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TA1 2SG

Taunton South · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Taunton South
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA1 2SF 57 m
TA1 2SD 92 m
TA1 2SE 126 m
TA1 2QP 136 m
TA1 2SB 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA1 2SG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 2
Latitude
51.006831
Longitude
-3.074636
British National Grid easting
324,700
British National Grid northing
123,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Taunton South · E05014384
Parish or community
E04013217
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00149189
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 014C · E01029283
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 014 · E02006107

Postcode source versions

Explore TA1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
40
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. Holway Park Community Primary School

    Community school

    598 m

  2. Blackbrook Primary School

    Academy converter

    782 m

  3. Willow Vale School

    Pupil referral unit

    838 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,925
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 942
  • Anti social behaviour 206
  • Public order 180
  • Criminal damage and arson 163
  • Other theft 125

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TA1 2 residents
13,198

Age bands in TA1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

2,506 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,391 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

3,558 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

3,411 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

2,326 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HOLWAY GREEN, UPPER HOLWAY ROAD, TAUNTON, TA1 2QA

    ODS code L85052

    247 m

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

    THE BLACKBROOK SURGERY, LISIEUX WAY, TAUNTON, TA1 2LB

    ODS code L85014

    1.0 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    2.3 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROWN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, VENTURE WAY, TAUNTON, TA2 8QY

    ODS code L85006

    2.5 km

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    3.0 km

  • CREECH

    HYDE LANE, CREECH ST. MICHAEL, TAUNTON, TA3 5FA

    ODS code L85609

    3.2 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    3.3 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Rowan Drive

    BCT · Haydon

    0.1 miles

  • Rowan Drive

    BCT · Haydon

    0.1 miles

  • Alder Close

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Lime Crescent

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Lime Crescent

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 014C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,608 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Holway Park Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 598 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,925 published events cover 12 months, averaging 160.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 942 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.