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TA2 6SL

Rowbarton & Staplegrove · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Taunton
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 6SW 448 m
TA2 8AT 598 m
TA2 6ES 724 m
TA2 6SN 764 m
TA2 6SR 822 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA2 6SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 6
Latitude
51.043367
Longitude
-3.124481
British National Grid easting
321,265
British National Grid northing
127,715

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Rowbarton & Staplegrove · E05014377
Parish or community
E04013215
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00166743
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 007B · E01029278
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 007 · E02006100

Postcode source versions

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Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Slapes, Staplegrove, Taunton, TA2 6SL 27 February 2003 £290,000
Slapes, Staplegrove, Taunton, TA2 6SL 10 August 2001 £235,000
Slapes, Staplegrove, Taunton, TA2 6SL 15 July 1999 £180,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. King's College Prep

    Other independent school

    1.0 km

  2. Staplegrove Church School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  3. Wellsprings Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
149
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 64
  • Violence and sexual offences 39
  • Burglary 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

4 female, 8 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA2 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    2.5 km

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    2.8 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    3.2 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    3.4 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    4.2 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    4.4 km

  • QUANTOCK VALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L85036

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lower Marsh Farm

    BCT · Nailsbourne

    0.6 miles

  • Lower Marsh Farm

    BCT · Nailsbourne

    0.6 miles

  • Nailsborne Turn

    BCT · Nailsbourne

    0.7 miles

  • Nailsborne Turn

    BCT · Nailsbourne

    0.7 miles

  • Lawn Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

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

16,175 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. King's College Prep is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

149 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 64 events.

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