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TA1 3WJ

Taunton East · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Taunton East
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA1 3UG 5 m
TA1 3AX 34 m
TA1 3JQ 39 m
TA1 3JE 49 m
TA1 3RU 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA1 3WJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2003
Terminated
1 July 2004
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 3
Latitude
51.015011
Longitude
-3.091476
British National Grid easting
323,532
British National Grid northing
124,527

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Taunton East · E05014382
Parish or community
E04013217
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00149194
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 015C · E01029286
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 015 · E02006108

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. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    250 m

  2. St James Church School

    Academy sponsor led

    321 m

  3. Silver Bridge School

    Other independent special school

    444 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,155
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,154
  • Shoplifting 616
  • Anti social behaviour 582
  • Public order 541
  • Criminal damage and arson 374

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TA1 3 residents
8,362

Age bands in TA1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

1,249 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

983 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

2,273 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

2,233 residents

Age 65 and over
24.8%

2,224 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

    742 m

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    804 m

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    1.3 km

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    1.6 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    1.7 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    2.4 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    2.4 km

  • CREECH

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

    ODS code L85609

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Old Hospital

    BCT · Taunton

    0.0 miles

  • Old Hospital

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Trinity School

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Trinity School

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Trinity Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 015C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,102 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 250 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,155 published events cover 12 months, averaging 429.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,154 events.

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