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TA1 5FL

Bishop's Hull & Taunton West · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5AA 75 m
TA2 6BB 370 m
TA2 6BD 407 m
TA1 5AB 436 m
TA2 6FJ 456 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA1 5FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 5
Latitude
51.022394
Longitude
-3.131246
British National Grid easting
320,755
British National Grid northing
125,390

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
E00149037
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 012B · E01029257
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 012 · E02006106

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
22
Secondary
3

  1. Staplegrove Church School

    Academy converter

    694 m

  2. Bishops Hull Primary School

    Academy converter

    731 m

  3. The Castle School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,280
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 551
  • Shoplifting 183
  • Public order 155
  • Anti social behaviour 116
  • Criminal damage and arson 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

    1.3 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    2.0 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    2.1 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    3.2 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    3.6 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    3.6 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    4.1 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

  • Silk Mills P&R

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Bindon Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.3 miles

  • Bindon Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.3 miles

  • Hudson Way

    BCT · Taunton

    0.3 miles

  • Hudson Way

    BCT · Taunton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 012B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,890 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Staplegrove Church School is the nearest published school at 694 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,280 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 551 events.

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