TA5 2AX

Cannington · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bridgwater
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Bridgwater
Postcode district
TA5
Postcode sector
TA5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA5 2BU 109 m
TA5 2AY 504 m
TA6 7QB 540 m
TA6 7NY 568 m
TA6 7PA 580 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA5 2AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA5
Postcode sector
TA5 2
Latitude
51.132074
Longitude
-3.039396
British National Grid easting
327,369
British National Grid northing
137,492

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008651
Westminster constituency
Bridgwater · E14001126
Output area
E00148463
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 011F · E01032632
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 011 · E02006071

Postcode source versions

Explore TA5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Greenway Garage, Skimmerton Lane, Wembdon, Bridgwater, TA5 2AX 10 May 2018 £313,303

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
4
  1. Wembdon St George's Church School

    Academy sponsor led

    940 m
  2. St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  3. Haygrove School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
157
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 79
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Other theft 13
  • Burglary 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
TA5 2 residents
6,913

Age bands in TA5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,234 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

816 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

1,629 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

1,908 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

1,569 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA5 2 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

7

within 5 km

  • CANNINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    MILL LANE, CANNINGTON, BRIDGWATER, TA5 2HB

    ODS code L85018

    2.6 km

  • EAST QUAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST QUAY, BRIDGWATER, TA6 4GP

    ODS code L85035

    2.8 km

  • TAUNTON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3LS

    ODS code L85042

    2.8 km

  • CRANLEIGH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRANLEIGH GARDENS, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5JS

    ODS code L85025

    3.1 km

  • SOMERSET BRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    STOCKMOOR PARK, TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LD

    ODS code L85607

    3.6 km

  • REDGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTON ZOYLAND ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5BF

    ODS code L85051

    3.7 km

  • NORTH PETHERTON SURGERY

    MILL STREET, NORTH PETHERTON, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LX

    ODS code L85056

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Skimmerton Lane

    BCT · Wembdon

    0.3 miles
  • Skimmerton Lane

    BCT · Wembdon

    0.3 miles
  • Merridge Close

    BCT · Durleigh

    0.4 miles
  • Merridge Close

    BCT · Durleigh

    0.4 miles
  • Heathcombe Road

    BCT · Durleigh

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 011F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,176 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
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

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Wembdon St George's Church School is the nearest published school at 940 m.

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

Recorded crime

157 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 79 events.

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