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TA1 5WB

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 5QZ 2 m
TA1 5AP 89 m
TA1 5AR 152 m
TA1 5BL 161 m
TA1 5AN 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA1 5WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 February 2003
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 5
Latitude
51.015823
Longitude
-3.115946
British National Grid easting
321,817
British National Grid northing
124,643

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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. The Castle School

    Academy converter

    190 m

  2. Parkfield Primary School

    Community school

    508 m

  3. North Town Academy

    Academy converter

    641 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,808
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,476
  • Shoplifting 563
  • Public order 458
  • Anti social behaviour 431
  • Criminal damage and arson 243

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

    431 m

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    1.0 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    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

    2.8 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    2.9 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    2.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Somerset College

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Somerset College 1

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Aylands Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Tesco

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Somerset College

    BCT · Taunton

    0.2 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Castle School is the nearest published school at 190 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,808 published events cover 12 months, averaging 317.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,476 events.

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