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TA2 6QX

Lydeard · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lydeard
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA2 6SX 33 m
TA2 6SZ 33 m
TA2 6SG 78 m
TA2 6SH 94 m
TA2 6RZ 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA2 6QX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2010
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 6
Latitude
51.027052
Longitude
-3.153305
British National Grid easting
319,216
British National Grid northing
125,932

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Lydeard · E05014368
Parish or community
E04013216
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00149134
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 012D · E01032651
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 012 · E02006106

Postcode source versions

Explore TA2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
20
Secondary
3

  1. Norton Fitzwarren Church School

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    516 m

  2. Bishops Hull Primary School

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    1.8 km

  3. Staplegrove Church School

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    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
386
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 182
  • Shoplifting 63
  • Public order 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Anti social behaviour 20

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    3.0 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    3.3 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    3.7 km

  • QUANTOCK VALE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, MOUNT STREET, BISHOPS LYDEARD, TAUNTON, TA4 3LH

    ODS code L85036

    4.2 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Manor Park

    BCT · Norton Fitzwarren

    0.1 miles

  • Manor Park

    BCT · Norton Fitzwarren

    0.1 miles

  • Rectory Road

    BCT · Norton Fitzwarren

    0.1 miles

  • Co-op

    BCT · Norton Fitzwarren

    0.2 miles

  • Hilly Park

    BCT · Norton Fitzwarren

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 012D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,335 of 33,755

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

33 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Norton Fitzwarren Church School is the nearest published school at 516 m.

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

Recorded crime

386 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 182 events.

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