TA2 6YH

Rowbarton & Staplegrove · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA2 6UZ 18 m
TA2 6UT 23 m
TA2 6UL 123 m
TA2 6AL 154 m
TA2 6UH 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA2 6YH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 6
Latitude
51.027908
Longitude
-3.124549
British National Grid easting
321,234
British National Grid northing
125,996

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
E00149163
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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
38
Primary
23
Secondary
4
  1. Staplegrove Church School

    Academy converter

    165 m
  2. Taunton Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    674 m
  3. Taunton School

    Other independent school

    674 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,237
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 525
  • Shoplifting 184
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Public order 126
  • Criminal damage and arson 79

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

    1.3 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    1.9 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    2.5 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    2.5 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    3.1 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    3.4 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Irvine Close

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Irvine Close

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Westerkirk Gate

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • School

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Staplegrove Primary School

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Staplegrove Church School is the nearest published school at 165 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,237 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 525 events.

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