TA2 8HE postcode in Taunton, Somerset

TA2 8HE is a postcode in Taunton, in the Taunton North 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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Somerset: 76% Typical price £298,250 Homes sold in TA2 8, last 12 months. ▲ 1.3% on the year before Nearest station Taunton 1.4 km in a straight line

Where TA2 8HE is, and what is near it

Map of TA2 8HE and what is near it Map of TA2 8HE: its centre point, with the 268 other postcodes in the TA2 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 37 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. TA2 8AA: also in TA2 8TA2 8AB: also in TA2 8TA2 8AD: also in TA2 8TA2 8AT: also in TA2 8TA2 8AX: also in TA2 8TA2 8BA: also in TA2 8TA2 8BB: also in TA2 8TA2 8BD: also in TA2 8TA2 8BE: also in TA2 8TA2 8BF: also in TA2 8TA2 8BJ: also in TA2 8TA2 8BQ: also in TA2 8TA2 8BW: also in TA2 8TA2 8BX: also in TA2 8TA2 8BY: also in TA2 8TA2 8BZ: also in TA2 8TA2 8DB: also in TA2 8TA2 8DE: also in TA2 8TA2 8DF: also in TA2 8TA2 8DG: also in TA2 8TA2 8DN: also in TA2 8TA2 8DP: also in TA2 8TA2 8DS: also in TA2 8TA2 8DU: also in TA2 8TA2 8DW: also in TA2 8TA2 8DX: also in TA2 8TA2 8DY: also in TA2 8TA2 8DZ: also in TA2 8TA2 8EA: also in TA2 8TA2 8EB: also in TA2 8TA2 8ED: also in TA2 8TA2 8EE: also in TA2 8TA2 8EF: also in TA2 8TA2 8EG: also in TA2 8TA2 8EH: also in TA2 8TA2 8EJ: also in TA2 8TA2 8EL: also in TA2 8TA2 8EN: also in TA2 8TA2 8EP: also in TA2 8TA2 8EQ: also in TA2 8TA2 8ER: also in TA2 8TA2 8ES: also in TA2 8TA2 8ET: also in TA2 8TA2 8EU: also in TA2 8TA2 8EW: also in TA2 8TA2 8EX: also in TA2 8TA2 8EY: also in TA2 8TA2 8EZ: also in TA2 8TA2 8FJ: also in TA2 8TA2 8FR: also in TA2 8TA2 8FW: also in TA2 8TA2 8FX: also in TA2 8TA2 8FY: also in TA2 8TA2 8FZ: also in TA2 8TA2 8GA: also in TA2 8TA2 8GB: also in TA2 8TA2 8GD: also in TA2 8TA2 8GE: also in TA2 8TA2 8GF: also in TA2 8TA2 8GG: also in TA2 8TA2 8GH: also in TA2 8TA2 8GJ: also in TA2 8TA2 8GQ: also in TA2 8TA2 8GR: also in TA2 8TA2 8GS: also in TA2 8TA2 8GT: also in TA2 8TA2 8GU: also in TA2 8TA2 8GW: also in TA2 8TA2 8GX: also in TA2 8TA2 8GY: also in TA2 8TA2 8GZ: also in TA2 8TA2 8HA: also in TA2 8TA2 8HB: also in TA2 8TA2 8HD: also in TA2 8TA2 8HF: also in TA2 8TA2 8HG: also in TA2 8TA2 8HQ: also in TA2 8TA2 8JR: also in TA2 8TA2 8JS: also in TA2 8TA2 8JT: also in TA2 8TA2 8JU: also in TA2 8TA2 8JX: also in TA2 8TA2 8JY: also in TA2 8TA2 8JZ: also in TA2 8TA2 8LA: also in TA2 8TA2 8LH: also in TA2 8TA2 8LJ: also in TA2 8TA2 8LN: also in TA2 8TA2 8LT: also in TA2 8TA2 8LX: also in TA2 8TA2 8LY: also in TA2 8TA2 8LZ: also in TA2 8TA2 8NA: also in TA2 8TA2 8NB: also in TA2 8TA2 8ND: also in TA2 8TA2 8NE: also in TA2 8TA2 8NF: also in TA2 8TA2 8NG: also in TA2 8TA2 8NH: also in TA2 8TA2 8NJ: also in TA2 8TA2 8NL: also in TA2 8TA2 8NN: also in TA2 8TA2 8NQ: also in TA2 8TA2 8NR: also in TA2 8TA2 8NS: also in TA2 8TA2 8NT: also in TA2 8TA2 8NU: also in TA2 8TA2 8NX: also in TA2 8TA2 8NY: also in TA2 8TA2 8NZ: also in TA2 8TA2 8PA: also in TA2 8TA2 8PB: also in TA2 8TA2 8PD: also in TA2 8TA2 8PE: also in TA2 8TA2 8PG: also in TA2 8TA2 8PH: also in TA2 8TA2 8PJ: also in TA2 8TA2 8PL: also in TA2 8TA2 8PN: also in TA2 8TA2 8PP: also in TA2 8TA2 8PQ: also in TA2 8TA2 8PR: also in TA2 8TA2 8PS: also in TA2 8TA2 8PT: also in TA2 8TA2 8PU: also in TA2 8TA2 8PX: also in TA2 8TA2 8PY: also in TA2 8TA2 8PZ: also in TA2 8TA2 8QA: also in TA2 8TA2 8QB: also in TA2 8TA2 8QD: also in TA2 8TA2 8QE: also in TA2 8TA2 8QF: also in TA2 8TA2 8QG: also in TA2 8TA2 8QH: also in TA2 8TA2 8QJ: also in TA2 8TA2 8QU: also in TA2 8TA2 8QY: also in TA2 8TA2 8RX: also in TA2 8TA2 8RY: also in TA2 8TA2 8RZ: also in TA2 8TA2 8SA: also in TA2 8TA2 8SB: also in TA2 8TA2 8SD: also in TA2 8TA2 8SE: also in TA2 8TA2 8SG: also in TA2 8TA2 8SH: also in TA2 8TA2 8SJ: also in TA2 8TA2 8SL: also in TA2 8TA2 8SN: also in TA2 8TA2 8SP: also in TA2 8TA2 8SQ: also in TA2 8TA2 8SR: also in TA2 8TA2 8SS: also in TA2 8TA2 8ST: also in TA2 8TA2 8SU: also in TA2 8TA2 8SW: also in TA2 8TA2 8SX: also in TA2 8TA2 8SY: also in TA2 8TA2 8TA: also in TA2 8TA2 8TB: also in TA2 8TA2 8TD: also in TA2 8TA2 8TF: also in TA2 8TA2 8TG: also in TA2 8TA2 8TH: also in TA2 8TA2 8TJ: also in TA2 8TA2 8XA: also in TA2 8TA2 8XB: also in TA2 8TA2 8XD: also in TA2 8TA2 8ZQ: also in TA2 8 Bishop's Lydeard station 7.6 kmMonkton & North Curry TA2 8HE Map of TA2 8HE and what is near it Map of TA2 8HE: its centre point, with the 268 other postcodes in the TA2 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 37 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Monkton & North Curry TA2 8HE
  • TA2 8HE
  • Other postcodes in TA2 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 37 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 51.0328, longitude -3.0906)

