TA24 8ED

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 8EF 49 m
TA24 8EB 76 m
TA24 8UB 79 m
TA24 8EA 134 m
TA24 8EG 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA24 8ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA24
Postcode sector
TA24 8
Latitude
51.203989
Longitude
-3.495703
British National Grid easting
295,605
British National Grid northing
146,039

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
E00149455
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 002C · E01029333
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 002 · E02006114

Postcode source versions

Explore TA24

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Whitworth Road, Minehead, TA24 8ED 16 July 2025 £300,000
20, Whitworth Road, Minehead, TA24 8ED 19 April 2022 £310,000
18, Whitworth Road, Minehead, TA24 8ED 19 April 2022 £177,000

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

    1.1 km
  2. Aurora Foxes

    Special post 16 institution

    1.2 km
  3. Minehead First School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
561
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 232
  • Shoplifting 85
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Public order 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

25 female, 17 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA24 8 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

    1.3 km

  • DUNSTER & PORLOCK SURGERIES

    WEST STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SN

    ODS code L85065

    4.2 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

  • Lime Close

    BCT · Woodcombe

    0.1 miles
  • Lime Close

    BCT · Woodcombe

    0.1 miles
  • Woodside Close

    BCT · Woodcombe

    0.2 miles
  • Woodcombe Lane

    BCT · Minehead

    0.2 miles
  • Sainsbury Road

    BCT · Minehead

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 002C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,733 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
7 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
4
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
3
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 £300,000 from 3 recorded sales in TA24 8ED. 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 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

561 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 232 events.

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