Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21156
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21156 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.
Police Recorded Crime near TA2 6BY
Crime trends · near TA2 6BY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY -38%
ASB
3
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +50%
Burglary
2
YoY -60%
Criminal damage
4
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
43
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,399
White Brit.87.4%
Other White6.5%
African1.6%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,404
No religion48.6%
Christian42.0%
Not answered7.3%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,892
75–8474.2%
85 years and over5.7%
25–345.0%
35–494.4%
65–744.0%
+ 2 other age groups · 6.7%
Households
Total households: 623
Other21.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.6%
Any member 66+9.5%
+ 7 other households · 33.1%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council Area
Taunton and Wellington E14001540
Constituency
E14001540
Avon and Somerset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Rowbarton & Staplegrove
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 Scotland
Somerset, 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 012C E01029277
E01029277
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Somerset West and Taunton 012 E02006106
E02006106
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Taunton Deane 008D E01029277
E01029277
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Taunton Deane 008 E02006106
E02006106
Urban: 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
4:30 AM
Sunrise
7:47 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:30 AM
Sunset (today)
7:47 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1994
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> Present
December 1994 — Introduced
Postcode TA2 6BY 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: 21156
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01029277 and MSOA E02006106 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TA2 6BY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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