TA6 5LE

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 5HD 40 m
TA6 5LA 51 m
TA6 5QE 55 m
TA6 5QB 67 m
TA6 5BF 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA6 5LE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA6
Postcode sector
TA6 5
Latitude
51.127148
Longitude
-2.987283
British National Grid easting
331,008
British National Grid northing
136,894

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
E00148255
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 010D · E01029108
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 010 · E02006070

Postcode source versions

Explore TA6

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Graves Close, Bridgwater, TA6 5LE 16 November 2017 £135,000
1, Graves Close, Bridgwater, TA6 5LE 13 May 2013 £125,000
1, Graves Close, Bridgwater, TA6 5LE 7 July 2008 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. University Centre Somerset College Group

    Further education

    441 m
  2. Eastover Primary School

    Community school

    579 m
  3. St John and St Francis Church School

    Academy sponsor led

    633 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,694
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,417
  • Shoplifting 812
  • Anti social behaviour 586
  • Public order 578
  • Criminal damage and arson 353

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

13 female, 15 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
3.1
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 0.4% 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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • REDGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTON ZOYLAND ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5BF

    ODS code L85051

    90 m

  • CRANLEIGH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRANLEIGH GARDENS, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5JS

    ODS code L85025

    606 m

  • TAUNTON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3LS

    ODS code L85042

    1.0 km

  • EAST QUAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST QUAY, BRIDGWATER, TA6 4GP

    ODS code L85035

    1.3 km

  • 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

    4.4 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

  • Redgate Medical Centre

    BCT · Bridgwater

    0.1 miles
  • Longstone Avenue

    BCT · Sydenham

    0.1 miles
  • Redgate Medical Centre

    BCT · Bridgwater

    0.1 miles
  • Longstone Avenue

    BCT · Sydenham

    0.1 miles
  • Bridgwater Rail Station

    RSE · 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.

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
12
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

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. University Centre Somerset College Group is the nearest published school at 441 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,694 published events cover 12 months, averaging 474.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,417 events.

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