Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
26934
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26934 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 8AS
Crime trends · near TA2 8AS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY -17%
ASB
8
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
3
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
45
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,627
White Brit.95.6%
Other White1.5%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Total residents: 1,630
Christian52.1%
No religion41.2%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,221
75–8473.2%
16–196.6%
25–344.5%
35–494.4%
50–643.2%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.0%
Households
Total households: 699
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 Area
Tiverton and Minehead E14001548
Constituency
E14001548
Avon and Somerset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Lydeard
Constituency code
E14001548
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Cothelstone
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 006A E01029258
E01029258
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Somerset West and Taunton 006 E02006099
E02006099
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Taunton Deane 001A E01029258
E01029258
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Taunton Deane 001 E02006099
E02006099
Smaller 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
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 8AS 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: 26934
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 8AS 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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