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TA2 7JY

Taunton North · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Taunton
Ward
Taunton North
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA2 7JU 37 m
TA2 7JX 53 m
TA2 7LA 61 m
TA2 7JT 69 m
TA2 7RZ 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA2 7JY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2024
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 7
Latitude
51.034813
Longitude
-3.095322
British National Grid easting
323,295
British National Grid northing
126,733

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Taunton North · E05014383
Parish or community
E04013217
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00149316
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 010E · E01029307
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 010 · E02006102

Postcode source versions

Explore TA2

Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Southampton Row, Taunton, TA2 7JY 25 August 2023 £215,000
1, Southampton Row, Taunton, TA2 7JY 11 December 2020 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
24
Secondary
4

  1. Selworthy Special School

    Academy special converter

    205 m

  2. Pyrland School

    Academy sponsor led

    455 m

  3. Park House School

    Other independent special school

    488 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,010
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 920
  • Shoplifting 274
  • Anti social behaviour 198
  • Public order 189
  • Other theft 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

7 female, 7 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.5
TA2 7 residents
10,065

Age bands in TA2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,599 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,044 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

2,614 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

2,464 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

2,222 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA2 7 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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    357 m

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    1.2 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    1.9 km

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    2.1 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    2.4 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    3.3 km

  • CREECH

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

    ODS code L85609

    3.6 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Oxford Place

    BCT · Taunton

    0.0 miles

  • Warwick Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Rochester Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Rochester Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Rochester Road

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 010E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,897 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £215,000 from 1 recorded sale in TA2 7JY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Somerset is £281,571 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Selworthy Special School is the nearest published school at 205 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,010 published events cover 12 months, averaging 167.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 920 events.

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