TA23 postcode area guide — Somerset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TA23 postcode district in Somerset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TA23
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
10%
Gigabit-capable
10%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.7%
Broadband availability in the TA23 postcode district (Somerset) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 250 postcodes Ofcom measures in TA23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 10%.
Around 0.7% of premises in TA23 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 TA23
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TA23 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| TA23 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| TA23 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| TA23 0AE | 93.8% | 0% |
| TA23 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| TA23 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| TA23 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| TA23 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| TA23 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| TA23 0AN | 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 TA23
Police recorded 6 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TA23 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 3 | 50.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 | 33.3% |
| Other theft | 1 | 16.7% |
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 TA23
Based on 60 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TA23 is £255,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£255,000).
Detached
£370,000
19 sales
Semi-detached
£247,000
21 sales
Terraced
£197,500
15 sales
Latest recorded sales in TA23
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Rangoon Road | TA23 0TS |
| 18 May 2026 | £154,000 | Terraced | West Street | TA23 0BQ |
| 13 May 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Severn Terrace | TA23 0AS |
| 6 May 2026 | £480,000 | Detached | St Decumans Road | TA23 0FL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £520,000 | Other | TA23 0SJ | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Detached | TA23 0LG | |
| 19 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Detached | St Decumans Road | TA23 0AT |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Holm View | TA23 0AF |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £230,500 | Terraced | Verdun Terrace | TA23 0PF |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Detached | Wristland Road | TA23 0DJ |
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 TA23
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery | Primary | 3–9 | 173 | TA23 0EX |
| Old Cleeve Church of England First School | Primary | 3–9 | 127 | TA23 0PB |
| St Peter's Church of England First School | Primary | 2–9 | 123 | TA4 4SF |
| Stogumber CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 41 | TA4 3TQ |
| Dunster First School | Primary | 4–9 | 86 | TA24 6RX |
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 TA23
61 rated food businesses operate in TA23. 45 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Andrews Fish Bar, Chips In Takeaway, Chives Cafe, Crispy's Fish & Chips, Doniford Farm Park.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TA23
From a sample of 89 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 TA23 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 33% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band C
31%
Band D
29%
Band E
25%
Band F
8%
Band G
6%
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.