Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for TA2 6PN
Postcode
TA2 6PN
Coordinates
51.0465, -3.1617
Grid reference
ST186281
Easting
318,663
Northing
128,103
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3R2RWQ+H8
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
20017
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20017 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)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near TA2 6PN
England & WalesCrime trends · near TA2 6PN
Counts are for Lydeard electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY -21%
37239
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY -27%
1592
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
851
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.6%
Other White1.5%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Christian52.1%
No religion41.2%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
75–8473.2%
16–196.6%
25–344.5%
35–494.4%
50–643.2%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.0%
Households
All members 66+17.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.6%
Any member 66+14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
Other10.0%
+ 7 other households · 29.6%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council AreaTiverton and Minehead E14001548
Constituency
E14001548Avon and Somerset
Police Force
England
Ward
Lydeard
Constituency code
E14001548
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Bishop's Lydeard
International Territorial Level
Somerset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSomerset, 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 006A E01029258
E01029258MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Somerset West and Taunton 006 E02006099
E02006099LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Taunton Deane 001A E01029258
E01029258MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Taunton Deane 001 E02006099
E02006099Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
5:56 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentDecember 1995 — Introduced
Postcode TA2 6PN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 20017
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01029258 and MSOA E02006099 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TA2 6PN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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