Latitude: 51.0355 / 51°2'7"N
Longitude: -3.0861 / 3°5'9"W
OS Eastings: 323944
OS Northings: 126798
OS Grid: ST239267
Mapcode National: GBR M1.H5YX
Mapcode Global: FRA 46FC.TTB
Plus Code: 9C3R2WP7+5H
Maidenhead Locator System: IO81ka98
What Three Birds: ouzel.swift.wagtail
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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TA2 8RY is a primarily residential postcode in Taunton. It was first introduced in June 2001.
The most common council tax bands are C and B.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1996 and 2002.
Domestic properties are predominantly social housing.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is C.
The average commercial rateable value is £24,000. The most common recorded business type is Warehouse.
Taunton is a town, which had a population of 60,479 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 137 people resident in TA2 8RY, of which 66 were male and 71 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
TA2 8RY is in the Taunton travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Somerset Primary Care Trust.
TA2 8RY is approximately 32m (105ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing TA2 8RY
8c1: Hard-Pressed Living - Hard-Pressed Ageing Workers - Ageing Industrious Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for TA2 8RY
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
1/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near TA2 8RY include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of TA2 8RY are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Somerset West and Taunton District Council
Ward
West Monkton & Cheddon Fitzpaine
Councillors
Andy Pritchard (Green)
Norman Cavill (Conservative)
Ray Tully (Liberal Democrat)
County Council
Somerset
Electoral Division
Taunton North
County Councillors
Tom Deakin (Liberal Democrat)
Lee Baker (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Taunton Deane
MP
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for TA2 8RY.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near TA2 8RY.
Lyngford Park Primary School
Bircham Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8EX
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School
Rowford, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8JY
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Priorswood Primary School
Wedlands, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 7AD
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 4 - 11
Needs improvement
Wellsprings Primary School
Crowcombe Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 7NF
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Andrew's Church School
Grove Terrace, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6HA
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Good
The Taunton Academy
Cheddon Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 7QP
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Heathfield Community School
School Road, Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8PD
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Castle School
Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AU
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 19
Outstanding
Bishop Fox's School
Bishop Fox Drive, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3HQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Robert Blake Science College
Hamp Avenue, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6AW
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Court Fields School
Mantle Street, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8SW
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Bridgwater College Academy
Parkway, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4QY
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 16
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.