TA8 1RB postcode in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset

TA8 1RB is a postcode in Burnham-on-Sea, in the Burnham on Sea North ward of Somerset. It is in the Bridgwater parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since August 1992.

Flooding Low flood risk 10 of 10 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Somerset: 76% Typical price £270,000 Homes sold in TA8 1, last 12 months. ▲ 1.1% on the year before Nearest station Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea 2.4 km in a straight line

Where TA8 1RB is, and what is near it

Map of TA8 1RB and what is near it Map of TA8 1RB: its centre point, with the 178 other postcodes in the TA8 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. TA8 1AA: also in TA8 1TA8 1AE: also in TA8 1TA8 1AG: also in TA8 1TA8 1AL: also in TA8 1TA8 1AN: also in TA8 1TA8 1AP: also in TA8 1TA8 1AR: also in TA8 1TA8 1AS: also in TA8 1TA8 1AT: also in TA8 1TA8 1AU: also in TA8 1TA8 1AW: also in TA8 1TA8 1AX: also in TA8 1TA8 1AZ: also in TA8 1TA8 1BA: also in TA8 1TA8 1BB: also in TA8 1TA8 1BD: also in TA8 1TA8 1BE: also in TA8 1TA8 1BG: also in TA8 1TA8 1BH: also in TA8 1TA8 1BJ: also in TA8 1TA8 1BN: also in TA8 1TA8 1BP: also in TA8 1TA8 1BQ: also in TA8 1TA8 1BS: also in TA8 1TA8 1BT: also in TA8 1TA8 1BU: also in TA8 1TA8 1BW: also in TA8 1TA8 1BY: also in TA8 1TA8 1BZ: also in TA8 1TA8 1DA: also in TA8 1TA8 1DB: also in TA8 1TA8 1DD: also in TA8 1TA8 1DE: also in TA8 1TA8 1DF: also in TA8 1TA8 1DG: also in TA8 1TA8 1DP: also in TA8 1TA8 1DR: also in TA8 1TA8 1DT: also in TA8 1TA8 1DX: also in TA8 1TA8 1DZ: also in TA8 1TA8 1EA: also in TA8 1TA8 1ED: also in TA8 1TA8 1EF: also in TA8 1TA8 1EH: also in TA8 1TA8 1EL: also in TA8 1TA8 1EN: also in TA8 1TA8 1EP: also in TA8 1TA8 1EQ: also in TA8 1TA8 1ER: also in TA8 1TA8 1ES: also in TA8 1TA8 1ET: also in TA8 1TA8 1EU: also in TA8 1TA8 1EW: also in TA8 1TA8 1EX: also in TA8 1TA8 1EY: also in TA8 1TA8 1EZ: also in TA8 1TA8 1GA: also in TA8 1TA8 1HA: also in TA8 1TA8 1HB: also in TA8 1TA8 1HD: also in TA8 1TA8 1HE: also in TA8 1TA8 1HF: also in TA8 1TA8 1HG: also in TA8 1TA8 1HH: also in TA8 1TA8 1HJ: also in TA8 1TA8 1HL: also in TA8 1TA8 1HN: also in TA8 1TA8 1HP: also in TA8 1TA8 1HQ: also in TA8 1TA8 1HR: also in TA8 1TA8 1HS: also in TA8 1TA8 1HT: also in TA8 1TA8 1HU: also in TA8 1TA8 1HW: also in TA8 1TA8 1HX: also in TA8 1TA8 1HY: also in TA8 1TA8 1JE: also in TA8 1TA8 1JH: also in TA8 1TA8 1JJ: also in TA8 1TA8 1JL: also in TA8 1TA8 1JN: also in TA8 1TA8 1LE: also in TA8 1TA8 1LF: also in TA8 1TA8 1LG: also in TA8 1TA8 1LH: also in TA8 1TA8 1LJ: also in TA8 1TA8 1LL: also in TA8 1TA8 1LQ: also in TA8 1TA8 1LX: also in TA8 1TA8 1LY: also in TA8 1TA8 1NB: also in TA8 1TA8 1ND: also in TA8 1TA8 1NX: also in TA8 1TA8 1NY: also in TA8 1TA8 1NZ: also in TA8 1TA8 1PA: also in TA8 1TA8 1PB: also in TA8 1TA8 1PD: also in TA8 1TA8 1PE: also in TA8 1TA8 1PF: also in TA8 1TA8 1PG: also in TA8 1TA8 1PH: also in TA8 1TA8 1PJ: also in TA8 1TA8 1PL: also in TA8 1TA8 1PN: also in TA8 1TA8 1PP: also in TA8 1TA8 1PQ: also in TA8 1TA8 1PR: also in TA8 1TA8 1PS: also in TA8 1TA8 1PT: also in TA8 1TA8 1PU: also in TA8 1TA8 1PW: also in TA8 1TA8 1PX: also in TA8 1TA8 1PY: also in TA8 1TA8 1QA: also in TA8 1TA8 1QD: also in TA8 1TA8 1QG: also in TA8 1TA8 1QN: also in TA8 1TA8 1QP: also in TA8 1TA8 1QQ: also in TA8 1TA8 1QT: also in TA8 1TA8 1QW: also in TA8 1TA8 1RA: also in TA8 1TA8 1RD: also in TA8 1TA8 1RE: also in TA8 1TA8 1RF: also in TA8 1TA8 1RG: also in TA8 1 GP 4.9 kmSedgemoor Manor School 7.4 kmBurnham-on-Sea TA8 1RB Map of TA8 1RB and what is near it Map of TA8 1RB: its centre point, with the 178 other postcodes in the TA8 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Burnham-on-Sea TA8 1RB
  • TA8 1RB
  • Other postcodes in TA8 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 2 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.2354, longitude -2.9922)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after TA8 1RB?

