High deprivation
IMD England
47
Crime · May '26
£117,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for TA1 2LW
Postcode
TA1 2LW
Coordinates
51.0092, -3.0754
Grid reference
ST246238
Easting
324,652
Northing
123,868
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3R2W5F+MR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Taunton
Travel to Work
Taunton
ITL Region
Somerset
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11503
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11503 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · TA1 2LW
HM Land Registry · Somerset
Average price
£117,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £117,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – Aug '25Aug '25: 1 sales · avg £114,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£120k£117k£114k
Apr '24Aug '25
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near TA1 2LW
Crime trends · near TA1 2LW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
332312
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -14%
ASB
1481
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY +180%
Vehicle Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1691
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -40%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.6%
Other White5.6%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian47.5%
No religion45.5%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
75–8473.8%
16–195.4%
35–494.5%
85 years and over4.1%
25–343.9%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.4%
Households
Other18.6%
Any member 66+17.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.1%
All members 66+8.2%
+ 7 other households · 34.1%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council AreaTaunton and Wellington E14001540
Constituency
E14001540Avon and Somerset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Taunton South
Constituency code
E14001540
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Taunton
International Territorial Level
Somerset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandSomerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Somerset
Sub ICB Location
NHS Somerset ICB - 11X
Cancer Alliance
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Somerset West and Taunton 014B E01029281
E01029281MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Somerset West and Taunton 014 E02006107
E02006107LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Taunton Deane 009B E01029281
E01029281MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Taunton Deane 009 E02006107
E02006107Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
4:11 AM
Sunrise
8:23 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:11 AM
Sunset (today)
8:23 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 1984
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~42 years
Active Duration
1984 -> PresentOctober 1984 — Introduced
Postcode TA1 2LW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 11503
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01029281 and MSOA E02006107 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TA1 2LW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 1984
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~42 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near TA1 2LW
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Blackbrook Primary School
Somerset · TA1 2RA
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Holway Park Community Primary School
Somerset · TA1 2JA
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Minerva Primary School
Somerset · TA1 2BU
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Minerva Primary School
Somerset · TA1 2BU
Requires improvement
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
King's College Taunton
Somerset · TA1 3LA
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 13–19
Richard Huish College
Somerset · TA1 3DZ
0.7 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
Bishop Fox's School
Somerset · TA1 3HQ
Good
0.8 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Somerset · TA1 3AF
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Silver Bridge School
Somerset · TA1 3DL
0.9 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–19
St James Church School
Somerset · TA1 1XU
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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