Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at TA3 5BW? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurlbear Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Blackbrook Primary School | Primary | 3.5 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Ruishton Church of England School | Primary | 3.6 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Holway Park Community Primary School | Primary | 3.7 km | 39% met the expected standard |
| Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4.0 km | – |
| Bishop Fox's School | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Castle School | Secondary | 6.0 km | Attainment 8: 53.4 · 19% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Somerset Progressive School | Independent | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 0.2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's College Taunton | Independent | 4.0 km | 34.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cambian Somerset School | Independent | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 4.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near TA3 5BW, 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 | Blackbrook Leisure Centre | 3.2 km | 6 |
| Golf | Swingrite Golf Centre | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Blackbrook Leisure & Spa | 3.1 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Blackbrook Leisure Centre | 3.2 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Taunton Deane Bowling Club | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Squash | Wyvern Club | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Horse riding | Netherclay Livery Centre | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Taunton Racecourse | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Football | Taunton Town FC | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Taunton Shooting Range | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Taunton Deane Cricket Club | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Taunton Rugby Club | 4.5 km | 1 |
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, a drive away (5.7 km), with 1.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (15 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Thurlbear Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 76% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bishop Fox's School, 3.8 km away; Attainment 8: 46.9 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 3.7 km away, with Knight Brothers closer still (2.6 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Warwick House Medical Practice (3.2 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (3.2 km).
For a haircut, Mountfields Hairdressers is 3.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Musgrove Park Hospital, 5.8 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Orchard Restaurant (Taunton Racecourse) is the closest café or restaurant (2.6 km), and The Farmers Arms West Hatch the nearest pub (1.6 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 213 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 56% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Hawthorn Park, 2.8 km away; for exercise, Blackbrook Leisure & Spa (3.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Exeter is 35 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 53 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% are 65 or over.
2 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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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.