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 TA8 1RB?

Every home and business at TA8 1RB 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 TA8 1RB?

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 TA8 1RB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 10 homes and businesses at TA8 1RB. 10 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

10 homes and businesses at TA8 1RB Low: 10

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 TA8 1RB: 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 TA8 1RB is in 3 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 10:11 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 10:11 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near TA8 1RB?

Homes in TA8 1 sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 111 sales, up 1.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£270,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£267,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £355,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £272,500 46 sales
  • Terraced £224,000 27 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £115,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole TA8 district: a typical £280,000 from 272 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 TA8 1RB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in TA8 1RB 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 TA8 1RB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around TA8 1RB. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (30%). 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 TA8 1RB

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 150 (19%)£1,707
Band Babout 390 (48%)£1,992
Band Cabout 150 (19%)£2,276
Band Dabout 80 (10%)£2,561
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£3,130
Band Ffewer than 5£3,699
Band Gfewer than 5£4,268
Band Hwithheld£5,121

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 16% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 30% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 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 TA8 1RB is in (ONS area E01029119), 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 TA8 1RB?

The nearest open schools to TA8 1RB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TA8 1RB, 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 TA8 1RB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TA8 1RB is Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Rail Station, 2.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
  • Bridgwater Rail Station Railway station 12.0 kmDrive

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

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Oxford Street Lidl, 182 m away.

More stations near TA8 1RB, 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 TA8 1RB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TA8 1RB, 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 TA8 1RB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of TA8 1RB on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 TA8 1RB?

The nearest to the centre of TA8 1RB, 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 TA8 1RB?

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 TA8 1RB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TA8 1RB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Fernery House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report January 2026 · Phone 01278 794627 450 mWalk
  • Frith House Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report June 2026 · Phone 01278 782537 550 mWalk
  • Park View Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report June 2026 · Phone 01278 789444 700 mWalk

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 TA8 1RB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TA8 1RB, 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 TA8 1RB?

The nearest vets to the centre of TA8 1RB 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 TA8 1RB in a conservation area?

The centre of TA8 1RB 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 TA8 1RB?

Police.uk records 171 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TA8 1RB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences74 reports
Anti-social behaviour37 reports
Shoplifting19 reports
Public order10 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Other theft8 reports

Also: vehicle crime 4, robbery 3, burglary 2, possession of weapons 2, other crime 2, theft from the person 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 TA8 1RB

Ward
Burnham on Sea North
Parish
Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Burnham-on-Sea
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 1992

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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

TA8 1QN30 mTA8 1LE60 mTA8 1QP90 mTA8 1GA100 mTA8 1QW160 mTA8 1RD160 m
All of TA8

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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