Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16288
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16288 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 6LA
Crime trends · near TA2 6LA
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: 1,527
White Brit.81.4%
Other White10.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.5%
+ other · 6.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,528
No religion51.0%
Christian40.1%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim1.4%
Other religion1.2%
+ other · 0.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,030
75–8475.3%
65–745.5%
85 years and over4.7%
25–344.3%
35–494.3%
+ 2 other age groups · 5.9%
Households
Total households: 739
Other31.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 29.9%
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 011B E01029287
E01029287
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Somerset West and Taunton 011 E02006105
E02006105
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Taunton Deane 007B E01029287
E01029287
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Taunton Deane 007 E02006105
E02006105
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode TA2 6LA 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: 16288
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01029287 and MSOA E02006105 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TA2 6LA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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