TA2 6TS

Rowbarton & Staplegrove · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Taunton
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA2 6TT 60 m
TA2 6TP 81 m
TA2 6AB 97 m
TA2 6TR 103 m
TA2 6PZ 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA2 6TS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 6
Latitude
51.027696
Longitude
-3.131617
British National Grid easting
320,738
British National Grid northing
125,980

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
E00149161
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 012C · E01029277
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 012 · E02006106

Postcode source versions

Explore TA2

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Franklin Close, Taunton, TA2 6TS 25 June 2019 £157,000
21, Franklin Close, Taunton, TA2 6TS 31 July 2018 £152,000
29, Franklin Close, Taunton, TA2 6TS 29 September 2016 £168,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Staplegrove Church School

    Academy converter

    333 m
  2. Norton Fitzwarren Church School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. Taunton Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
779
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 322
  • Shoplifting 172
  • Public order 69
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Criminal damage and arson 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
84

51 female, 33 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.8% 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

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    1.6 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    2.3 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    2.6 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    3.0 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    3.6 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    3.8 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    4.4 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bindon Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Bindon Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Bindon Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Bindon Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Hudson Way

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

21,337 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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

37 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Staplegrove Church School is the nearest published school at 333 m.

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

Recorded crime

779 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 322 events.

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