TA8 1WD

Highbridge & Burnham South · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Bridgwater
Postcode district
TA8
Postcode sector
TA8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA8 1RL 2 m
TA8 1JN 100 m
TA8 1QG 111 m
TA8 1QD 142 m
TA8 1RH 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA8 1WD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 July 2004
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA8
Postcode sector
TA8 1
Latitude
51.232538
Longitude
-2.984039
British National Grid easting
331,392
British National Grid northing
148,611

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008611
Westminster constituency
Bridgwater · E14001126
Output area
E00148314
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 005A · E01029118
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 005 · E02006065

Postcode source versions

Explore TA8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. The King Alfred School an Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    622 m
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    629 m
  3. St Andrew's Church Junior School

    Academy converter

    867 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,748
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 796
  • Anti social behaviour 249
  • Public order 152
  • Criminal damage and arson 138
  • Shoplifting 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TA8 1 residents
7,586

Age bands in TA8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

1,083 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

704 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,565 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

2,175 residents

Age 65 and over
29.3%

2,289 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • SYMPHONY NORTH HEALTHCARE

    8-10 LOVE LANE, BURNHAM-ON-SEA, TA8 1EU

    ODS code L85016

    879 m

  • BRENT AREA MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANVIL HOUSE, BRENT ROAD, EAST BRENT, HIGHBRIDGE, TA9 4JD

    ODS code L85601

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Wilde Close

    BCT · Burnham-on-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Priestley Way

    BCT · Burnham-on-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Archer Drive

    BCT · Burnham-on-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • Archer Drive

    BCT · Burnham-on-Sea

    0.1 miles
  • The Frank Foley Way

    BCT · Burnham-on-Sea

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 005A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,473 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. The King Alfred School an Academy is the nearest published school at 622 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,748 published events cover 12 months, averaging 145.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 796 events.

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