TA2 7UB

Taunton North · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA2 7PS 69 m
TA2 7UE 94 m
TA2 7DX 114 m
TA2 7DT 116 m
TA2 7UD 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA2 7UB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 March 2003
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA2
Postcode sector
TA2 7
Latitude
51.025469
Longitude
-3.098338
British National Grid easting
323,068
British National Grid northing
125,697

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
E00149275
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 011F · E01029300
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 011 · E02006105

Postcode source versions

Explore TA2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
24
Secondary
4
  1. Priorswood Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    247 m
  2. St Andrew's Church School

    Academy converter

    463 m
  3. The Sky Academy

    Academy special converter

    613 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,389
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,304
  • Shoplifting 769
  • Anti social behaviour 563
  • Public order 551
  • Criminal damage and arson 328

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    854 m

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    1.2 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    1.3 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    1.3 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    1.7 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    2.5 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    2.8 km

  • CREECH

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

    ODS code L85609

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Tesco Express

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Obridge Link

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco Express

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Obridge Link

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles
  • Belgrave Place

    BCT · Taunton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 011F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,150 of 33,755

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

40 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Priorswood Primary School is the nearest published school at 247 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,389 published events cover 12 months, averaging 449.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,304 events.

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