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23543
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23543 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,914
White Brit.94.8%
Other White2.9%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,913
Christian52.4%
No religion39.7%
Not answered6.6%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,646
75–8472.3%
35–495.2%
16–195.1%
50–644.1%
25–343.9%
+ 3 other age groups · 9.3%
Households
Total households: 761
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.6%
All members 66+15.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.0%
Any member 66+11.8%
Other9.2%
+ 6 other households · 27.7%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council Area
Taunton and Wellington E14001540
Constituency
E14001540
Avon and Somerset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Monkton & North Curry
Constituency code
E14001540
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
West Monkton
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 008E E01035127
E01035127
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Somerset West and Taunton 008 E02006104
E02006104
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Taunton Deane 006E E01029318
E01029318
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Taunton Deane 006 E02006104
E02006104
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
December 1997
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> Present
December 1997 — Introduced
Postcode TA2 8LU 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: 23543
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01035127 and MSOA E02006104 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TA2 8LU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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