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TA3 5NS

Blackdown & Neroche · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Blackdown & Neroche
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Postcode district
TA3
Postcode sector
TA3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA3 5NR 185 m
TA3 5NP 336 m
TA3 5NT 478 m
TA3 5NU 539 m
TA3 5NJ 640 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA3 5NS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2014
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA3
Postcode sector
TA3 5
Latitude
51.012207
Longitude
-3.022700
British National Grid easting
328,352
British National Grid northing
124,146

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Blackdown & Neroche · E05014340
Parish or community
E04008816
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00149149
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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. Ruishton Church of England School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  2. Cambian Somerset School

    Other independent special school

    1.9 km

  3. Somerset Progressive School

    Other independent special school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
76
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 36
  • Other theft 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Public order 5

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • CREECH

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

    ODS code L85609

    2.4 km

  • NORTH CURRY

    GREENWAY, NORTH CURRY, TAUNTON, TA3 6NQ

    ODS code L85037

    3.6 km

  • WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85052

    3.9 km

  • TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code L85014

    4.1 km

  • CROWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85006

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Thornfalcon School

    BCT · Thornfalcon

    0.5 miles

  • Thornfalcon School

    BCT · Thornfalcon

    0.6 miles

  • Ash Cross

    BCT · Thornfalcon

    0.7 miles

  • Ash Cross

    BCT · Thornfalcon

    0.7 miles

  • Henlade Cross

    BCT · Henlade

    0.8 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ruishton Church of England School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

76 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 36 events.

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