TA3 5LT

Blackdown & Neroche · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Taunton
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
TA3
Postcode sector
TA3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA3 5LS 260 m
TA3 5LB 392 m
TA3 5JX 396 m
TA3 5LU 407 m
TA3 5JY 432 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA3 5LT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2015
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA3
Postcode sector
TA3 5
Latitude
51.015068
Longitude
-3.054953
British National Grid easting
326,094
British National Grid northing
124,496

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008809
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00149145
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 009D · E01029275
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 009 · E02006103

Postcode source versions

Explore TA3

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Henlade Court, Ruishton, Taunton, TA3 5LT 1 November 2017 £730,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Ruishton Church of England School

    Academy converter

    650 m
  2. Cambian Somerset School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km
  3. Blackbrook Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
825
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 309
  • Public order 93
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Shoplifting 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TA3 5 residents
5,851

Age bands in TA3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

854 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

545 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.9%

1,035 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

1,654 residents

Age 65 and over
29.4%

1,706 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

  • CREECH

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

    ODS code L85609

    1.6 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    1.8 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    1.9 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    2.4 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    3.3 km

  • LYNGFORD PARK

    FLETCHER CLOSE, TAUNTON, TA2 8SQ

    ODS code L85062

    3.5 km

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    4.1 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Gateway P&R

    BCT · Ruishton

    0.1 miles
  • Taunton Gateway

    BCT · Ruishton

    0.2 miles
  • Taunton Gateway

    BCT · Ruishton

    0.2 miles
  • Coronation Close

    BCT · Ruishton

    0.3 miles
  • Bushy Cross

    BCT · Haydon

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 009D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,236 of 33,755

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

36 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ruishton Church of England School is the nearest published school at 650 m.

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

Recorded crime

825 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 309 events.

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