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TA6 5BA

Bridgwater North & Central · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bridgwater North & Central
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Bridgwater
Postcode district
TA6
Postcode sector
TA6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA6 5QN 53 m
TA6 5EH 64 m
TA6 5AU 72 m
TA6 5QS 79 m
TA6 5EJ 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA6 5BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA6
Postcode sector
TA6 5
Latitude
51.131026
Longitude
-2.996598
British National Grid easting
330,362
British National Grid northing
137,334

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Bridgwater North & Central · E05014344
Parish or community
E04008655
Westminster constituency
Bridgwater · E14001126
Output area
E00148186
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 009B · E01029095
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 009 · E02006069

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. Eastover Primary School

    Community school

    238 m

  2. Northgate Primary School

    Free schools

    640 m

  3. University Centre Somerset College Group

    Further education

    662 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,136
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,634
  • Shoplifting 831
  • Anti social behaviour 635
  • Public order 630
  • Criminal damage and arson 398

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
TA6 5 residents
6,282

Age bands in TA6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,007 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

598 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.3%

1,859 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

1,649 residents

Age 65 and over
19.3%

1,221 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA6 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • CRANLEIGH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRANLEIGH GARDENS, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5JS

    ODS code L85025

    398 m

  • EAST QUAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST QUAY, BRIDGWATER, TA6 4GP

    ODS code L85035

    583 m

  • TAUNTON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3LS

    ODS code L85042

    789 m

  • REDGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTON ZOYLAND ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5BF

    ODS code L85051

    796 m

  • SOMERSET BRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    STOCKMOOR PARK, TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LD

    ODS code L85607

    1.8 km

  • NORTH PETHERTON SURGERY

    MILL STREET, NORTH PETHERTON, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LX

    ODS code L85056

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Bridgwater

    0.0 miles

  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Bridgwater

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Bridgwater

    0.1 miles

  • Coach Station

    BCS · Bridgwater

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Bridgwater

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 009B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,374 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

21 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Eastover Primary School is the nearest published school at 238 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,136 published events cover 12 months, averaging 511.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,634 events.

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