Around average
IMD England
59
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for TA21 8SW
Postcode
TA21 8SW
Coordinates
50.9759, -3.2370
Grid reference
ST132203
Easting
313,254
Northing
120,342
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2RXQG7+96
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wellington (Somerset)
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.
18967
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18967 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)
Property sales · TA21 8SW
HM Land Registry · Somerset
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Police Recorded Crime near TA21 8SW
Crime trends · near TA21 8SW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
523314
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY stable
ASB
24156
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +29%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +33%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.4%
Other White4.9%
African1.3%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Christian47.8%
No religion43.7%
Not answered6.3%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
75–8473.1%
16–198.3%
20–243.7%
35–493.3%
65–743.3%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.3%
Households
Any member 66+27.4%
Other16.4%
All members 66+10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.5%
+ 7 other households · 27.9%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council AreaTaunton and Wellington E14001540
Constituency
E14001540Avon and Somerset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Wellington
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 ScotlandSomerset, 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 018D E01029316
E01029316MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Somerset West and Taunton 018 E02006110
E02006110LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Taunton Deane 012E E01029316
E01029316MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Taunton Deane 012 E02006110
E02006110Urban: 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
4:10 AM
Sunrise
8:25 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:10 AM
Sunset (today)
8:25 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode TA21 8SW 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: 18967
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01029316 and MSOA E02006110 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TA21 8SW 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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