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TA2 8LZ

Taunton North · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Taunton
Ward
Taunton North
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA2 8SG 82 m
TA2 8JR 98 m
TA2 8SS 104 m
TA2 8SL 117 m
TA2 8SN 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA2 8LZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 8
Latitude
51.036987
Longitude
-3.084933
British National Grid easting
324,027
British National Grid northing
126,964

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Taunton North · E05014383
Parish or community
E04013217
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00186644
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 007E · E01029319
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 007 · E02006100

Postcode source versions

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Property

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Corner Lawn, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, TA2 8LZ 29 September 2023 £600,000
3, Corner Lawn, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, TA2 8LZ 22 September 2023 £499,000
1, Corner Lawn, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, TA2 8LZ 30 June 2023 £490,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
22
Secondary
4

  1. Lyngford Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    353 m

  2. Nerrols Primary School and Nursery

    Free schools

    538 m

  3. Selworthy Special School

    Academy special converter

    648 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,554
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 709
  • Shoplifting 263
  • Public order 141
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Other theft 77

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    425 m

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    919 m

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    2.4 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    2.5 km

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    2.8 km

  • CREECH

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

    ODS code L85609

    2.9 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    3.4 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Stoney Furlong

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Stoney Furlong

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Leigh Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Leigh Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Lyngford School

    BCT · Taunton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 007E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,293 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £499,995 from 9 recorded sales in TA2 8LZ. 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Lyngford Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 353 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,554 published events cover 12 months, averaging 129.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 709 events.

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