TA2 8LW is in West Monkton, Taunton and Taunton Deane district. TA2 8LW is located in the West Monkton & Cheddon Fitzpaine electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Taunton Deane. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about West Monkton, Taunton, TA2 8LW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Area Report

Property Prices

Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Taunton Deane.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for TA2 8LW

Average Price
£726,651
Semi-Detached
£337,622
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£895,530
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£271,283

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in TA2 8LW

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Pigeon House, Taunton, Somerset
Detached, an established residential building
£550,0002021-02-09 £639,353
1 Hill Farm Cottages, Taunton, Somerset
Other, an established residential building
£239,0002019-02-28 £271,283
2 Hill Farm Cottages, Taunton, Somerset
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£225,0002014-05-06 £337,622
Cherry Grove Rise, Taunton, Somerset
Detached, a newly built property
£454,0002004-03-18 £853,676
Pigeon House, Taunton, Somerset
Detached, an established residential building
£118,0001997-02-07 £597,902

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School
Rowford, Cheddon Fitzpaine TA2 8JY
2,231 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4West Monkton Church of England School
Bridgwater Road, Bathpool TA2 8FT
2,839 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLyngford Park Primary School
Bircham Road, TA2 8EX
3,123 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedNerrols Primary School and Nursery
Nerrols Drive, TA2 8GS
3,127 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School
Greenway, Kingston St Mary TA2 8JH
3,713 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Heathfield Community School
School Road, Monkton Heathfield TA2 8PD
2,776 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Taunton Academy
Cheddon Road, TA2 7QP
3,388 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Selworthy Special School
Selworthy Road, TA2 8HD
3,369 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedKing's Hall School
Pyrland, Kingston Road TA2 8AA
3,552 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedPark House School
277, Cheddon Road TA2 7AX
3,723 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Sky Academy
Pickeridge Close, TA2 7HW
3,827 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
- not ratedCambian Somerset School
Creech Court, Mill Lane TA3 5PX
4,629 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

We haven't found any places rated by Food Standards Agency in TA2 8LW area.

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near TA2 8LW postcode.

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 80.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 80.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 40.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 80.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s20.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s20.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is TA2 8LW dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in TA2 8LW area in year 2023. This neighbourhood is very safe.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Employment

TA2 8LW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in TA2 8LW area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 37% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired112
Full-Time Employee72
Self-Employed55
Part-Time Employee31
Student (economically inactive)10
Looking after home or family10
Other3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3
Long-Term Sick or disabled3
Unemployed2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles25
Human health and social work activities23
Professional, scientific and technical activities12
Education11
Other11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Agriculture, forestry and fishing7
Construction7
Administrative and support service activities6
Manufacturing6
Financial and insurance activities6
Accommodation and food service activities4
Information and communication4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Transport and storage2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female190
Male159

Partnership Status

Single55
Married: Opposite sex174
Separated5
Divorced24
Widowed43

Health

Very good health189
Good health109
Fair health38
Bad health10
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications49
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 24
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 40
Apprenticeship30
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 53
Degree or Similar 102
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese2
Indian1
Other Asian4
White341
Arab1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom330
European Union7
Rest of Europe1
Africa1
Middle East and Asia8
The Americas and the Caribbean1
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK330
10+ Years14
5-10 Years1
2-5 Years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom304
Ireland1
France4
Other EU countries1
North America and the Caribbean1
Oceania1
No passport held37

Religion

No religion114
Christian205
Buddhist4
Not answered26