TA18 postcode area guide — Dorset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TA18 postcode district in Dorset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TA18
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
49.4%
Gigabit-capable
49.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the TA18 postcode district (Dorset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 404 postcodes Ofcom measures in TA18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 49.4%.
Around 0.3% of premises in TA18 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 TA18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TA18 7AB | 97.6% | 82.9% |
| TA18 7AD | 100% | 100% |
| TA18 7AF | 66.7% | 0% |
| TA18 7AG | 96.4% | 0% |
| TA18 7AH | 100% | 0% |
| TA18 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| TA18 7AL | 100% | 100% |
| TA18 7AN | 100% | 100% |
| TA18 7AP | 100% | 100% |
| TA18 7AQ | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Dorset
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Dorset district (198,095 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
11.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in TA18
Police recorded 26 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TA18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 23.1% |
| Public order | 6 | 23.1% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 19.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 11.5% |
| Other theft | 3 | 11.5% |
| Burglary | 1 | 3.8% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 3.8% |
| Other crime | 1 | 3.8% |
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 TA18
Based on 184 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TA18 is £235,000, down 6.0% on the previous year (£250,000).
Detached
£360,000
43 sales
Semi-detached
£250,000
54 sales
Terraced
£185,000
64 sales
Flat / maisonette
£150,000
19 sales
Latest recorded sales in TA18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £313,000 | Semi-detached | East Street | TA18 7AG |
| 20 May 2026 | £280,000 | Other | Eastfield Lane | TA18 7EL |
| 19 May 2026 | £236,500 | Semi-detached | Vale Close | TA18 8JU |
| 15 May 2026 | £83,000 | Flat | Wyvern Court | TA18 7DE |
| 15 May 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced | Bowditch Row | TA18 7JH |
| 6 May 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced | Kingswood Road | TA18 8JW |
| 1 May 2026 | £270,000 | Detached | Park View | TA18 8JJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Lyewater | TA18 8BB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached | Park View | TA18 8JN |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £335,000 | Detached | Orchard Way | TA18 8NN |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Dorset demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Dorset district (379,579 residents, 169,261 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.2% |
| 15–29 | 17.2% |
| 30–44 | 15.5% |
| 45–64 | 22.5% |
| 65+ | 29.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.4% |
| Private rented | 16.3% |
| Social rented | 11% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around TA18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadham School | Secondary | 11–16 | 763 | TA18 7NT |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 154 | TA18 8AS |
| Ashlands Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 141 | TA18 7AL |
| Perrott Hill School Limited | Not applicable | 2–13 | 134 | TA18 7SL |
| Maiden Beech Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 102 | TA18 8HG |
| Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 47 | TA18 7RQ |
| West Chinnock Church School | Primary | 5–11 | 39 | TA18 7PU |
| Horizons Therapeutic Education Trust | Not applicable | 11–18 | 11 | TA18 8LZ |
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 TA18
80 rated food businesses operate in TA18. 67 hold the top rating of 5, 6 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: @ Sue's Cafe, Active Learning & Skills - Community Interest Company, Amica Care Trust, Ashlands First School, Autism Wessex.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TA18
From a sample of 117 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 TA18 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
40%
Band D
37%
Band E
20%
Band F
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 Dorset
Landlines around TA18 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.