TA1 5YR

Bishop's Hull & Taunton West · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA1 5LY 78 m
TA1 5NF 126 m
TA1 5LU 140 m
TA1 5NA 140 m
TA1 5HL 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA1 5YR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 July 2001
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA1
Postcode sector
TA1 5
Latitude
51.011683
Longitude
-3.129460
British National Grid easting
320,862
British National Grid northing
124,197

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04013217
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00149044
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

Explore TA1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
21
Secondary
3
  1. Bishops Hull Primary School

    Academy converter

    563 m
  2. Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton

    Voluntary aided school

    765 m
  3. The Castle School

    Academy converter

    997 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,078
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 508
  • Anti social behaviour 137
  • Public order 136
  • Criminal damage and arson 74
  • Other theft 69

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

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    917 m

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    1.4 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    2.1 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    3.4 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    3.6 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    3.9 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Berry's Yard

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Gipsy Lane

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Jarmyns

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Upcot Crescent

    BCT · Taunton

    0.2 miles
  • Crematorium

    BCT · Taunton

    0.2 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

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. Bishops Hull Primary School is the nearest published school at 563 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,078 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 508 events.

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