TA24 5AL

Minehead · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
TA24
Postcode sector
TA24 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA24 5AY 38 m
TA24 5AZ 72 m
TA24 5XZ 92 m
TA24 5AN 94 m
TA24 5BA 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA24 5AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2006
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA24
Postcode sector
TA24 5
Latitude
51.206797
Longitude
-3.473605
British National Grid easting
297,155
British National Grid northing
146,320

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Minehead · E05014374
Parish or community
E04008846
Westminster constituency
Tiverton and Minehead · E14001548
Output area
E00166050
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 001C · E01029330
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 001 · E02006113

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
4
Secondary
2
  1. St Michael's Church of England First School

    Academy sponsor led

    519 m
  2. Minehead First School

    Academy converter

    552 m
  3. Aurora Foxes

    Special post 16 institution

    559 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,219
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 548
  • Shoplifting 161
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Public order 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TA24 5 residents
5,547

Age bands in TA24 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10%

587 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

519 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.9%

987 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

1,520 residents

Age 65 and over
38.2%

2,235 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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • MINEHEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 IRNHAM ROAD, MINEHEAD, TA24 5DL

    ODS code L85019

    346 m

  • DUNSTER & PORLOCK SURGERIES

    WEST STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SN

    ODS code L85065

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • The Avenue

    BCT · Minehead

    0.1 miles
  • Blenheim Mews

    BCT · Higher Town

    0.2 miles
  • Minehead Railway Station

    BCT · Minehead

    0.2 miles
  • Minehead Railway Station

    BCT · Minehead

    0.2 miles
  • Bancks Street

    BCT · Minehead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 001C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,348 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 519 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,219 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 548 events.

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