TA21 8SS

Blackdown & Neroche · 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 8SU 55 m
TA21 8SX 64 m
TA21 8SY 67 m
TA21 9EL 85 m
TA21 9EZ 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA21 8SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2001
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA21
Postcode sector
TA21 8
Latitude
50.979317
Longitude
-3.220728
British National Grid easting
314,400
British National Grid northing
120,700

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
E00149333
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 018F · E01035130
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
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    232 m
  2. Wellington School

    Other independent school

    536 m
  3. Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School

    Free schools

    670 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,191
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 618
  • Anti social behaviour 166
  • Public order 154
  • Criminal damage and arson 74
  • 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

    971 m

Nearby transport

  • The Priory

    BCT · Wellington

    0.2 miles
  • St John the Baptist Church

    BCT · Wellington

    0.2 miles
  • Laburnum Road

    BCT · Wellington

    0.2 miles
  • St John the Baptist Church

    BCT · Wellington

    0.2 miles
  • Beech Hill Stores

    BCT · Wellington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6,130 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 232 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,191 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 618 events.

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