 26 August 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway, carriageway, footpath (immediate - urgent works)
- 12 August 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TA4 1DS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TA4 1DU | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TA4 1QL | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| TA4 1DN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TA4 1DX | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| TA4 1DY | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TA4 1BX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| TA4 1DR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| TA4 1DH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TA4 1DT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 102 addresses are between 39 m and 70 m above sea level (58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA4 1BX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TA4 1DH | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA4 1DN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TA4 1DR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA4 1DS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA4 1DT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA4 1DU | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA4 1DX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA4 1DY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Taunton 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Halse Turn Heathfield | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Taunton | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 36.5 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 42.1 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Quantock Vale Surgery | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Norton Fitzwarren Pharmacy | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Taunton Dental Centre | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Musgrove Park Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Taunton Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Cotford St Luke Graham Way Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,130 m² | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,520 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Little River Allotments 1.9 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Standing Cross, 8M South-East of St John the Baptist Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m (0.4 miles) west. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Standing Cross, 8M South-East of St John the Baptist Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Vale of Taunton Deane | Valley | 100 m east |
| Tom's Covert | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Green Covert | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Oake Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Webb Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | 35 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 54 | 102 |
48 of the street's 102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotford St Luke Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 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 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, 23 October 2026 (give and take) 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 1DS: 35 addresses of 36 in the postcode
- TA4 1DU: 31 addresses of 36 in the postcode
- TA4 1QL: 12 addresses
- TA4 1DN: 6 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- TA4 1DX: 6 addresses
- TA4 1DY: 6 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- TA4 1BX: 2 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- TA4 1DR: 2 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- TA4 1DH: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
- TA4 1DT: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
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.