TA1 3LS postcode in Taunton, Somerset

TA1 3LS is a postcode in Taunton, in the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West ward of Somerset. It is in the Taunton and Wellington parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 80% of homes and businesses can get it. Somerset: 76% Typical price £263,500 Homes sold in TA1 3, last 12 months. ▼ 12.2% on the year before Nearest station Taunton 1.0 km in a straight line

Where TA1 3LS is, and what is near it

Map of TA1 3LS and what is near it Map of TA1 3LS: its centre point, with the 236 other postcodes in the TA1 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. TA1 3AA: also in TA1 3TA1 3AB: also in TA1 3TA1 3AD: also in TA1 3TA1 3AE: also in TA1 3TA1 3AF: also in TA1 3TA1 3AG: also in TA1 3TA1 3AH: also in TA1 3TA1 3AJ: also in TA1 3TA1 3AL: also in TA1 3TA1 3AP: also in TA1 3TA1 3AQ: also in TA1 3TA1 3AR: also in TA1 3TA1 3AS: also in TA1 3TA1 3AT: also in TA1 3TA1 3AU: also in TA1 3TA1 3AW: also in TA1 3TA1 3AX: also in TA1 3TA1 3AY: also in TA1 3TA1 3AZ: also in TA1 3TA1 3BA: also in TA1 3TA1 3BB: also in TA1 3TA1 3BD: also in TA1 3TA1 3BE: also in TA1 3TA1 3BG: also in TA1 3TA1 3DH: also in TA1 3TA1 3DJ: also in TA1 3TA1 3DL: also in TA1 3TA1 3DN: also in TA1 3TA1 3DQ: also in TA1 3TA1 3DS: also in TA1 3TA1 3DT: also in TA1 3TA1 3DU: also in TA1 3TA1 3DY: also in TA1 3TA1 3DZ: also in TA1 3TA1 3EA: also in TA1 3TA1 3EB: also in TA1 3TA1 3ED: also in TA1 3TA1 3EE: also in TA1 3TA1 3EF: also in TA1 3TA1 3EN: also in TA1 3TA1 3EP: also in TA1 3TA1 3ER: also in TA1 3TA1 3ES: also in TA1 3TA1 3ET: also in TA1 3TA1 3EU: also in TA1 3TA1 3EW: also in TA1 3TA1 3EX: also in TA1 3TA1 3EY: also in TA1 3TA1 3EZ: also in TA1 3TA1 3FA: also in TA1 3TA1 3FB: also in TA1 3TA1 3FD: also in TA1 3TA1 3FE: also in TA1 3TA1 3FF: also in TA1 3TA1 3FG: also in TA1 3TA1 3FH: also in TA1 3TA1 3FJ: also in TA1 3TA1 3FL: also in TA1 3TA1 3FN: also in TA1 3TA1 3FP: also in TA1 3TA1 3FY: also in TA1 3TA1 3GH: also in TA1 3TA1 3GR: also in TA1 3TA1 3HA: also in TA1 3TA1 3HE: also in TA1 3TA1 3HF: also in TA1 3TA1 3HG: also in TA1 3TA1 3HL: also in TA1 3TA1 3HN: also in TA1 3TA1 3HQ: also in TA1 3TA1 3HT: also in TA1 3TA1 3HU: also in TA1 3TA1 3HX: also in TA1 3TA1 3HY: also in TA1 3TA1 3HZ: also in TA1 3TA1 3JA: also in TA1 3TA1 3JB: also in TA1 3TA1 3JD: also in TA1 3TA1 3JE: also in TA1 3TA1 3JF: also in TA1 3TA1 3JG: also in TA1 3TA1 3JH: also in TA1 3TA1 3JJ: also in TA1 3TA1 3JN: also in TA1 3TA1 3JP: also in TA1 3TA1 3JQ: also in TA1 3TA1 3JR: also in TA1 3TA1 3JS: also in TA1 3TA1 3JT: also in TA1 3TA1 3JU: also in TA1 3TA1 3JW: also in TA1 3TA1 3JX: also in TA1 3TA1 3LA: also in TA1 3TA1 3LB: also in TA1 3TA1 3LG: also in TA1 3TA1 3LJ: also in TA1 3TA1 3LL: also in TA1 3TA1 3LN: also in TA1 3TA1 3LP: also in TA1 3TA1 3LQ: also in TA1 3TA1 3LU: also in TA1 3TA1 3LX: also in TA1 3TA1 3NA: also in TA1 3TA1 3NB: also in TA1 3TA1 3ND: also in TA1 3TA1 3NE: also in TA1 3TA1 3NG: also in TA1 3TA1 3NH: also in TA1 3TA1 3NJ: also in TA1 3TA1 3NN: also in TA1 3TA1 3NR: also in TA1 3TA1 3NW: also in TA1 3TA1 3NY: also in TA1 3TA1 3PE: also in TA1 3TA1 3PF: also in TA1 3TA1 3PG: also in TA1 3TA1 3PJ: also in TA1 3TA1 3PN: also in TA1 3TA1 3PQ: also in TA1 3TA1 3PR: also in TA1 3TA1 3PT: also in TA1 3TA1 3PU: also in TA1 3TA1 3PX: also in TA1 3TA1 3PY: also in TA1 3TA1 3PZ: also in TA1 3TA1 3QA: also in TA1 3TA1 3QB: also in TA1 3TA1 3QE: also in TA1 3TA1 3QF: also in TA1 3TA1 3QG: also in TA1 3TA1 3QH: also in TA1 3TA1 3QJ: also in TA1 3TA1 3QL: also in TA1 3TA1 3QR: also in TA1 3TA1 3QS: also in TA1 3TA1 3RR: also in TA1 3TA1 3RU: also in TA1 3TA1 3RW: also in TA1 3TA1 3RX: also in TA1 3TA1 3RZ: also in TA1 3TA1 3SA: also in TA1 3TA1 3SB: also in TA1 3TA1 3SG: also in TA1 3TA1 3SS: also in TA1 3TA1 3SU: also in TA1 3TA1 3SX: also in TA1 3TA1 3TA: also in TA1 3TA1 3TE: also in TA1 3TA1 3TF: also in TA1 3TA1 3TP: also in TA1 3TA1 3TW: also in TA1 3TA1 3TZ: also in TA1 3TA1 3UF: also in TA1 3TA1 3UG: also in TA1 3TA1 3XP: also in TA1 3TA1 3XZ: also in TA1 3 Bishop's Lydeard station 8.0 kmTaunton South TA1 3LS Map of TA1 3LS and what is near it Map of TA1 3LS: its centre point, with the 236 other postcodes in the TA1 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 1.2 kmTaunton South TA1 3LS
  • TA1 3LS
  • Other postcodes in TA1 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.0150, longitude -3.0979)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after TA1 3LS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at TA1 3LS?

