TA23 0AY

Watchet & Stogursey · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Watchet
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
TA23
Postcode sector
TA23 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA23 0AX 125 m
TA23 0HT 257 m
TA23 0BD 301 m
TA23 0BS 303 m
TA23 0HU 363 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA23 0AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2023
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA23
Postcode sector
TA23 0
Latitude
51.178272
Longitude
-3.336566
British National Grid easting
306,670
British National Grid northing
142,965

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008862
Westminster constituency
Tiverton and Minehead · E14001548
Output area
E00149508
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 003D · E01029341
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 003 · E02006115

Postcode source versions

Explore TA23

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wansborough Paper Mill, Watchet, TA23 0AY 18 December 2018 £4,000,000
Wansborough Paper Mill, Watchet, TA23 0AY 8 December 2017 £1,750,000
Wansborough Paper Mill, Watchet, TA23 0AY 4 November 2015 £1,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km
  2. Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. St Peter's Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
329
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 136
  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Shoplifting 36
  • Public order 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TA23 0 residents
5,732

Age bands in TA23 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.3%

790 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

448 residents

Age 25 to 44
18%

1,070 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

1,684 residents

Age 65 and over
32.7%

1,936 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

  • WEST SOMERSET HEALTHCARE

    ROBERT STREET, WILLITON, TAUNTON, TA4 4QE

    ODS code L85009

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Brendon Road

    BCT · Watchet

    0.2 miles
  • Brendon Road

    BCT · Watchet

    0.2 miles
  • St Decumans Church

    BCT · St Decumans

    0.2 miles
  • St Decumans Church

    BCT · St Decumans

    0.2 miles
  • Lorna Doone Caravan Park

    BCT · Watchet

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 003D, 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

11,918 of 33,755

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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

329 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 136 events.

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