TA24 5HR

Minehead · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Minehead
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
TA24
Postcode sector
TA24 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA24 8AS 89 m
TA24 5HS 96 m
TA24 5HU 112 m
TA24 5ES 115 m
TA24 5HQ 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA24 5HR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA24
Postcode sector
TA24 5
Latitude
51.201484
Longitude
-3.486962
British National Grid easting
296,210
British National Grid northing
145,748

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
E00149464
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 002B · E01029331
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 002 · E02006114

Postcode source versions

Explore TA24

45 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
96, West Street, Minehead, TA24 5HR 2 December 2025 £275,000
90, West Street, Minehead, TA24 5HR 12 September 2025 £235,000
97, West Street, Minehead, TA24 5HR 17 April 2024 £318,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
4
Secondary
2
  1. Aurora Foxes

    Special post 16 institution

    585 m
  2. Minehead First School

    Academy converter

    666 m
  3. St Michael's Church of England First School

    Academy sponsor led

    737 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
818
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 336
  • Shoplifting 114
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Public order 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

25 female, 15 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA24 5 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+
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

  • MINEHEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 IRNHAM ROAD, MINEHEAD, TA24 5DL

    ODS code L85019

    784 m

  • DUNSTER & PORLOCK SURGERIES

    WEST STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SN

    ODS code L85065

    3.6 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

  • Poundfield Road

    BCT · Periton

    0.0 miles
  • Old Farm Road

    BCT · Periton

    0.1 miles
  • South Park

    BCT · Periton

    0.1 miles
  • West Park

    BCT · Minehead

    0.2 miles
  • Parkhouse Road

    BCT · Periton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 002B, 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

17,429 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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 £295,000 from 5 recorded sales in TA24 5HR. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 2 secondary schools. Aurora Foxes is the nearest published school at 585 m.

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

Recorded crime

818 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 336 events.

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