TA1 2AT

Taunton East · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Taunton
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA1 2AP 77 m
TA1 2AY 112 m
TA1 2AR 125 m
TA1 2BA 142 m
TA1 2FB 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA1 2AT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 2
Latitude
51.021456
Longitude
-3.085083
British National Grid easting
323,991
British National Grid northing
125,237

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04013217
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00149243
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 014D · E01029292
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 014 · E02006107

Postcode source versions

Explore TA1

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Wheatley Crescent, Taunton, TA1 2AT 14 July 2023 £197,000
17, Wheatley Crescent, Taunton, TA1 2AT 25 February 2022 £180,500
3b, Wheatley Crescent, Taunton, TA1 2AT 23 May 2007 £88,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
25
Secondary
4
  1. Minerva Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    579 m
  2. St James Church School

    Academy sponsor led

    735 m
  3. The Sky Academy

    Academy special converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,552
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,247
  • Shoplifting 776
  • Public order 596
  • Anti social behaviour 591
  • Criminal damage and arson 371

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
69

34 female, 35 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
2.4
TA1 2 residents
13,198

Age bands in TA1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

2,506 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,391 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

3,558 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

3,411 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

2,326 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

    THE BLACKBROOK SURGERY, LISIEUX WAY, TAUNTON, TA1 2LB

    ODS code L85014

    780 m

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROWN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, VENTURE WAY, TAUNTON, TA2 8QY

    ODS code L85006

    899 m

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    1.2 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HOLWAY GREEN, UPPER HOLWAY ROAD, TAUNTON, TA1 2QA

    ODS code L85052

    1.7 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    1.7 km

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    2.0 km

  • CREECH

    HYDE LANE, CREECH ST. MICHAEL, TAUNTON, TA3 5FA

    ODS code L85609

    2.9 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    3.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Charter Walk

    BCT · Taunton

    0.0 miles
  • Charter Walk

    BCT · Taunton

    0.0 miles
  • Six Acres Close

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Six Acres Close

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Asda Superstore

    BCT · Taunton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 014D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,656 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £188,750 from 2 recorded sales in TA1 2AT. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Somerset is £281,571 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 4 secondary schools. Minerva Primary School is the nearest published school at 579 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,552 published events cover 12 months, averaging 462.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,247 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.