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Thinking of living at TA2 7AH? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priorswood Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 44% met the expected standard |
| Wellsprings Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 44% met the expected standard |
| St Andrew's Church School | Primary | 700 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| Lyngford Park Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Pyrland School | Secondary | 850 m | – |
| The Castle School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 53.4 · 19% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Monkton Wood Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 41.4 · 7.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Fox's School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park House School | Independent | 450 m | – |
| Taunton School | Independent | 1.1 km | 31% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Taunton Preparatory School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
Every primary near TA2 7AH, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Taunton Green Playing Fields | 610 m | 14 |
| Multi-sport | Wellsprings Leisure Centre | 990 m | 8 |
| Swimming | Taunton School Sports Club | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Taunton School Sports Ground | 860 m | 6 |
| Squash | Taunton School Sports Club | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Horse riding | Hobby Horse Riding Centre | 4.5 km | 3 |
| Canoe | Taunton Canoe Club Boat House | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Nourish | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Taunton rowing club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Taunton Bowling Club | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Golf | Vivary Golf Course | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Pilates | The Pilates Studio | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Fitness | No Man's Land | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Football | Taunton Town FC | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Athletics | The Castle School (Taunton) | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Taunton Shooting Range | 2.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Taunton, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 1.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Eastwick Avenue, 50 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 1); 15 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Priorswood Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 44% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Pyrland School, 850 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Castle School (1.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative Food, under 50 m away; Lydia's Cakes (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lyngford Park (1.0 km), with Priorswood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Nicholas hair is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Musgrove Park Hospital, 1.7 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 32 restaurants and cafés and 9 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Starbucks is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Pegasus 68 Club the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (18 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 178 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 68 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 36% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 106 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Lyngford Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Outdoor gym in park (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Exeter is 39 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 48 km.
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 9% socially.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
31 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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