TA24 5UJ

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 5QQ 75 m
TA24 5UH 96 m
TA24 5QG 108 m
TA24 5PH 138 m
TA24 5PU 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA24 5UJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA24
Postcode sector
TA24 5
Latitude
51.210579
Longitude
-3.473941
British National Grid easting
297,140
British National Grid northing
146,741

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
E00149444
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

Explore TA24

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Quay Street, Minehead, TA24 5UJ 10 October 2025 £260,000
Coastguard House, Quay Street, Minehead, TA24 5UJ 24 January 2025 £735,000
14, Quay Street, Minehead, TA24 5UJ 2 February 2022 £280,000

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

    638 m
  2. Aurora Foxes

    Special post 16 institution

    905 m
  3. Minehead First School

    Academy converter

    933 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,085
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 450
  • Shoplifting 161
  • Anti social behaviour 132
  • Public order 100
  • Criminal damage and arson 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

9 female, 9 male

Postcode households
10
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 0.3% 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
33.3%

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

    716 m

  • DUNSTER & PORLOCK SURGERIES

    WEST STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SN

    ODS code L85065

    3.7 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

  • Martlet Road War Memorial

    BCT · Higher Town

    0.1 miles
  • Northfield Road

    BCT · Higher Town

    0.2 miles
  • Minehead Harbour

    FBT · Minehead

    0.2 miles
  • Minehead Harbour

    FER · Minehead

    0.2 miles
  • Minehead Harbour

    FTD · 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.

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
6
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
2
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 £280,000 from 3 recorded sales in TA24 5UJ. 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. St Michael's Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 638 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,085 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 450 events.

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