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TA5 2BF

North Petherton · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA5 2BY 37 m
TA5 2ES 63 m
TA5 2FS 71 m
TA5 2DA 79 m
TA5 2GF 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA5 2BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA5
Postcode sector
TA5 2
Latitude
51.112070
Longitude
-3.014247
British National Grid easting
329,098
British National Grid northing
135,243

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
North Petherton · E05014376
Parish or community
E04008637
Westminster constituency
Bridgwater · E14001126
Output area
E00186610
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 014H · E01035117
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 014 · E02006074

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Violet Path, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA5 2BF 8 June 2012 £179,000
2, Violet Path, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA5 2BF 27 April 2012 £180,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
13
Secondary
3

  1. Hamp Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    905 m

  2. Hamp Nursery and Infants' School

    Community school

    1.0 km

  3. Polden Bower School

    Foundation special school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,168
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 944
  • Anti social behaviour 251
  • Shoplifting 212
  • Public order 192
  • Criminal damage and arson 171

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

6

within 5 km

  • SOMERSET BRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    STOCKMOOR PARK, TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LD

    ODS code L85607

    1.3 km

  • TAUNTON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3LS

    ODS code L85042

    1.7 km

  • CRANLEIGH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRANLEIGH GARDENS, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5JS

    ODS code L85025

    2.1 km

  • NORTH PETHERTON SURGERY

    MILL STREET, NORTH PETHERTON, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LX

    ODS code L85056

    2.3 km

  • REDGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTON ZOYLAND ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5BF

    ODS code L85051

    2.4 km

  • EAST QUAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST QUAY, BRIDGWATER, TA6 4GP

    ODS code L85035

    2.8 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

  • Bowerings Road

    BCT · Hamp

    0.2 miles

  • Bryer Close

    BCT · Hamp

    0.2 miles

  • Risemoor Road

    BCT · Bridgwater

    0.3 miles

  • Risemoor Road

    BCT · Bridgwater

    0.3 miles

  • Gibb House

    BCT · Bridgwater

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 014H, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,568 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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

20 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Hamp Academy is the nearest published school at 905 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,168 published events cover 12 months, averaging 180.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 944 events.

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