TA3 6SL

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA3 6SJ 210 m
TA3 6SD 627 m
TA3 6AA 638 m
TA3 5RG 705 m
TA3 6SW 719 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA3 6SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA3
Postcode sector
TA3 6
Latitude
50.986224
Longitude
-2.999191
British National Grid easting
329,962
British National Grid northing
121,234

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008823
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00149121
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 019B · E01029270
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 019 · E02006112

Postcode source versions

Explore TA3

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Badgers, Oldway Lane, Hatch Beauchamp, Taunton, TA3 6SL 16 May 2014 £249,950
Linewood House, Oldway Lane, Hatch Beauchamp, Taunton, TA3 6SL 14 May 2014 £725,000
Griffin Cottage, Oldway Lane, Hatch Beauchamp, Taunton, TA3 6SL 26 January 2007 £390,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
0
  1. Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    904 m
  2. Somerset Progressive School

    Other independent special school

    1.5 km
  3. Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
47
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Public order 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

12 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.1
TA3 6 residents
5,019

Age bands in TA3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

745 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

413 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.7%

851 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

1,509 residents

Age 65 and over
31.2%

1,592 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA3 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • NORTH CURRY

    GREENWAY, NORTH CURRY, TAUNTON, TA3 6NQ

    ODS code L85037

    4.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hatch Inn

    BCT · Hatch Beauchamp

    0.4 miles
  • Hatch Inn

    BCT · Hatch Beauchamp

    0.4 miles
  • Meare Elm Bridge

    BCT · Ash

    0.5 miles
  • Meare Elm Cross

    BCT · Ash

    0.5 miles
  • Village Road Post Office

    BCT · Hatch Beauchamp

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 019B, 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

15,543 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 904 m.

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

Recorded crime

47 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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