TA1 5DA postcode in Taunton, Somerset

TA1 5DA 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. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 30% of homes and businesses can get it. Somerset: 76% Typical price £290,000 Homes sold in TA1 5, last 12 months. ▼ 10.1% on the year before Nearest station Taunton 1.9 km in a straight line

Where TA1 5DA is, and what is near it

Map of TA1 5DA and what is near it Map of TA1 5DA: its centre point, with the 184 other postcodes in the TA1 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. TA1 5AA: also in TA1 5TA1 5AB: also in TA1 5TA1 5AD: also in TA1 5TA1 5AE: also in TA1 5TA1 5AF: also in TA1 5TA1 5AG: also in TA1 5TA1 5AH: also in TA1 5TA1 5AJ: also in TA1 5TA1 5AL: also in TA1 5TA1 5AN: also in TA1 5TA1 5AP: also in TA1 5TA1 5AQ: also in TA1 5TA1 5AR: also in TA1 5TA1 5AS: also in TA1 5TA1 5AU: also in TA1 5TA1 5AW: also in TA1 5TA1 5AX: also in TA1 5TA1 5AY: also in TA1 5TA1 5AZ: also in TA1 5TA1 5BA: also in TA1 5TA1 5BB: also in TA1 5TA1 5BD: also in TA1 5TA1 5BE: also in TA1 5TA1 5BF: also in TA1 5TA1 5BG: also in TA1 5TA1 5BH: also in TA1 5TA1 5BJ: also in TA1 5TA1 5BL: also in TA1 5TA1 5BN: also in TA1 5TA1 5BP: also in TA1 5TA1 5BQ: also in TA1 5TA1 5BS: also in TA1 5TA1 5BT: also in TA1 5TA1 5BU: also in TA1 5TA1 5BW: also in TA1 5TA1 5BX: also in TA1 5TA1 5BY: also in TA1 5TA1 5BZ: also in TA1 5TA1 5DB: also in TA1 5TA1 5DD: also in TA1 5TA1 5DE: also in TA1 5TA1 5DF: also in TA1 5TA1 5DG: also in TA1 5TA1 5DH: also in TA1 5TA1 5DJ: also in TA1 5TA1 5DL: also in TA1 5TA1 5DN: also in TA1 5TA1 5DP: also in TA1 5TA1 5DQ: also in TA1 5TA1 5DR: also in TA1 5TA1 5DS: also in TA1 5TA1 5DT: also in TA1 5TA1 5DU: also in TA1 5TA1 5DW: also in TA1 5TA1 5DX: also in TA1 5TA1 5DY: also in TA1 5TA1 5DZ: also in TA1 5TA1 5EA: also in TA1 5TA1 5EB: also in TA1 5TA1 5ED: also in TA1 5TA1 5EE: also in TA1 5TA1 5EF: also in TA1 5TA1 5EG: also in TA1 5TA1 5EH: also in TA1 5TA1 5EJ: also in TA1 5TA1 5EL: also in TA1 5TA1 5EN: also in TA1 5TA1 5EP: also in TA1 5TA1 5EQ: also in TA1 5TA1 5ER: also in TA1 5TA1 5ES: also in TA1 5TA1 5ET: also in TA1 5TA1 5EU: also in TA1 5TA1 5EW: also in TA1 5TA1 5EX: also in TA1 5TA1 5EY: also in TA1 5TA1 5EZ: also in TA1 5TA1 5FA: also in TA1 5TA1 5FB: also in TA1 5TA1 5FD: also in TA1 5TA1 5FE: also in TA1 5TA1 5FF: also in TA1 5TA1 5FG: also in TA1 5TA1 5FH: also in TA1 5TA1 5FJ: also in TA1 5TA1 5FL: also in TA1 5TA1 5GA: also in TA1 5TA1 5HA: also in TA1 5TA1 5HB: also in TA1 5TA1 5HD: also in TA1 5TA1 5HE: also in TA1 5TA1 5HF: also in TA1 5TA1 5HG: also in TA1 5TA1 5HH: also in TA1 5TA1 5HJ: also in TA1 5TA1 5HL: also in TA1 5TA1 5HN: also in TA1 5TA1 5HP: also in TA1 5TA1 5HQ: also in TA1 5TA1 5HR: also in TA1 5TA1 5HS: also in TA1 5TA1 5HT: also in TA1 5TA1 5HU: also in TA1 5TA1 5HW: also in TA1 5TA1 5HX: also in TA1 5TA1 5HY: also in TA1 5TA1 5HZ: also in TA1 5TA1 5JA: also in TA1 5TA1 5JB: also in TA1 5TA1 5JD: also in TA1 5TA1 5JE: also in TA1 5TA1 5JF: also in TA1 5TA1 5JG: also in TA1 5TA1 5JH: also in TA1 5TA1 5JJ: also in TA1 5TA1 5JL: also in TA1 5TA1 5JN: also in TA1 5TA1 5JP: also in TA1 5TA1 5JQ: also in TA1 5TA1 5JR: also in TA1 5TA1 5JS: also in TA1 5TA1 5JT: also in TA1 5TA1 5JU: also in TA1 5TA1 5JW: also in TA1 5TA1 5JX: also in TA1 5TA1 5JY: also in TA1 5TA1 5LA: also in TA1 5TA1 5LB: also in TA1 5TA1 5LD: also in TA1 5TA1 5LE: also in TA1 5TA1 5LF: also in TA1 5TA1 5LG: also in TA1 5TA1 5LH: also in TA1 5TA1 5LJ: also in TA1 5TA1 5LL: also in TA1 5TA1 5LN: also in TA1 5TA1 5LP: also in TA1 5TA1 5LQ: also in TA1 5TA1 5LR: also in TA1 5TA1 5LS: also in TA1 5TA1 5LT: also in TA1 5TA1 5LU: also in TA1 5TA1 5LW: also in TA1 5TA1 5LY: also in TA1 5TA1 5LZ: also in TA1 5TA1 5NA: also in TA1 5TA1 5NE: also in TA1 5TA1 5NF: also in TA1 5TA1 5NH: also in TA1 5TA1 5NJ: also in TA1 5TA1 5NL: also in TA1 5TA1 5NN: also in TA1 5TA1 5NP: also in TA1 5TA1 5NQ: also in TA1 5TA1 5NR: also in TA1 5TA1 5NS: also in TA1 5TA1 5NT: also in TA1 5TA1 5NU: also in TA1 5TA1 5NW: also in TA1 5TA1 5NX: also in TA1 5TA1 5NY: also in TA1 5TA1 5NZ: also in TA1 5TA1 5PA: also in TA1 5TA1 5PB: also in TA1 5TA1 5PD: also in TA1 5TA1 5PE: also in TA1 5TA1 5PF: also in TA1 5TA1 5PG: also in TA1 5TA1 5PH: also in TA1 5TA1 5PJ: also in TA1 5TA1 5PL: also in TA1 5TA1 5PN: also in TA1 5TA1 5PP: also in TA1 5TA1 5PQ: also in TA1 5TA1 5PR: also in TA1 5TA1 5PT: also in TA1 5TA1 5PW: also in TA1 5TA1 5QA: also in TA1 5TA1 5QG: also in TA1 5TA1 5QH: also in TA1 5TA1 5QQ: also in TA1 5TA1 5QT: also in TA1 5TA1 5QU: also in TA1 5TA1 5QZ: also in TA1 5 Bishop's Lydeard station 7.0 kmBishop's Hull & Taunton West TA1 5DA Map of TA1 5DA and what is near it Map of TA1 5DA: its centre point, with the 184 other postcodes in the TA1 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bishop's Lydeard station 7.0 kmBishop's Hull& Taunton West TA1 5DA
  • TA1 5DA
  • Other postcodes in TA1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 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 51.0116, longitude -3.1217)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after TA1 5DA?

