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TA6 5BB

Bridgwater South · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bridgwater South
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Bridgwater
Postcode district
TA6
Postcode sector
TA6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA6 3NZ 57 m
TA6 3LF 112 m
TA6 3LZ 115 m
TA6 3NX 126 m
TA6 3NB 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA6 5BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA6
Postcode sector
TA6 5
Latitude
51.127092
Longitude
-3.000257
British National Grid easting
330,100
British National Grid northing
136,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Bridgwater South · E05014345
Parish or community
E04008655
Westminster constituency
Bridgwater · E14001126
Output area
E00148203
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 013B · E01029098
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 013 · E02006073

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. Northgate Primary School

    Free schools

    578 m

  2. Eastover Primary School

    Community school

    641 m

  3. Robert Blake School

    Foundation school

    797 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,250
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,701
  • Shoplifting 825
  • Anti social behaviour 644
  • Public order 600
  • Criminal damage and arson 417

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • TAUNTON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3LS

    ODS code L85042

    285 m

  • CRANLEIGH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRANLEIGH GARDENS, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5JS

    ODS code L85025

    306 m

  • REDGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTON ZOYLAND ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5BF

    ODS code L85051

    869 m

  • EAST QUAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST QUAY, BRIDGWATER, TA6 4GP

    ODS code L85035

    954 m

  • SOMERSET BRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    STOCKMOOR PARK, TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LD

    ODS code L85607

    1.4 km

  • NORTH PETHERTON SURGERY

    MILL STREET, NORTH PETHERTON, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LX

    ODS code L85056

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • St Mary Street

    BCT · Bridgwater

    0.1 miles

  • Town Bridge Eastover

    BCT · Bridgwater

    0.1 miles

  • Town Bridge Eastover

    BCT · Bridgwater

    0.1 miles

  • Taunton Road

    BCT · Bridgwater

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Bridgwater

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 013B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,095 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 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 3 secondary schools. Northgate Primary School is the nearest published school at 578 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,250 published events cover 12 months, averaging 520.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,701 events.

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