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TA24 5RL

Minehead · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA24 5RD 48 m
TA24 5RG 51 m
TA24 5RE 66 m
TA24 5DS 67 m
TA24 5RW 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA24 5RL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA24
Postcode sector
TA24 5
Latitude
51.203209
Longitude
-3.477141
British National Grid easting
296,900
British National Grid northing
145,926

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
E00149452
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 001B · E01029329
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. Minehead First School

    Academy converter

    83 m

  2. Aurora Foxes

    Special post 16 institution

    130 m

  3. Minehead Middle School

    Academy converter

    483 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,241
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 558
  • Shoplifting 161
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Public order 108
  • Criminal damage and arson 80

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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% 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+
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

2

within 5 km

  • MINEHEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 IRNHAM ROAD, MINEHEAD, TA24 5DL

    ODS code L85019

    134 m

  • DUNSTER & PORLOCK SURGERIES

    WEST STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SN

    ODS code L85065

    3.2 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

  • Roman Catholic Church

    BCT · Minehead

    0.0 miles

  • Roman Catholic Church

    BCT · Minehead

    0.0 miles

  • Minehead First School

    BCT · Minehead

    0.1 miles

  • Townsend Road

    BCT · Minehead

    0.1 miles

  • Bancks Street

    BCT · Minehead

    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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 2 secondary schools. Minehead First School is the nearest published school at 83 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,241 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 558 events.

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