TA24 5HT

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 5HX 50 m
TA24 5HN 68 m
TA24 5HW 76 m
TA24 5HU 91 m
TA24 8AD 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA24 5HT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA24
Postcode sector
TA24 5
Latitude
51.203171
Longitude
-3.485857
British National Grid easting
296,291
British National Grid northing
145,934

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

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Richmond Close, Minehead, TA24 5HT 17 January 2024 £330,000
3, Richmond Close, Minehead, TA24 5HT 9 April 2021 £275,000
5, Richmond Close, Minehead, TA24 5HT 27 October 2016 £260,000

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

    479 m
  2. St Michael's Church of England First School

    Academy sponsor led

    540 m
  3. Minehead First School

    Academy converter

    583 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
930
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 362
  • Shoplifting 159
  • Anti social behaviour 118
  • Public order 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.1% 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

    651 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Windsor Close

    BCT · Periton

    0.1 miles
  • Poundfield Road

    BCT · Periton

    0.1 miles
  • West Park

    BCT · Minehead

    0.1 miles
  • Parkhouse Road

    BCT · Periton

    0.2 miles
  • West Park

    BCT · Minehead

    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 £330,000 from 1 recorded sale in TA24 5HT. 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 479 m.

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

Recorded crime

930 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 362 events.

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