TA17 postcode area guide — Somerset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TA17 postcode district in Somerset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TA17
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
54.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
3.3%
Gigabit-capable
3.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
5.2%
Broadband availability in the TA17 postcode district (Somerset) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 35 postcodes Ofcom measures in TA17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 54.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 3.3%.
Around 5.2% of premises in TA17 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 TA17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TA17 8RX | 100% | 0% |
| TA17 8RY | 100% | 0% |
| TA17 8RZ | 100% | 0% |
| TA17 8SA | 100% | 0% |
| TA17 8SB | 100% | 0% |
| TA17 8SD | 100% | 0% |
| TA17 8SE | 100% | 0% |
| TA17 8SF | 100% | 0% |
| TA17 8SG | 100% | 0% |
| TA17 8SH | 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 TA17
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TA17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons possession | 1 | 100.0% |
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 TA17
Based on 5 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TA17 is £725,000, up 113.2% on the previous year (£340,000).
Detached
£818,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in TA17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2025 | £225,000 | Other | TA17 8TN | |
| 22 Oct 2025 | £818,000 | Detached | West Street | TA17 8SA |
| 7 Oct 2025 | £725,000 | Detached | High Street | TA17 8SE |
| 4 Aug 2025 | £295,000 | Other | TA17 8TQ | |
| 22 Jul 2025 | £1,200,000 | Detached | Abbey Street | TA17 8RZ |
| 8 Jul 2025 | £460,000 | Other | High Street | TA17 8SE |
| 27 Mar 2025 | £810,000 | Detached | Gas Lane | TA17 8RX |
| 24 Mar 2025 | £600,000 | Terraced | Wyatt Court | TA17 8SS |
| 4 Mar 2025 | £290,000 | Terraced | Merriott Road | TA17 8SL |
| 7 Feb 2025 | £610,000 | Detached | South Street | TA17 8SW |
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 TA17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton St George Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 90 | TA17 8SA |
| Merriott Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 126 | TA16 5PT |
| Ashlands Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 141 | TA18 7AL |
| Wadham School | Secondary | 11–16 | 763 | TA18 7NT |
| Maiden Beech Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 102 | TA18 8HG |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 154 | TA18 8AS |
| Shepton Beauchamp Church School | Primary | 4–11 | 23 | TA19 0LQ |
| South Petherton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 156 | TA13 5AG |
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 TA17
4 rated food businesses operate in TA17. 4 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Dinnington Docks, Hinton St George C of E Primary School, Our Shop, The Lord Poulett Arms.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TA17
From a sample of 122 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 TA17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
9%
Band C
17%
Band D
39%
Band E
26%
Band F
5%
Band G
2%
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
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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.