TA2 6HE

Rowbarton & Staplegrove · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA2 6HD 49 m
TA2 7ED 54 m
TA2 6HB 64 m
TA2 6HF 79 m
TA2 7SA 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA2 6HE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 6
Latitude
51.023634
Longitude
-3.104968
British National Grid easting
322,600
British National Grid northing
125,500

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
E00149224
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 011D · E01029289
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 011 · E02006105

Postcode source versions

Explore TA2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
24
Secondary
4
  1. St Andrew's Church School

    Academy converter

    112 m
  2. Priorswood Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    575 m
  3. North Town Academy

    Academy converter

    576 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,993
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,028
  • Shoplifting 768
  • Public order 535
  • Anti social behaviour 535
  • Criminal damage and arson 302

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    653 m

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    745 m

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    1.7 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    1.8 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    1.9 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    2.3 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    2.7 km

  • CREECH

    HYDE LANE, CREECH ST. MICHAEL, TAUNTON, TA3 5FA

    ODS code L85609

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Taunton Rail Station

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Taunton Station Bridge Stop 3

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Taunton Rail Station

    RSE · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Taunton Station Bridge

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Taunton Rail Station

    RLY · Taunton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 011D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,237 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
2 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Andrew's Church School is the nearest published school at 112 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,993 published events cover 12 months, averaging 416.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,028 events.

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