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 5DA?

83% of the homes and businesses at TA1 5DA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 30% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)30% can get it

Somerset: 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)83% 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 5DA?

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 5DA 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 5DA.

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 5DA: 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 5DA 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 5DA?

Homes in TA1 5 sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 80 sales, down 10.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£290,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£322,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 10.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £460,000 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £272,500 30 sales
  • Terraced £260,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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 5DA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in TA1 5DA 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 5DA

The Food Standards Agency lists 6 food businesses at TA1 5DA. 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 5DA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around TA1 5DA. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (33%). 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 5DA

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 D, the most common, is £2,561.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 130 (16%)£1,707
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,992
Band Cabout 110 (13%)£2,276
Band Dabout 320 (39%)£2,561
Band Eabout 160 (19%)£3,130
Band Fabout 70 (8%)£3,699
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,268
Band Hfewer than 5£5,121

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 33% 1919 to 1939
  4. 28% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 5DA is in (ONS area E01029302), 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 5DA?

The nearest open schools to TA1 5DA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TA1 5DA, 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 5DA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TA1 5DA is Taunton Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Taunton Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
  • Bishop's Lydeard Rail Station Railway station 7.0 kmDrive

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Musgrove Park Hospital, 178 m away.

More stations near TA1 5DA, 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 5DA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TA1 5DA, 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 5DA?

0 within 1 km 26 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of TA1 5DA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 19 chargers 1.2 kmWalk
  • Private Charging point · 1 charger 1.9 kmCycle
  • Private Charging point · 1 charger 1.9 kmCycle

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 5DA?

The nearest to the centre of TA1 5DA, 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 5DA?

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 5DA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TA1 5DA, 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 5DA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TA1 5DA, 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 5DA?

The nearest vets to the centre of TA1 5DA 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 5DA in a conservation area?

The centre of TA1 5DA 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 5DA?

Police.uk records 294 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TA1 5DA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting94 reports
Violence and sexual offences81 reports
Anti-social behaviour49 reports
Criminal damage and arson17 reports
Other theft15 reports
Public order11 reports

Also: burglary 8, bicycle theft 7, robbery 5, vehicle crime 4, possession of weapons 2, other crime 1.

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 5DA

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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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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