Property market
The five-year median is £299,950 from 1,229 recorded sales in TA5. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Somerset is £281,571 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.
TA5
UK postcode district
Part of Bridgwater
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 565
- Current units
- 503
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 7
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- South West
- Local authority codes
- 1
- Terminated postcode units
- 62
Postcode sectors in TA5
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
6,448 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 4, Cristata Way, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA5 2GS | 24 July 2026 | £340,000 |
| 1, Duke Avenue, Cannington, Bridgwater, TA5 2HU | 23 July 2026 | £342,000 |
| 5, Willstock Way, Bridgwater, TA5 2RR | 17 July 2026 | £280,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 7
- Primary
- 6
- Secondary
- 1
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 600
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 321
- Anti social behaviour 71
- Criminal damage and arson 58
- Other theft 48
- Public order 34
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- TA5 usual residents
- 12,305
- Age-profile population
- 12,551
Age bands in TA5
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 15.6%
- 1,952 residents
- Age 15 to 24
- 10%
- 1,261 residents
- Age 25 to 44
- 20.6%
- 2,587 residents
- Age 45 to 64
- 28.1%
- 3,532 residents
- Age 65 and over
- 25.6%
- 3,219 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.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 498 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- 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%
In this district, 308 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 128 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 15 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
2
in this district
CANNINGTON HEALTH CENTRE
MILL LANE, CANNINGTON, BRIDGWATER, TA5 2HB
ODS code L85018
QUANTOCK MEDICAL CENTRE
BANNESON ROAD, NETHER STOWEY, BRIDGWATER, TA5 1NW
ODS code L85013
Evidence in context
Schools
7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
600 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 321 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.