TA1 4AS

Bishop's Hull & Taunton West · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA1 4BT 50 m
TA1 4AU 121 m
TA1 4AB 131 m
TA1 1XJ 176 m
TA1 1XD 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA1 4AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 4
Latitude
51.016463
Longitude
-3.111071
British National Grid easting
322,160
British National Grid northing
124,709

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
E00149290
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 016D · E01029302
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 016 · E02006109

Postcode source versions

Explore TA1

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Tangier Central, 2, Castle Street, Taunton, TA1 4AS 3 October 2023 £1,050,000
Tangier Central, 2, Castle Street, Taunton, TA1 4AS 30 June 2022 £3,287,000
Tangier Central, 1, Castle Street, Taunton, TA1 4AS 22 June 2022 £1,815,600

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
23
Secondary
4
  1. North Town Academy

    Academy converter

    336 m
  2. The Castle School

    Academy converter

    487 m
  3. Parkfield Primary School

    Community school

    620 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,419
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,762
  • Shoplifting 637
  • Public order 509
  • Anti social behaviour 483
  • Criminal damage and arson 277

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TA1 4 residents
6,479

Age bands in TA1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

996 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

554 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.6%

1,354 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

1,605 residents

Age 65 and over
28.1%

1,761 residents

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+
95.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.8%
Gigabit-capable
95.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
95.8%
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

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    329 m

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    675 m

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    1.4 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    2.1 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    2.5 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    2.5 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    2.6 km

  • CREECH

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

    ODS code L85609

    4.8 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tesco Superstore

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Coach Park

    BCS · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco Superstore

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Taunton

    0.2 miles
  • Aylands Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 016D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,483 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
11
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 £1,815,600 from 3 recorded sales in TA1 4AS. 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. North Town Academy is the nearest published school at 336 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,419 published events cover 12 months, averaging 368.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,762 events.

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