TA17 8TA

Ilminster · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil
Postcode district
TA17
Postcode sector
TA17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA17 8TB 155 m
TA17 8TD 780 m
TA17 8SY 1.1 km
TA17 8TE 1.1 km
TA17 8SX 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA17 8TA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA17
Postcode sector
TA17 8
Latitude
50.915659
Longitude
-2.866205
British National Grid easting
339,204
British National Grid northing
113,269

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Ilminster · E05014366
Parish or community
E04008718
Westminster constituency
Yeovil · E14001603
Output area
E00148899
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 024D · E01029230
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 024 · E02006098

Postcode source versions

Explore TA17

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Carpenters Cottage, Allowenshay, Hinton St George, TA17 8TA 25 September 2024 £755,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Hinton St George Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.8 km
  2. Dillington House

    Miscellaneous

    3.3 km
  3. Herne View Church of England Primary

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
TA17 8 residents
541

Age bands in TA17 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.3%

42 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.1%

32 residents

Age 25 to 44
10%

45 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

127 residents

Age 65 and over
45.3%

204 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA17 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

2

within 5 km

  • SUMMERVALE SURGERY

    ILMINSTER MEDICAL CENTRE, CANAL WAY, ILMINSTER, TA19 9FE

    ODS code L85054

    3.9 km

  • THE MEADOWS SURGERY

    CANAL WAY, ILMINSTER, TA19 9FE

    ODS code L85061

    3.9 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

  • Allowenshay Village

    BCT · Allowenshay

    0.0 miles
  • Allowenshay Village

    BCT · Allowenshay

    0.0 miles
  • Wakehill

    BCT · Kingstone

    1.0 miles
  • Wakehill

    BCT · Kingstone

    1.0 miles
  • Kingstone Crossroads

    BCT · Kingstone

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 024D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,990 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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 £755,500 from 1 recorded sale in TA17 8TA. 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hinton St George Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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