TA2 7DX

Taunton North · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Taunton
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA2 7UD 45 m
TA2 7PP 68 m
TA2 7PR 72 m
TA2 7PW 83 m
TA2 7PS 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA2 7DX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 7
Latitude
51.024641
Longitude
-3.099303
British National Grid easting
322,999
British National Grid northing
125,606

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
E00149276
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 011F · E01029300
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 011 · E02006105

Postcode source versions

Explore TA2

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Edward Court, 7, Plais Street, Taunton, TA2 7DX 8 December 2025 £250,000
Edward Court, 5, Plais Street, Taunton, TA2 7DX 2 October 2024 £124,250
Edward Court, 5, Plais Street, Taunton, TA2 7DX 10 October 2019 £108,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
24
Secondary
4
  1. Priorswood Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    324 m
  2. St Andrew's Church School

    Academy converter

    386 m
  3. The Sky Academy

    Academy special converter

    726 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,451
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,313
  • Shoplifting 770
  • Anti social behaviour 582
  • Public order 560
  • Criminal damage and arson 335

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

14 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.0
TA2 7 residents
10,065

Age bands in TA2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,599 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,044 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

2,614 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

2,464 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

2,222 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA2 7 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

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    747 m

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    1.1 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    1.4 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    1.4 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    1.7 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    2.5 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    2.7 km

  • CREECH

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

    ODS code L85609

    3.8 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 Express

    BCT · Taunton

    0.0 miles
  • Tesco Express

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Keepers Lane

    BCT · Firepool

    0.1 miles
  • Keepers Lane

    BCT · Firepool

    0.1 miles
  • Obridge Link

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 011F, 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

19,150 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
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 £187,125 from 2 recorded sales in TA2 7DX. 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Priorswood Primary School is the nearest published school at 324 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,451 published events cover 12 months, averaging 454.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,313 events.

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