TA21 8FP

Wellington · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
TA21
Postcode sector
TA21 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA21 8FA 86 m
TA21 8RZ 100 m
TA21 8SZ 149 m
TA21 8RT 162 m
TA21 8SE 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA21 8FP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA21
Postcode sector
TA21 8
Latitude
50.983809
Longitude
-3.227128
British National Grid easting
313,959
British National Grid northing
121,207

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008819
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00186631
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 018A · E01029311
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 018 · E02006110

Postcode source versions

Explore TA21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School

    Free schools

    116 m
  2. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    457 m
  3. Beech Grove Primary School

    Community school

    684 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,128
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 571
  • Anti social behaviour 168
  • Public order 144
  • Criminal damage and arson 75
  • Shoplifting 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TA21 8 residents
8,369

Age bands in TA21 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,291 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

874 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

1,830 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

2,190 residents

Age 65 and over
25%

2,059 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

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

1

within 5 km

  • WELLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANTLE STREET, WELLINGTON, TA21 8BD

    ODS code L85012

    1.0 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

  • St John the Baptist Church

    BCT · Wellington

    0.2 miles
  • Longforth Car Park

    BCT · Wellington

    0.2 miles
  • St John the Baptist Church

    BCT · Wellington

    0.2 miles
  • The Priory

    BCT · Wellington

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Wellington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 018A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,555 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School is the nearest published school at 116 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,128 published events cover 12 months, averaging 94 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 571 events.

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