TA1 postcode area guide — Somerset

Where is TA1?

Broadband & internet speeds in TA1

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the TA1 postcode district (Somerset) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,106 postcodes Ofcom measures in TA1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 95.3%.

Around 0% of premises in TA1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in TA1

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Mobile signal around Somerset

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Somerset district (287,293 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in TA1

Police recorded 458 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TA1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in TA1

Based on 517 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TA1 is £252,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£252,000).

Latest recorded sales in TA1

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Somerset demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Somerset district (571,548 residents, 250,124 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around TA1

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in TA1

393 rated food businesses operate in TA1. 323 hold the top rating of 5, 31 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Blagdon Village Management, 9|15 Coffee, Action Staytions, Aldi Chip Lane, Taunton, Ali Baba Pizza Peri Peri.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in TA1

From a sample of 195 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 TA1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Somerset

Landlines around TA1 typically use:

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What's it like living in TA1?

Postcodes in TA1

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.