Cooks Close Creech St Michael, Somerset
13 addresses across 1 postcode (TA3), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 39604720.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £265,000 across 1 sale.
- 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: 8 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 2, D: 1, E: 4).
- Flood: 6 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: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Creech St Michael, is 400 m (0.2 miles) away.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 1 times (2 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Bull Street, Creech St Michael - Solar Farm, is 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Taunton, about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Crufts Meadow, is about 600 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 15 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Creech, about 520 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £250,000 | £235,000 | £265,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £97,500 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £165,550 | £165,550 | £165,550 |
| 2010 | 2 | £133,250 | £132,500 | £134,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £159,950 | £159,950 | £159,950 |
| 2003 | 2 | £147,750 | £136,000 | £159,500 |
| 2001 | 1 | £75,500 | £75,500 | £75,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £36,750 | £36,750 | £36,750 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2016 | 2 TA3 5EA | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2012 | 2 TA3 5EA | Semi-detached | £165,550 | |
| 26 Sep 2003 | 2 TA3 5EA | Semi-detached | £159,500 | |
| 16 Feb 2001 | 2 TA3 5EA | Semi-detached | £75,500 | |
| 9 Oct 2024 | 5 TA3 5EA | Semi-detached | £265,000 | |
| 2 Nov 2022 | 5 TA3 5EA | Semi-detached | £265,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2019 | 5 TA3 5EA | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2023 | 6 TA3 5EA | Semi-detached | £377,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Nov 2003 | 7 TA3 5EA | Terraced | £136,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2010 | 9 TA3 5EA | Terraced | £132,500 | |
| 5 Mar 2013 | 11 TA3 5EA | Terraced | £97,500 | |
| 24 Nov 2022 | 13 TA3 5EA | Terraced | £235,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2010 | 13 TA3 5EA | Terraced | £134,000 | |
| 14 Mar 2008 | 13 TA3 5EA | Terraced | £159,950 | |
| 8 Nov 1996 | 15 TA3 5EA | Terraced | £36,750 |
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
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 55 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, mid-terrace (3); House, detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (5); 1976-1982 (2); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 8,941 kWh of it on average in 2024, 25% less than the district's 11,887 kWh, and 3,234 kWh of electricity, 31% less than the district's 4,676 kWh. There are gas meters for about 70% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the 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 TA3.
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 street: most are in band E (33% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Street, Creech St Michael - Solar Farm Somerset 14/25/0018 | Solar farm | 34 MW | Planning application made Jun 2025 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Ham Farm, Creech St Michael - Solar Array Somerset 14/22/0051 | Solar farm | 20 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jun 2024 | 1.7 km (1.1 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
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 0 low and 0 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre 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
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 1 time, for 2 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Trib of River Tone.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North End Pumping Station Wessex Water | Trib of River Tone | 1 | 2 | 50 m |
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 here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 400 m (0.2 miles) away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creech St Michael Taunton, Somerset | 1978 to 1980 | Inert, industrial | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
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 addresses are about 15 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA3 5EA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Taunton 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Bridgwater 487,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cooks Close Creech St Michael | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Taunton | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bridgwater Ferry Terminal | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Taunton Hankridge Car Park | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Sainsburys Hankridge Farm Smart Charge | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 42.2 km (26 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 45.1 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Creech Good Oct 2026 | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Creech Pharmacy | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Ashfords | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Hospital@Home (Site Code) | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dimensions Somerset Newholme Good May 2024 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Taunton Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Monkton Heathfield School Rd, Monkton Heathfield Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crufts Meadow 1,550 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,670 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,570 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade I), 1 km (0.6 miles) south. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Newmead Pond | Lake or reservoir | 740 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Fishpool Copse | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Noah's Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Creechbarrow Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Thorn Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Coombe Bottom | Valley | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 13 | 13 |
None of the street's 13 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 370 m | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 36% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 58% in 2023) |
| West Monkton Church of England School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2% at the higher standard (2025; 49% in 2024 and 43% in 2023) |
| Ruishton Church of England School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 62% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 52% in 2024 and 46% in 2023) |
| Monkton Wood Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Inadequate (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 42.2 (41.4 in 2025); 37.1% grade 5+ in English and maths |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 590 m (0.4 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creech St Michael Community Pre-School TA3 5QQ | Sessional day care | 24 | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Karebears Childcare TA3 5TA | Full day care | 36 | Good (Dec 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
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 Bell Inn TA3 5DP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Feb 2025 |
| Central Stores TA3 5DP | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2024 |
| Junior's Takeaway TA3 5DP | Mobile caterer | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 May 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near West View (1); On or near Cooks Close (1); On or near North End (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 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 neighbourhood around this street is 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- TA3 5EA: 13 addresses
Nearby streets
Alexander Close · Paddock Close · West View · St Michael Road · Homefield Close · Dillons Road · Hopkins Field · St Michael Close
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.