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TA1 2YX

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 2EY 129 m
TA1 2EZ 164 m
TA1 3AR 173 m
TA1 2HJ 194 m
TA1 3LA 197 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA1 2YX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 2
Latitude
51.010296
Longitude
-3.088971
British National Grid easting
323,700
British National Grid northing
124,000

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
E00149259
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 019D · E01029296
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 019 · E02006112

Postcode source versions

Explore TA1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
24
Secondary
4

  1. Richard Huish College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    353 m

  2. Willow Vale School

    Pupil referral unit

    400 m

  3. King's College Taunton

    Other independent school

    506 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,565
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,923
  • Shoplifting 596
  • Anti social behaviour 500
  • Public order 448
  • Criminal damage and arson 329

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

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    768 m

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    852 m

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    1.3 km

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    1.9 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    2.2 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    2.3 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    2.9 km

  • CREECH

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

    ODS code L85609

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Wordsworth Drive

    BCT · Holway

    0.1 miles

  • The Hollies

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Flying Horse

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Flying Horse

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • The Hollies

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 019D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,162 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Richard Huish College is the nearest published school at 353 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,565 published events cover 12 months, averaging 380.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,923 events.

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