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 TA2 8HE?

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 TA2 8HE?

Every home and business at TA2 8HE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% 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 TA2 8HE?

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 TA2 8HE 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 TA2 8HE.

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 TA2 8HE: 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 TA2 8HE 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 TA2 8HE?

Homes in TA2 8 sold for a typical £298,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 174 sales, up 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£298,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£294,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £425,000 65 sales
  • Semi-detached £273,000 57 sales
  • Terraced £225,000 49 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 TA2 district: a typical £270,000 from 450 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 TA2 8HE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in TA2 8HE 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

What council tax band are homes near TA2 8HE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around TA2 8HE. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (37%). 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 TA2 8HE

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 £2,561 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,707.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 250 (36%)£1,707
Band Babout 210 (30%)£1,992
Band Cabout 190 (28%)£2,276
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,561
Band Ewithheld£3,130
Band Ffewer than 5£3,699
Band Gwithheld£4,268
Band Hfewer than 5£5,121

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 37% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918: 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 TA2 8HE is in (ONS area E01029304), 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 TA2 8HE?

The nearest open schools to TA2 8HE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TA2 8HE, 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 TA2 8HE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TA2 8HE is Taunton Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Taunton Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Bishop's Lydeard Rail Station Railway station 7.6 kmDrive

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

37 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Blackdown Road, 123 m away.

More stations near TA2 8HE, 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 TA2 8HE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TA2 8HE, 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 TA2 8HE?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of TA2 8HE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 180 kW 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt 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 TA2 8HE?

The nearest to the centre of TA2 8HE, 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 TA2 8HE?

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 TA2 8HE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TA2 8HE, 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 TA2 8HE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TA2 8HE, 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 TA2 8HE?

The nearest vets to the centre of TA2 8HE 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 TA2 8HE in a conservation area?

The centre of TA2 8HE 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 TA2 8HE?

Police.uk records 197 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TA2 8HE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences62 reports
Shoplifting57 reports
Anti-social behaviour31 reports
Criminal damage and arson14 reports
Public order11 reports
Burglary8 reports

Also: other theft 5, vehicle crime 2, drugs 2, robbery 2, other crime 2, bicycle theft 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 TA2 8HE

Ward
Taunton North
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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