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TA4 1BS

Lydeard · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lydeard
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Postcode district
TA4
Postcode sector
TA4 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA4 1BT 171 m
TA2 6SA 476 m
TA2 6RZ 697 m
TA2 6SQ 706 m
TA4 1AA 718 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA4 1BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA4
Postcode sector
TA4 1
Latitude
51.028447
Longitude
-3.164976
British National Grid easting
318,400
British National Grid northing
126,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Lydeard · E05014368
Parish or community
E04013216
Westminster constituency
Taunton and Wellington · E14001540
Output area
E00166746
Lower layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 012D · E01032651
Middle layer super output area
Somerset West and Taunton 012 · E02006106

Postcode source versions

Explore TA4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
2

  1. Norton Fitzwarren Church School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  2. Cotford St Luke Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

  3. Bishops Hull Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
167
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 98
  • Public order 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Anti social behaviour 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TA4 1 residents
5,618

Age bands in TA4 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

929 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

595 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.6%

1,154 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

1,678 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

1,233 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUANTOCK VALE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, MOUNT STREET, BISHOPS LYDEARD, TAUNTON, TA4 3LH

    ODS code L85036

    3.6 km

  • FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE

    FRENCH WEIR AVENUE, TAUNTON, TA1 1NW

    ODS code L85001

    3.8 km

  • COLLEGE WAY SURGERY

    COMEYTROWE CENTRE, TAUNTON, TA1 4TY

    ODS code L85021

    4.0 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON, TA1 1JP

    ODS code L85023

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Wey House

    BCT · Norton Fitzwarren

    0.1 miles

  • Wey House

    BCT · Norton Fitzwarren

    0.1 miles

  • Allerford Turn

    BCT · Norton Fitzwarren

    0.3 miles

  • Allerford Turn

    BCT · Norton Fitzwarren

    0.3 miles

  • Montys Court

    BCT · Norton Fitzwarren

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Somerset West and Taunton 012D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,335 of 33,755

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

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Norton Fitzwarren Church School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

167 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 98 events.

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