TA8 2BL

Burnham on Sea North · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA8 2DL 72 m
TA8 2AF 85 m
TA8 2BA 101 m
TA8 2AW 103 m
TA8 2DR 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA8 2BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA8
Postcode sector
TA8 2
Latitude
51.241358
Longitude
-2.992707
British National Grid easting
330,800
British National Grid northing
149,600

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
E00148298
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 004A · E01029114
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 004 · E02006064

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Burnham-On-Sea Infant School

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    452 m
  2. St Andrew's Church Junior School

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    527 m
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

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    828 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,070
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 445
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Public order 100
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Other theft 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TA8 2 residents
9,188

Age bands in TA8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.2%

938 residents

Age 15 to 24
7%

643 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.9%

1,372 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

2,611 residents

Age 65 and over
39.6%

3,650 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

    362 m

  • BRENT AREA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85601

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Rectory Drive

    BCT · Burnham-on-Sea

    0.2 miles
  • Rectory Drive

    BCT · Burnham-on-Sea

    0.2 miles
  • Swimming Pool

    BCT · Burnham-on-Sea

    0.2 miles
  • Hospital

    BCT · Burnham-on-Sea

    0.2 miles
  • Swimming Pool

    BCT · Burnham-on-Sea

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 004A, 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

20,531 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Burnham-On-Sea Infant School is the nearest published school at 452 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,070 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 445 events.

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