Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
27240
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27240 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 TA21 8EL
Crime trends · near TA21 8EL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
28
YoY -24%
ASB
11
YoY -8%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY +150%
Burglary
5
YoY -38%
Criminal damage
5
YoY -44%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
71
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,918
White Brit.90.3%
Other White3.0%
Chinese2.6%
+ other · 4.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,915
Christian53.7%
No religion37.4%
Not answered7.8%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,737
75–8470.1%
16–199.7%
35–494.9%
50–644.1%
20–243.7%
+ 3 other age groups · 7.6%
Households
Total households: 858
All members 66+23.1%
Any member 66+20.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.8%
Other9.8%
+ 6 other households · 23.9%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council Area
Taunton and Wellington E14001540
Constituency
E14001540
Avon and Somerset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Blackdown & Neroche
Constituency code
E14001540
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Wellington
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 017C E01029310
E01029310
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Somerset West and Taunton 017 E02006111
E02006111
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Taunton Deane 013C E01029310
E01029310
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Taunton Deane 013 E02006111
E02006111
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
4:31 AM
Sunrise
7:47 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:31 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 TA21 8EL 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: 27240
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01029310 and MSOA E02006111 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TA21 8EL 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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