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TA2 6AY

Rowbarton & Staplegrove · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rowbarton & Staplegrove
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA2 6AT 50 m
TA2 6AF 77 m
TA2 6AA 81 m
TA2 6AE 118 m
TA2 6AX 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA2 6AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2000
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 6
Latitude
51.024964
Longitude
-3.118361
British National Grid easting
321,663
British National Grid northing
125,662

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Rowbarton & Staplegrove · E05014377
Parish or community
E04013217
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00149152
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 007A · E01029276
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 007 · E02006100

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
22
Secondary
4

  1. Taunton Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    274 m

  2. Taunton School

    Other independent school

    274 m

  3. Staplegrove Church School

    Academy converter

    687 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,066
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,255
  • Shoplifting 470
  • Public order 374
  • Anti social behaviour 305
  • Criminal damage and arson 196

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TA2 6 residents
10,168

Age bands in TA2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

1,879 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

1,207 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

2,805 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

2,426 residents

Age 65 and over
16.5%

1,642 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

    748 m

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    1.4 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    2.2 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    2.3 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    2.7 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    2.9 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Taunton School

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Taunton School

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Matalan

    BCT · Taunton

    0.2 miles

  • Matalan

    BCT · Taunton

    0.2 miles

  • The Firs

    BCT · Taunton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 007A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,171 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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. Taunton Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 274 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,066 published events cover 12 months, averaging 255.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,255 events.

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