TA16 5NT

South Petherton & Islemoor · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Merriott
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil
Postcode district
TA16
Postcode sector
TA16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA16 5PU 66 m
TA16 5PE 69 m
TA16 5NS 79 m
TA16 5PB 83 m
TA16 5NR 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA16 5NT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA16
Postcode sector
TA16 5
Latitude
50.908110
Longitude
-2.792104
British National Grid easting
344,404
British National Grid northing
112,371

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008730
Westminster constituency
Yeovil · E14001603
Output area
E00148691
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 017A · E01029189
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 017 · E02006091

Postcode source versions

Explore TA16

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Manor Drive, Merriott, TA16 5NT 22 August 2023 £270,000
12, Manor Drive, Merriott, TA16 5NT 11 April 2023 £265,000
7, Manor Drive, Merriott, TA16 5NT 28 July 2022 £255,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Merriott Primary School

    Academy converter

    471 m
  2. Wadham School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km
  3. Ashlands Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
80
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Other theft 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Public order 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

16 female, 19 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.2
TA16 5 residents
1,982

Age bands in TA16 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13%

269 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

201 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

385 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

599 residents

Age 65 and over
29.8%

617 residents

This postcode contained 1.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA16 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • SYMPHONY SOUTH HEALTHCARE

    MIDDLE PATH, CREWKERNE, TA18 8BX

    ODS code L85004

    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

  • Langdons Cottage

    BCT · Merriottsford

    0.1 miles
  • The Old Chapel

    BCT · Merriottsford

    0.1 miles
  • Broadway Stores

    BCT · Merriott

    0.1 miles
  • Boadway Stores

    BCT · Merriott

    0.2 miles
  • The Church

    BCT · Merriott

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 017A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,468 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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 £267,500 from 4 recorded sales in TA16 5NT. 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Merriott Primary School is the nearest published school at 471 m.

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

Recorded crime

80 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

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