Every home and business at TA1 3LS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 80% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)80% can get it

Somerset: 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Somerset: 95%

The line marks the figure across Somerset.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at TA1 3LS?

BinDayBuddy does not read Somerset Council's collection days yet.

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is TA1 3LS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include TA1 3LS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Somerset

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for TA1 3LS: 9,147 properties in Somerset are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Somerset

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of TA1 3LS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near TA1 3LS?

Homes in TA1 3 sold for a typical £263,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 128 sales, down 12.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£263,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£300,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 12.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £442,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £287,500 32 sales
  • Terraced £232,500 34 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £180,000 31 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole TA1 district: a typical £260,000 from 515 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in TA1 3LS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in TA1 3LS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at TA1 3LS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at TA1 3LS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near TA1 3LS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,390 homes in the neighbourhood around TA1 3LS. The largest share of them, 45%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around TA1 3LS

Band D in Somerset for 2026‑27: £2,561. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,707 (band A) to £4,268 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,707.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 630 (45%)£1,707
Band Babout 340 (24%)£1,992
Band Cabout 120 (9%)£2,276
Band Dabout 150 (11%)£2,561
Band Eabout 80 (6%)£3,130
Band Fabout 60 (4%)£3,699
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,268
Band Hfewer than 5£5,121

When the homes were built

  1. 22% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 25% 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. 15% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Somerset before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of TA1 3LS is in (ONS area E01029284), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near TA1 3LS?

The nearest open schools to TA1 3LS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TA1 3LS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to TA1 3LS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TA1 3LS is Taunton Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Taunton Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Bishop's Lydeard Rail Station Railway station 8.0 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Alms Houses, 40 m away.

More stations near TA1 3LS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near TA1 3LS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TA1 3LS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near TA1 3LS?

3 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of TA1 3LS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 19 chargers 500 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 550 mWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 180 kW 750 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near TA1 3LS?

The nearest to the centre of TA1 3LS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to TA1 3LS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near TA1 3LS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TA1 3LS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near TA1 3LS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TA1 3LS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near TA1 3LS?

The nearest vets to the centre of TA1 3LS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is TA1 3LS in a conservation area?

The centre of TA1 3LS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near TA1 3LS?

Police.uk records 504 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TA1 3LS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences161 reports
Shoplifting131 reports
Anti-social behaviour96 reports
Criminal damage and arson29 reports
Other theft26 reports
Public order19 reports

Also: burglary 11, robbery 7, other crime 7, vehicle crime 6, bicycle theft 6, drugs 3, possession of weapons 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for TA1 3LS

Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Parish
Taunton
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Taunton
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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