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TA6 5YB

Bridgwater North & Central · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5AZ 48 m
TA6 5BE 69 m
TA6 5AG 83 m
TA6 5AX 86 m
TA6 3HL 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA6 5YB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 August 2004
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA6
Postcode sector
TA6 5
Latitude
51.129813
Longitude
-3.000630
British National Grid easting
330,078
British National Grid northing
137,203

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
E00148183
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
22
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. Northgate Primary School

    Free schools

    381 m

  2. Eastover Primary School

    Community school

    530 m

  3. Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre

    Academy converter

    935 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,119
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,652
  • Shoplifting 821
  • Anti social behaviour 625
  • Public order 605
  • Criminal damage and arson 412

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

  • CRANLEIGH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRANLEIGH GARDENS, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5JS

    ODS code L85025

    420 m

  • TAUNTON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3LS

    ODS code L85042

    575 m

  • EAST QUAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST QUAY, BRIDGWATER, TA6 4GP

    ODS code L85035

    652 m

  • REDGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTON ZOYLAND ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5BF

    ODS code L85051

    968 m

  • SOMERSET BRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    STOCKMOOR PARK, TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LD

    ODS code L85607

    1.7 km

  • NORTH PETHERTON SURGERY

    MILL STREET, NORTH PETHERTON, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LX

    ODS code L85056

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Watsons Lane

    BCT · Bridgwater

    0.0 miles

  • Watsons Lane

    BCT · Bridgwater

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Bridgwater

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Bridgwater

    0.1 miles

  • Town Bridge Eastover

    BCT · 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.

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 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,119 published events cover 12 months, averaging 509.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,652 events.

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