TA21 8TA postcode in Wellington, Somerset

TA21 8TA is a postcode in Wellington, in the Blackdown & Neroche 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Somerset: 76% Typical price £250,000 Homes sold in TA21 8, last 12 months. ▼ 3.1% on the year before Nearest station Bishop's Lydeard 8.6 km in a straight line

Where TA21 8TA is, and what is near it

Map of TA21 8TA and what is near it Map of TA21 8TA: its centre point, with the 215 other postcodes in the TA21 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. TA21 8AA: also in TA21 8TA21 8AB: also in TA21 8TA21 8AF: also in TA21 8TA21 8AG: also in TA21 8TA21 8AP: also in TA21 8TA21 8AQ: also in TA21 8TA21 8AR: also in TA21 8TA21 8AS: also in TA21 8TA21 8AT: also in TA21 8TA21 8AU: also in TA21 8TA21 8AW: also in TA21 8TA21 8AX: also in TA21 8TA21 8AY: also in TA21 8TA21 8AZ: also in TA21 8TA21 8BA: also in TA21 8TA21 8BB: also in TA21 8TA21 8BD: also in TA21 8TA21 8BQ: also in TA21 8TA21 8BU: also in TA21 8TA21 8BX: also in TA21 8TA21 8BY: also in TA21 8TA21 8BZ: also in TA21 8TA21 8DA: also in TA21 8TA21 8DB: also in TA21 8TA21 8DD: also in TA21 8TA21 8DE: also in TA21 8TA21 8DF: also in TA21 8TA21 8DG: also in TA21 8TA21 8DH: also in TA21 8TA21 8DL: also in TA21 8TA21 8DN: also in TA21 8TA21 8DQ: also in TA21 8TA21 8DW: also in TA21 8TA21 8EG: also in TA21 8TA21 8EH: also in TA21 8TA21 8EJ: also in TA21 8TA21 8EL: also in TA21 8TA21 8EN: also in TA21 8TA21 8EP: also in TA21 8TA21 8EQ: also in TA21 8TA21 8ER: also in TA21 8TA21 8ES: also in TA21 8TA21 8EW: also in TA21 8TA21 8EZ: also in TA21 8TA21 8FH: also in TA21 8TA21 8FR: also in TA21 8TA21 8FS: also in TA21 8TA21 8FU: also in TA21 8TA21 8HN: also in TA21 8TA21 8HP: also in TA21 8TA21 8HR: also in TA21 8TA21 8HS: also in TA21 8TA21 8HT: also in TA21 8TA21 8HU: also in TA21 8TA21 8HW: also in TA21 8TA21 8HX: also in TA21 8TA21 8HY: also in TA21 8TA21 8HZ: also in TA21 8TA21 8JA: also in TA21 8TA21 8JJ: also in TA21 8TA21 8JL: also in TA21 8TA21 8JN: also in TA21 8TA21 8JW: also in TA21 8TA21 8LR: also in TA21 8TA21 8LS: also in TA21 8TA21 8LT: also in TA21 8TA21 8LU: also in TA21 8TA21 8LX: also in TA21 8TA21 8LY: also in TA21 8TA21 8LZ: also in TA21 8TA21 8NA: also in TA21 8TA21 8NB: also in TA21 8TA21 8ND: also in TA21 8TA21 8NE: also in TA21 8TA21 8NF: also in TA21 8TA21 8NP: also in TA21 8TA21 8NR: also in TA21 8TA21 8NS: also in TA21 8TA21 8NT: also in TA21 8TA21 8NW: also in TA21 8TA21 8PA: also in TA21 8TA21 8PB: also in TA21 8TA21 8PD: also in TA21 8TA21 8PE: also in TA21 8TA21 8PG: also in TA21 8TA21 8PH: also in TA21 8TA21 8PJ: also in TA21 8TA21 8PL: also in TA21 8TA21 8PN: also in TA21 8TA21 8PP: also in TA21 8TA21 8PQ: also in TA21 8TA21 8PR: also in TA21 8TA21 8QH: also in TA21 8TA21 8QJ: also in TA21 8TA21 8QQ: also in TA21 8TA21 8QR: also in TA21 8TA21 8QT: also in TA21 8TA21 8QY: also in TA21 8TA21 8QZ: also in TA21 8TA21 8RA: also in TA21 8TA21 8RB: also in TA21 8TA21 8RD: also in TA21 8TA21 8RE: also in TA21 8TA21 8RF: also in TA21 8TA21 8RG: also in TA21 8TA21 8RH: also in TA21 8TA21 8RJ: also in TA21 8TA21 8RL: also in TA21 8TA21 8RN: also in TA21 8TA21 8RQ: also in TA21 8TA21 8RT: also in TA21 8TA21 8RU: also in TA21 8TA21 8RW: also in TA21 8TA21 8SD: also in TA21 8TA21 8SE: also in TA21 8TA21 8SF: also in TA21 8TA21 8SG: also in TA21 8TA21 8ST: also in TA21 8TA21 8SU: also in TA21 8TA21 8SX: also in TA21 8TA21 8SY: also in TA21 8TA21 8SZ: also in TA21 8TA21 8TB: also in TA21 8TA21 8TD: also in TA21 8TA21 8TE: also in TA21 8TA21 8TF: also in TA21 8TA21 8TG: also in TA21 8 Court Fields School 950 mCollege Way Surgery 7.8 kmBishop's Lydeard station 8.6 kmWellington TA21 8TA Map of TA21 8TA and what is near it Map of TA21 8TA: its centre point, with the 215 other postcodes in the TA21 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Bishop's Lydeard station 8.6 kmWellington TA21 8TA
  • TA21 8TA
  • Other postcodes in TA21 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 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 50.9792, longitude -3.2242)

