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TA6 6SS

North Petherton · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Bridgwater
Ward
North Petherton
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Bridgwater
Postcode district
TA6
Postcode sector
TA6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA6 6SU 73 m
TA6 6SW 79 m
TA6 6NN 83 m
TA6 6UY 122 m
TA6 6SR 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA6 6SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA6
Postcode sector
TA6 6
Latitude
51.086545
Longitude
-3.015773
British National Grid easting
328,952
British National Grid northing
132,406

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
North Petherton · E05014376
Parish or community
E04008637
Westminster constituency
Bridgwater · E14001126
Output area
E00148444
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 014D · E01029143
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 014 · E02006074

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
44, Portman Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6SS 4 August 2025 £220,000
29, Portman Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6SS 31 March 2025 £235,000
23, Portman Road, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6SS 27 January 2025 £245,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. Petherton Park School

    Other independent special school

    231 m

  2. North Petherton Primary School

    Community school

    546 m

  3. North Newton Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
379
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 191
  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Shoplifting 36
  • Public order 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
79

42 female, 37 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.4
TA6 6 residents
13,016

Age bands in TA6 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.7%

2,656 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,292 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

3,365 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

3,235 residents

Age 65 and over
17.9%

2,292 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TA6 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • NORTH PETHERTON SURGERY

    MILL STREET, NORTH PETHERTON, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LX

    ODS code L85056

    554 m

  • SOMERSET BRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    STOCKMOOR PARK, TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LD

    ODS code L85607

    3.4 km

  • TAUNTON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3LS

    ODS code L85042

    4.4 km

  • CRANLEIGH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRANLEIGH GARDENS, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5JS

    ODS code L85025

    4.8 km

  • REDGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTON ZOYLAND ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5BF

    ODS code L85051

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shovel Lane

    BCT · North Petherton

    0.1 miles

  • Shovel Lane

    BCT · North Petherton

    0.1 miles

  • The Stores

    BCT · North Petherton

    0.1 miles

  • The Stores

    BCT · North Petherton

    0.1 miles

  • Newton Road

    BCT · North Petherton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 014D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,861 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £235,000 from 5 recorded sales in TA6 6SS. 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

Published establishments

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Petherton Park School is the nearest published school at 231 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

379 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 191 events.

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