Whiteway Combe St Nicholas, Somerset
85 addresses across 6 postcodes (TA20), about 660 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 36613278.
- Energy: 37 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 16, E: 14, F: 4, G: 1).
- Flood: 3 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 D; 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 Axminster, about 13.1 km (8.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 410 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 125 to 161 m above sea level.
- Noise: 21 of its 85 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ariel Healthcare, about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 480 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 10 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
37 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 94 m². Most common: House, detached (13); Bungalow, detached (11); House, semi-detached (8). Built: before 1900 (11); 1996-2002 (7); 1976-1982 (6). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (27); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (19 addresses)
- Brambles, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Broadhaven, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Burlings, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Butterflies, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Cherrybrook, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Cosy Cottage, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Fawnlea, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Haven Cottage, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Mollys Cottage, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Pennycroft, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Rosemont, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Seuss House, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Snowdrop Cottage, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- The Smithy, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- The Studio, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Underway House, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Upway Cottage, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Wisteria, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
- Woodfield, Underway, Combe St. Nicholas
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 D (20% of about 1,150 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TA20 3NY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
| TA20 3NS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| TA20 3PH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TA20 3NQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TA20 3NW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TA20 3NX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 85 addresses are between 125 m and 161 m above sea level (146 m on average); the ground rises about 36 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA20 3NQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TA20 3NS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA20 3NW | 100% | 32% | 32% | 0% |
| TA20 3NX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA20 3NY | 100% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| TA20 3PH | 100% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Axminster 418,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Taylors Meade Scrapton | 140 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 34.9 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 57.3 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ariel Healthcare | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | One Smile Dental - Chard | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Chard Hospital | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Chard Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,770 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,790 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,230 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade I), 350 m west. 27 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 Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m west |
| Wadeford Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Combe Beacon barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Combe Wood | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Foxdon Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Durdence Copse | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Ramshill Copse | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Week's Coppice | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Spittle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 64 | 85 |
21 of the street's 85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 320 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Green Dragon TA20 3NG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 2 May 2025 |
| Combe St Nicholas Primary School TA20 3NG | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Wendy Wright TA20 3NH | Other catering premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 14 Dec 2021 |
| The Village Shop TA20 3LR | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Taylor'S Meade (3); On or near Combe Wood Lane (2); On or near Quarry Lane (2); On or near Broadwell Close (1); On or near Whiteway (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 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 neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
- TA20 3NY: 46 addresses of 50 in the postcode
- TA20 3NS: 31 addresses of 32 in the postcode
- TA20 3PH: 5 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- TA20 3NQ: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
- TA20 3NW: 1 address of 26 in the postcode
- TA20 3NX: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Broadwell Close · Quarry Lane · Taylor's Meade · Vicarage Hill · Combe Wood Lane · Valley View · Bench Lane · Whiteway · Frog Lane · The Lawns · New Road · Combe Hill
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.