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TA6 5DU

Bridgwater East & Bawdrip · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Bridgwater
Postcode district
TA6
Postcode sector
TA6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA6 5NU 44 m
TA6 5DP 57 m
TA6 5PW 60 m
TA6 5PS 61 m
TA6 5NX 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA6 5DU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1981
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA6
Postcode sector
TA6 5
Latitude
51.122741
Longitude
-2.983017
British National Grid easting
331,300
British National Grid northing
136,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip · E05014343
Parish or community
E04008655
Westminster constituency
Bridgwater · E14001126
Output area
E00148241
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 010D · E01029108
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 010 · E02006070

Postcode source versions

Explore TA6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. St John and St Francis Church School

    Academy sponsor led

    360 m

  2. University Centre Somerset College Group

    Further education

    975 m

  3. Bridgwater College Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,489
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,846
  • Shoplifting 679
  • Anti social behaviour 469
  • Public order 450
  • Criminal damage and arson 291

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

  • REDGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTON ZOYLAND ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5BF

    ODS code L85051

    534 m

  • CRANLEIGH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRANLEIGH GARDENS, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5JS

    ODS code L85025

    1.0 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

    1.3 km

  • EAST QUAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST QUAY, BRIDGWATER, TA6 4GP

    ODS code L85035

    1.9 km

  • NORTH PETHERTON SURGERY

    MILL STREET, NORTH PETHERTON, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LX

    ODS code L85056

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Somerset Road

    BCT · Sydenham

    0.0 miles

  • Somerset Road

    BCT · Sydenham

    0.0 miles

  • Wrenmore Close

    BCT · Dunwear

    0.1 miles

  • Wrenmoor Close

    BCT · Dunwear

    0.1 miles

  • Sedgemoor Road

    BCT · Bridgwater

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 010D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,197 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. St John and St Francis Church School is the nearest published school at 360 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,489 published events cover 12 months, averaging 374.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,846 events.

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