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TA1 5PS

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 5BT 30 m
TA1 5BH 53 m
TA1 5BX 76 m
TA1 5BW 98 m
TA1 5BG 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA1 5PS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 5
Latitude
51.012737
Longitude
-3.116114
British National Grid easting
321,800
British National Grid northing
124,300

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
E00149290
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

Explore TA1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
22
Secondary
4

  1. Parkfield Primary School

    Community school

    191 m

  2. The Castle School

    Academy converter

    487 m

  3. Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton

    Voluntary aided school

    705 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,409
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,329
  • Shoplifting 479
  • Public order 421
  • Anti social behaviour 387
  • Criminal damage and arson 215

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

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    752 m

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    910 m

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    1.2 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

    2.7 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    3.1 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Parkfield Drive

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Parkfield Drive

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Manor Orchard

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Manor Orchard

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Park Field School

    BCT · Wilton

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Parkfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 191 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,409 published events cover 12 months, averaging 284.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,329 events.

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