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TA2 8GR

Monkton & North Curry · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Monkton & North Curry
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA2 8AX 135 m
TA2 8BF 152 m
TA2 8BQ 165 m
TA2 8DS 248 m
TA2 8PP 276 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA2 8GR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 8
Latitude
51.030652
Longitude
-3.059928
British National Grid easting
325,770
British National Grid northing
126,234

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Monkton & North Curry · E05014375
Parish or community
E04013219
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00149384
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 008D · E01029317
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 008 · E02006104

Postcode source versions

Explore TA2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
18
Secondary
4

  1. Monkton Wood Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    545 m

  2. West Monkton Church of England School

    Academy converter

    609 m

  3. Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,278
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 480
  • Shoplifting 196
  • Public order 123
  • Anti social behaviour 121
  • Criminal damage and arson 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TA2 8 residents
11,574

Age bands in TA2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%

2,403 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,148 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

3,340 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

3,153 residents

Age 65 and over
16.9%

2,048 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+
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

7

within 5 km

  • CREECH

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

    ODS code L85609

    1.0 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    1.5 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    2.3 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    2.3 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    2.9 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    3.3 km

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    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

  • Canal View

    BCT · Bathpool

    0.1 miles

  • Canal View

    BCT · Bathpool

    0.1 miles

  • Bishops Close

    BCT · Monkton Heathfield

    0.1 miles

  • Bishops Close

    BCT · Monkton Heathfield

    0.1 miles

  • Saffin Drive

    BCT · Monkton Heathfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 008D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,186 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Monkton Wood Academy is the nearest published school at 545 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,278 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 480 events.

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