TA21 8QS

Wellington · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wellington
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
TA21
Postcode sector
TA21 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA21 8FS 4 m
TA21 8QT 18 m
TA21 8SG 20 m
TA21 8QR 45 m
TA21 1BJ 61 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA21 8QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2019
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA21
Postcode sector
TA21 8
Latitude
50.979467
Longitude
-3.226985
British National Grid easting
313,961
British National Grid northing
120,724

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
E00149348
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

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, The Mount, High Street, Wellington, TA21 8QS 17 October 2019 £350,000
21, The Mount, High Street, Wellington, TA21 8QS 8 January 2015 £485,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    397 m
  2. Wellington School

    Other independent school

    452 m
  3. Beech Grove Primary School

    Community school

    459 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,303
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 686
  • Anti social behaviour 190
  • Public order 163
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Shoplifting 51

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WELLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANTLE STREET, WELLINGTON, TA21 8BD

    ODS code L85012

    616 m

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Wellington

    0.0 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Wellington

    0.0 miles
  • Longforth Car Park

    BCT · Wellington

    0.1 miles
  • St John the Baptist Church

    BCT · Wellington

    0.1 miles
  • St John the Baptist Church

    BCT · Wellington

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 397 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,303 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 686 events.

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