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TA3 5EL

Monkton & North Curry · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Taunton
Ward
Monkton & North Curry
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Postcode district
TA3
Postcode sector
TA3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA3 5EH 55 m
TA3 5EX 69 m
TA3 5EQ 100 m
TA3 5EJ 135 m
TA3 5EP 227 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA3 5EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA3
Postcode sector
TA3 5
Latitude
51.036927
Longitude
-3.030961
British National Grid easting
327,811
British National Grid northing
126,903

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Monkton & North Curry · E05014375
Parish or community
E04008792
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00149138
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 009C · E01029274
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 009 · E02006103

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Francis Close, Creech Heathfield, Taunton, TA3 5EL 26 November 2020 £315,000
8, Francis Close, Creech Heathfield, Taunton, TA3 5EL 27 November 2015 £242,000
7, Francis Close, Creech Heathfield, Taunton, TA3 5EL 26 June 2015 £255,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
13
Secondary
2

  1. Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km

  2. Cambian Somerset School

    Other independent special school

    1.8 km

  3. West Monkton Church of England School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
243
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 137
  • Public order 22
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Other theft 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

9 female, 14 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.3
TA3 5 residents
5,851

Age bands in TA3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

854 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

545 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.9%

1,035 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

1,654 residents

Age 65 and over
29.4%

1,706 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
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
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • CREECH

    HYDE LANE, CREECH ST. MICHAEL, TAUNTON, TA3 5FA

    ODS code L85609

    1.4 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROWN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, VENTURE WAY, TAUNTON, TA2 8QY

    ODS code L85006

    3.6 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    4.2 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

    THE BLACKBROOK SURGERY, LISIEUX WAY, TAUNTON, TA1 2LB

    ODS code L85014

    4.3 km

  • NORTH CURRY

    GREENWAY, NORTH CURRY, TAUNTON, TA3 6NQ

    ODS code L85037

    4.5 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HOLWAY GREEN, UPPER HOLWAY ROAD, TAUNTON, TA1 2QA

    ODS code L85052

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Charlton Road

    BCT · Creech Heathfield

    0.1 miles

  • Charlton Road

    BCT · Creech Heathfield

    0.1 miles

  • Crown Lane

    BCT · Creech Heathfield

    0.2 miles

  • Crown Lane

    BCT · Creech Heathfield

    0.2 miles

  • Worthy Lane

    BCT · Creech St Michael

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 009C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,750 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

20 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

243 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 137 events.

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