TA13 postcode area guide — Somerset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TA13 postcode district in Somerset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TA13
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86.9%
Gigabit-capable
86.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the TA13 postcode district (Somerset) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 143 postcodes Ofcom measures in TA13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.9%.
Around 0.1% of premises in TA13 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 TA13
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TA13 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| TA13 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| TA13 5AD | 100% | 94.7% |
| TA13 5AE | 100% | 97.1% |
| TA13 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| TA13 5AG | 100% | 97.8% |
| TA13 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| TA13 5AJ | 100% | 92.9% |
| TA13 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| TA13 5AN | 100% | 96.9% |
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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 TA13
Police recorded 33 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TA13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 33.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 11 | 33.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 | 27.3% |
| Burglary | 1 | 3.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 3.0% |
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 TA13
Based on 52 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TA13 is £395,000, up 22.3% on the previous year (£323,000).
Detached
£520,000
26 sales
Semi-detached
£215,000
8 sales
Terraced
£265,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in TA13
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | West Street | TA13 5DJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £145,000 | Semi-detached | Hospital Lane | TA13 5AR |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £111,500 | Other | Stoodham | TA13 5AS |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Compton Road | TA13 5EN |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £570,000 | Detached | South Street | TA13 5AE |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £146,000 | Terraced | Lightgate Villas | TA13 5AX |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £490,000 | Detached | St Michaels Gardens | TA13 5BQ |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £219,000 | Terraced | Quarry Piece Drive | TA13 5EL |
| 6 Feb 2026 | £565,000 | Detached | Whitehall Close | TA13 5BB |
| 30 Jan 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | Hayes End Manor | TA13 5BE |
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 TA13
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Petherton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 156 | TA13 5AG |
| South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School | Primary | 2–7 | 102 | TA13 5DY |
| Shepton Beauchamp Church School | Primary | 4–11 | 23 | TA19 0LQ |
| Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 119 | TA12 6BP |
| Norton Sub Hamdon Church School | Primary | 4–11 | 63 | TA14 6SF |
| Martock Church School | Primary | 2–11 | 169 | TA12 6EF |
| Merriott Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 126 | TA16 5PT |
| Hinton St George Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 90 | TA17 8SA |
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 TA13
48 rated food businesses operate in TA13. 43 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: AJ Winter (Butchers) Ltd, Asda Express PFS South Petherton, Bakery Roy-Al, Burnworthy House, Co-op.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TA13
From a sample of 192 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 TA13 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
20%
Band C
29%
Band D
37%
Band E
10%
Band F
3%
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 TA13 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.