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TA1 5BL

Bishop's Hull & Taunton West · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Taunton
Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA1 5BN 33 m
TA1 5BQ 64 m
TA1 5AR 72 m
TA1 5AZ 78 m
TA1 5BE 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA1 5BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 5
Latitude
51.014563
Longitude
-3.117070
British National Grid easting
321,736
British National Grid northing
124,504

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West · E05014339
Parish or community
E04013217
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00149287
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 016D · E01029302
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 016 · E02006109

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Henley Road, Taunton, TA1 5BL 15 December 2022 £605,000
6, Henley Road, Taunton, TA1 5BL 17 June 2022 £575,000
8, Henley Road, Taunton, TA1 5BL 31 October 2014 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
22
Secondary
4

  1. The Castle School

    Academy converter

    274 m

  2. Parkfield Primary School

    Community school

    400 m

  3. North Town Academy

    Academy converter

    786 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,536
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,390
  • Shoplifting 493
  • Public order 438
  • Anti social behaviour 396
  • Criminal damage and arson 222

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.2
TA1 5 residents
7,325

Age bands in TA1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,185 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

692 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.6%

1,527 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

1,862 residents

Age 65 and over
25.6%

1,809 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA1 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    592 m

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    1.1 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    1.1 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    2.5 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    2.9 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    3.0 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    3.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Somerset College

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Somerset College 1

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Somerset College

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Aylands Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Somerset College

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 016D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,483 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £590,000 from 2 recorded sales in TA1 5BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Somerset is £281,571 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

37 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Castle School is the nearest published school at 274 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,536 published events cover 12 months, averaging 294.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,390 events.

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