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TA17

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Hinton St George and Ludney, in Somerset.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TA17 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in TA17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
652
Joint 143rd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
7.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
48.6%
Joint 25th lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How TA17 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

TA17Middle
Population24 postcode districts, TA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in TA24 areas from 652 to 53,134. The middle area is 12,309. TA17 is 652.
652least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 postcode districts, TA · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in TA24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 54.0%. TA17 is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 postcode districts, TA · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in TA24 areas from 7.9% to 95.7%. The middle area is 72.7%. TA17 is 7.9%.
7.9%lowest
Aged 15 to 6424 postcode districts, TA · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in TA24 areas from 48.6% to 63.9%. The middle area is 56.9%. TA17 is 48.6%.
48.6%lowest

Is TA17 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TA17 at a rate of 43.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across the TA postcode area.

In August 2026 alone, 1 case of crime and anti-social behaviour was recorded in TA17.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (17), anti-social behaviour (7) and other crime (4).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Postcode sectors in TA171

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Postcode districts next to TA175

More in the TA postcode area2

TA17 in brief

TA17 is a postcode district covering Hinton St George and Ludney, in Somerset.

About 664 people lived in TA17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 43.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

TA17 had 652 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in TA17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In TA17, 7.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

48.6% of residents in TA17 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.