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TA24 5LY

Minehead · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Minehead
Ward
Minehead
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead
Postcode district
TA24
Postcode sector
TA24 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA24 5NN 42 m
TA24 5PL 42 m
TA24 5PY 52 m
TA24 5PX 71 m
TA24 5UQ 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA24 5LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA24
Postcode sector
TA24 5
Latitude
51.206502
Longitude
-3.476330
British National Grid easting
296,964
British National Grid northing
146,291

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
E00149447
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 001B · E01029329
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 001 · E02006113

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Minehead Hospital, The Avenue, Minehead, TA24 5LY 27 April 2015 £350,000

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

    332 m

  2. Aurora Foxes

    Special post 16 institution

    423 m

  3. Minehead First School

    Academy converter

    452 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,172
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 509
  • Shoplifting 161
  • Anti social behaviour 139
  • Public order 104
  • Criminal damage and arson 77

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • MINEHEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 IRNHAM ROAD, MINEHEAD, TA24 5DL

    ODS code L85019

    237 m

  • DUNSTER & PORLOCK SURGERIES

    WEST STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SN

    ODS code L85065

    3.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Avenue

    BCT · Minehead

    0.0 miles

  • Blenheim Mews

    BCT · Higher Town

    0.1 miles

  • Bancks Street

    BCT · Minehead

    0.1 miles

  • The Parade

    BCT · Minehead

    0.1 miles

  • Northfield Road

    BCT · Higher Town

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

11,731 of 33,755

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

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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

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 332 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,172 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 509 events.

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