TA24 8HQ

Dulverton & Exmoor · 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 8HF 131 m
TA24 8HH 163 m
TA24 8HJ 400 m
TA24 8HE 622 m
TA24 8HD 868 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA24 8HQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA24
Postcode sector
TA24 8
Latitude
51.220224
Longitude
-3.578983
British National Grid easting
289,826
British National Grid northing
147,966

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008854
Westminster constituency
Tiverton and Minehead · E14001548
Output area
E00149486
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 002D · E01029336
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 002 · E02006114

Postcode source versions

Explore TA24

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hurlstone Bungalow, Bossington, Minehead, TA24 8HQ 30 June 2021 £272,500
Orchard House, Bossington, Minehead, TA24 8HQ 2 November 2018 £795,000
Buckley Lodge, Bossington, Minehead, TA24 8HQ 9 December 2016 £565,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. St Dubricius Church of England VA School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
40
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Public order 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

11 female, 16 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.5% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Bossington Green Bus Shelter

    BCT · Porlock

    0.1 miles
  • The Triangle

    BCT · Porlock

    0.1 miles
  • Harepark Bus Shelter

    BCT · Allerford

    0.6 miles
  • Stoates Farm

    BCT · Allerford

    0.6 miles
  • The Pack Horse

    BCT · Allerford

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,093 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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
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

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Dubricius Church of England VA School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

40 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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