TA13 5AU

South Petherton & Islemoor · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
South Petherton
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil
Postcode district
TA13
Postcode sector
TA13 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA13 5BB 52 m
TA13 5AH 96 m
TA13 5AX 112 m
TA13 5AJ 128 m
TA13 5BG 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA13 5AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA13
Postcode sector
TA13 5
Latitude
50.949108
Longitude
-2.803749
British National Grid easting
343,635
British National Grid northing
116,939

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008755
Westminster constituency
Yeovil · E14001603
Output area
E00148828
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 010D · E01029218
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 010 · E02006084

Postcode source versions

Explore TA13

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
26, Lightgate Lane, South Petherton, TA13 5AU 27 May 2025 £390,000
8, Lightgate Lane, South Petherton, TA13 5AU 19 July 2024 £325,000
Rocklands, 7, Lightgate Lane, South Petherton, TA13 5AU 26 February 2021 £430,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
10
Secondary
0
  1. South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School

    Voluntary aided school

    363 m
  2. South Petherton Junior School

    Community school

    419 m
  3. Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School

    Community school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
270
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Public order 22
  • Burglary 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

16 female, 19 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.8
TA13 5 residents
4,344

Age bands in TA13 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

593 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.3%

316 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.2%

742 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

1,166 residents

Age 65 and over
34.8%

1,503 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA13 5 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.

Nearby transport

  • St Michaels Church

    BCT · South Petherton

    0.1 miles
  • St Michaels Church

    BCT · South Petherton

    0.1 miles
  • David Hall Arts Centre

    BCT · South Petherton

    0.2 miles
  • Prigg Lane

    BCT · South Petherton

    0.2 miles
  • Silver Street

    BCT · South Petherton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 010D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,098 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
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 £357,500 from 2 recorded sales in TA13 5AU. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 0 secondary schools. South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School is the nearest published school at 363 m.

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

Recorded crime

270 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 127 events.

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