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TA6 6WB

North Petherton · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA6 6UZ 0 m
TA6 6XX 83 m
TA6 6RE 89 m
TA6 6TH 90 m
TA6 6TJ 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA6 6WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 February 2003
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA6
Postcode sector
TA6 6
Latitude
51.093954
Longitude
-3.011694
British National Grid easting
329,249
British National Grid northing
133,226

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
E00148437
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 014C · E01029142
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 014 · E02006074

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
12
Secondary
2

  1. North Petherton Primary School

    Community school

    330 m

  2. Petherton Park School

    Other independent special school

    830 m

  3. Somerset Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
516
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 229
  • Shoplifting 66
  • Anti social behaviour 64
  • Public order 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • NORTH PETHERTON SURGERY

    MILL STREET, NORTH PETHERTON, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LX

    ODS code L85056

    325 m

  • SOMERSET BRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    STOCKMOOR PARK, TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 6LD

    ODS code L85607

    2.6 km

  • TAUNTON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-16 TAUNTON ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3LS

    ODS code L85042

    3.5 km

  • CRANLEIGH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRANLEIGH GARDENS, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5JS

    ODS code L85025

    3.9 km

  • REDGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTON ZOYLAND ROAD, BRIDGWATER, TA6 5BF

    ODS code L85051

    4.0 km

  • EAST QUAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST QUAY, BRIDGWATER, TA6 4GP

    ODS code L85035

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Baymead Lane

    BCT · North Petherton

    0.1 miles

  • Milestone Close

    BCT · North Petherton

    0.1 miles

  • Baymead Lane

    BCT · North Petherton

    0.1 miles

  • Broadlands Avenue

    BCT · North Petherton

    0.1 miles

  • Broadlands Avenue

    BCT · North Petherton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 014C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,575 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. North Petherton Primary School is the nearest published school at 330 m.

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

Recorded crime

516 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 229 events.

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