TA12 postcode area guide — Somerset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TA12 postcode district in Somerset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TA12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
68.4%
Gigabit-capable
68.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.7%
Broadband availability in the TA12 postcode district (Somerset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 166 postcodes Ofcom measures in TA12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 68.4%.
Around 0.7% of premises in TA12 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 TA12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TA12 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| TA12 6AD | 0% | 0% |
| TA12 6AE | 0% | 0% |
| TA12 6AF | 100% | 50% |
| TA12 6AH | 100% | 66.7% |
| TA12 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| TA12 6AL | 100% | 100% |
| TA12 6AN | 75.6% | 70.7% |
| TA12 6AP | 0% | 0% |
| TA12 6AQ | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Somerset
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Somerset district (287,293 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
79.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
98%
5G outdoors — all networks
1.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in TA12
Police recorded 22 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TA12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 9 | 40.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 22.7% |
| Other theft | 4 | 18.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 9.1% |
| Public order | 2 | 9.1% |
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 TA12
Based on 67 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TA12 is £275,000, up 3.0% on the previous year (£267,000).
Detached
£440,000
18 sales
Semi-detached
£277,500
25 sales
Terraced
£210,000
23 sales
Latest recorded sales in TA12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Cedar Court | TA12 6HQ |
| 6 May 2026 | £378,000 | Terraced | North Street | TA12 6EH |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £263,000 | Semi-detached | Printers Court | TA12 6EA |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | The Acres | TA12 6DD |
| 17 Mar 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | Foldhill Lane | TA12 6NH |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Birch Road | TA12 6DR |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Stapleton Close | TA12 6HT |
| 5 Mar 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | Goose Hill | TA12 6LW |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £197,500 | Terraced | Water Street | TA12 6JN |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Ashfield Park | TA12 6EE |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.9% |
| 15–29 | 19.8% |
| 30–44 | 16.9% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 24.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.5% |
| Private rented | 17.8% |
| Social rented | 8.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around TA12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martock Church School | Primary | 2–11 | 169 | TA12 6EF |
| Ash Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 129 | TA12 6NS |
| Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 119 | TA12 6BP |
| Hill View School | Not applicable | 5–16 | 55 | TA12 6GD |
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 TA12
53 rated food businesses operate in TA12. 46 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ash CE VC Primary School, Ash CE VC Primary School After School Club, Ash CE VC Primary School Breakfast Club, Bakers Arms, Bakery Roy-Al.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TA12
From a sample of 283 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 TA12 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 58% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
22%
Band C
35%
Band D
30%
Band E
7%
Band F
4%
Band G
1%
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 TA12 typically use:
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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.