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TA8 1AL

In Somerset · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
None identified
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
166
Incidents, 12 months
Median price
£260,000
HM Land Registry sold prices
Plain-English summary

TA8 1AL has a median sale price of £260,000 in the postcode sector, up 7.4% on a year ago but 0.9% lower than three years ago. Recorded crime in the immediate neighbourhood stands at 166 incidents in the past year, up 6.4% year on year and 9.2% over three years. Violence and sexual offences remains the most common category, as it was three years ago. No flood risk band is identified.

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House prices in depth

The postcode sector median sale price is £260,000. That is below the wider district median of £279,000 and the national median of £284,238. The type breakdown shows detached homes at £335,000 from 75 sales, semi-detached homes at £268,500 from 92 sales, terraced homes at £223,000 from 86 sales, and flats at £163,975 from 20 sales. The overall median has risen 7.4% over the past year, but it is still 0.9% below the level seen three years ago.

Crime in context

Recorded crime in the immediate neighbourhood totals 166 incidents over the past year. That is 6.4% higher than a year ago and 9.2% higher than three years ago. Violence and sexual offences is the most common category now, and it was also the most common category three years ago. The figures point to a higher level of recorded crime than in the recent past, while the main offence type has stayed the same at the start and end of the period.

Flood risk

No flood risk band is identified for TA8 1AL. There is no banded flood category shown in the facts, so the current position is simply unavailable in that source. No further flood comparison can be made from the data provided.

Written from official dataUpdated 2026-07

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
None identified
Surface water
None identified
Near a flood-risk boundary: area-level only; properties within this postcode may vary in their actual risk.
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-07Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in the nearby postcode sector (a small cluster of streets), last 24 months.

Jun 21May 26

Range £181,250 – £325,000

Median sale price
£260,000
Sales
282

By property type

Median sold price by type across TA8 1, last 24 months.

  • Semi-detached£268,500(92 sales)
  • Terraced£223,000(86 sales)
  • Detached£335,000(75 sales)
  • Flat£163,975(20 sales)

Sector median £260,000 vs the wider district £279,000 · national £284,238.

Recorded crime

Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.

Incidents
166
Most common type
Violence and sexual offences
Police.uk release · 2026-07

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

August 2026saved snapshot
Median price recorded at £260,000 · Crime: 166 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
July 2026saved snapshot
Median price recorded at £260,000 · Crime: 163 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £260,000 · Crime: 166 incidents in the 12 months to June 2026
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £260,000 · Crime: 163 incidents in the 12 months to May 2026
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £260,000 · Crime: 151 incidents in the 12 months to April 2026
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £260,000 · Crime: 154 incidents in the 12 months to March 2026
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £263,500 · Crime: 154 incidents in the 12 months to February 2026
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £262,750 · Crime: 146 incidents in the 12 months to January 2026
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £260,000 · Crime: 137 incidents in the 12 months to December 2025
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £260,000 · Crime: 137 incidents in the 12 months to November 2025
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £259,975 · Crime: 134 incidents in the 12 months to October 2025
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £255,250 · Crime: 144 incidents in the 12 months to September 2025
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £255,000 · Crime: 144 incidents in the 12 months to August 2025
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £252,500 · Crime: 147 incidents in the 12 months to July 2025
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 156 incidents in the 12 months to June 2025
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 163 incidents in the 12 months to May 2025
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 169 incidents in the 12 months to April 2025
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 163 incidents in the 12 months to March 2025
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 157 incidents in the 12 months to February 2025
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £246,000 · Crime: 156 incidents in the 12 months to January 2025
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 157 incidents in the 12 months to December 2024
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £251,500 · Crime: 155 incidents in the 12 months to November 2024
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 156 incidents in the 12 months to October 2024
September 2024reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 154 incidents in the 12 months to September 2024

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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