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 TA21 8TA?

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 TA21 8TA?

Every home and business at TA21 8TA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 TA21 8TA?

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 TA21 8TA 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 TA21 8TA.

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 TA21 8TA: 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 TA21 8TA 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 TA21 8TA?

Homes in TA21 8 sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 104 sales, down 3.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£250,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£258,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £377,500 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £260,000 22 sales
  • Terraced £229,975 42 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £148,000 16 sales

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

Across the whole TA21 district: a typical £265,000 from 245 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 TA21 8TA

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in TA21 8TA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 February 2026. The middle price was £189,000, from £120,000 to £295,000. Across TA21 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £250,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 TA21 8TA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around TA21 8TA. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 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 TA21 8TA

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 £3,130 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,992.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 280 (41%)£1,707
Band Babout 300 (43%)£1,992
Band Cabout 70 (10%)£2,276
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,561
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,130
Band Fwithheld£3,699
Band Gfewer than 5£4,268
Band Hfewer than 5£5,121

When the homes were built

  1. 20% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 37% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 TA21 8TA is in (ONS area E01035130), rounded by the VOA.

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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 TA21 8TA?

The nearest open schools to TA21 8TA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TA21 8TA, 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 TA21 8TA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TA21 8TA is Bishop's Lydeard Rail Station, 8.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Bishop's Lydeard Rail Station Railway station 8.6 kmDrive
  • Taunton Rail Station Railway station 9.8 kmDrive

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St John the Baptist Church, 167 m away.

More stations near TA21 8TA, 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 TA21 8TA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TA21 8TA, 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 TA21 8TA?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of TA21 8TA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Scutum UK Ltd Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk
  • Scutum UK Ltd Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk
  • Riverford Organic Farmers Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 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 TA21 8TA?

The nearest to the centre of TA21 8TA, 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 TA21 8TA?

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 TA21 8TA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TA21 8TA, 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 TA21 8TA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TA21 8TA, 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 TA21 8TA?

The nearest vets to the centre of TA21 8TA 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 TA21 8TA in a conservation area?

The centre of TA21 8TA 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 TA21 8TA?

Police.uk records 128 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TA21 8TA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences71 reports
Anti-social behaviour25 reports
Other theft11 reports
Public order4 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Burglary3 reports

Also: drugs 3, vehicle crime 2, shoplifting 2, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1, 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 TA21 8TA

Ward
Blackdown & Neroche
Parish
Wellington
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Wellington
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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