TA2 postcode area guide — Somerset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TA2 postcode district in Somerset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TA2
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90.9%
Gigabit-capable
90.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the TA2 postcode district (Somerset) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 743 postcodes Ofcom measures in TA2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.9%.
Around 0.3% of premises in TA2 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 TA2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TA2 6AA | 100% | 100% |
| TA2 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| TA2 6AD | 100% | 50% |
| TA2 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| TA2 6AF | 100% | 96.7% |
| TA2 6AG | 100% | 100% |
| TA2 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| TA2 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| TA2 6AL | 100% | 100% |
| TA2 6AN | 100% | 100% |
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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 TA2
Police recorded 169 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TA2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 71 | 42.0% |
| Shoplifting | 38 | 22.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 25 | 14.8% |
| Public order | 11 | 6.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 8 | 4.7% |
| Burglary | 3 | 1.8% |
| Other theft | 3 | 1.8% |
| Weapons possession | 2 | 1.2% |
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 TA2
Based on 418 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TA2 is £265,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£265,000).
Detached
£395,000
103 sales
Semi-detached
£270,000
127 sales
Terraced
£225,000
147 sales
Flat / maisonette
£142,000
39 sales
Latest recorded sales in TA2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Roys Place | TA2 8AX |
| 21 May 2026 | £572,500 | Detached | Yeas Cottages | TA2 8AP |
| 20 May 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced | Eaton Crescent | TA2 7UE |
| 15 May 2026 | £145,000 | Flat | Blackdown Road | TA2 8EY |
| 15 May 2026 | £358,000 | Detached | Northwood Close | TA2 8SU |
| 12 May 2026 | £420,000 | Detached | Nash Green | TA2 6BZ |
| 11 May 2026 | £900,000 | Detached | Westerkirk Gate | TA2 6BQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £265,500 | Semi-detached | Manor Park | TA2 6SG |
| 6 May 2026 | £495,000 | Detached | Waterleaze | TA2 8PX |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Salisbury Street | TA2 6NA |
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 TA2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkton Wood Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,267 | TA2 8PD |
| Taunton School | Not applicable | 8–19 | 667 | TA2 6AD |
| Taunton Preparatory School | Not applicable | 0–13 | 588 | TA2 6AE |
| West Monkton Church of England School | Primary | 2–11 | 465 | TA2 8FT |
| Norton Fitzwarren Church School | Primary | 3–11 | 306 | TA2 6TB |
| Lyngford Park Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 284 | TA2 8EX |
| Nerrols Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 279 | TA2 8GS |
| Wellsprings Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 279 | TA2 7NF |
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 TA2
111 rated food businesses operate in TA2. 91 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abacus Nursery, Aldi Stores Limited, Aspen Court Nursing Home, Bathpool Inn, BaxterStorey - National Grid.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TA2
From a sample of 198 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 TA2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
14%
Band C
34%
Band D
39%
Band E
9%
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 TA2 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.