TA24 8DW

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA24 8DT 124 m
TA24 8BA 166 m
TA24 8DR 209 m
TA24 8AF 221 m
TA24 8AL 232 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA24 8DW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA24
Postcode sector
TA24 8
Latitude
51.199238
Longitude
-3.492429
British National Grid easting
295,823
British National Grid northing
145,506

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
E00149463
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
17, Periton Mead, Minehead, TA24 8DW 7 October 2025 £261,000
Cherry Tree Bungalow, Periton Mead, Minehead, TA24 8DW 29 September 2025 £372,000
Hazel Cottage, Periton Mead, Minehead, TA24 8DW 11 July 2025 £299,950

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

    1.0 km
  2. Minehead First School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. St Michael's Church of England First School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
620
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 262
  • Shoplifting 85
  • Anti social behaviour 81
  • Public order 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TA24 8 residents
4,956

Age bands in TA24 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

525 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.8%

308 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.3%

697 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,267 residents

Age 65 and over
38.7%

1,763 residents

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 straight-line

  • MINEHEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 IRNHAM ROAD, MINEHEAD, TA24 5DL

    ODS code L85019

    1.2 km

  • DUNSTER & PORLOCK SURGERIES

    WEST STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SN

    ODS code L85065

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Boyd House

    BCT · Periton

    0.1 miles
  • South Park

    BCT · Periton

    0.2 miles
  • Old Farm Road

    BCT · Periton

    0.2 miles
  • Poundfield Road

    BCT · Periton

    0.3 miles
  • Parkhouse Road

    BCT · Periton

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £338,000 from 10 recorded sales in TA24 8DW. 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 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

620 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 262 events.

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