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TA6 5JP

Bridgwater North & Central · 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
TA6
Postcode sector
TA6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA6 5JS 43 m
TA6 5FE 49 m
TA6 5HP 73 m
TA6 5LX 77 m
TA6 5QG 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA6 5JP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA6
Postcode sector
TA6 5
Latitude
51.127819
Longitude
-2.996186
British National Grid easting
330,386
British National Grid northing
136,977

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008655
Westminster constituency
Bridgwater · E14001126
Output area
E00148187
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 009B · E01029095
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 009 · E02006069

Postcode source versions

Explore TA6

74 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
29, Gordon Terrace, Bridgwater, TA6 5JP 24 July 2026 £190,000
24, Gordon Terrace, Bridgwater, TA6 5JP 3 December 2025 £170,250
18, Gordon Terrace, Bridgwater, TA6 5JP 26 January 2024 £145,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Eastover Primary School

    Community school

    389 m
  2. University Centre Somerset College Group

    Further education

    732 m
  3. Northgate Primary School

    Free schools

    756 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,537
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,848
  • Shoplifting 852
  • Anti social behaviour 664
  • Public order 652
  • Criminal damage and arson 429

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
92
45 female, 47 male
Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.6
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 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA6 5 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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • CRANLEIGH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRANLEIGH GARDENS, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5JS

    ODS code L85025

    43 m

  • TAUNTON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3LS

    ODS code L85042

    517 m

  • REDGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTON ZOYLAND ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5BF

    ODS code L85051

    601 m

  • EAST QUAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST QUAY, BRIDGWATER, TA6 4GP

    ODS code L85035

    923 m

  • SOMERSET BRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    STOCKMOOR PARK, TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LD

    ODS code L85607

    1.5 km

  • NORTH PETHERTON SURGERY

    MILL STREET, NORTH PETHERTON, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LX

    ODS code L85056

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Bunch of Grapes

    BCT · Bridgwater

    97 m
  • Bunch of Grapes

    BCT · Bridgwater

    101 m
  • St John Street

    BCT · Bridgwater

    156 m
  • St John Street

    BCT · Bridgwater

    160 m
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Bridgwater

    278 m

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
0
Low risk addresses
37
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

Property market

The five-year median is £200,000 from 7 recorded sales in TA6 5JP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Somerset is £281,571 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Eastover Primary School is the nearest published school at 389 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,537 published events cover 12 months, averaging 545 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,848 events.

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