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Coordinates & Location for TA3 5DZ
Postcode
TA3 5DZ
Coordinates
51.0294, -3.0400
Grid reference
ST271260
Easting
327,168
Northing
126,076
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3R2XH6+Q2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Creech St Michael
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.
23985
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23985 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.3%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Christian54.3%
No religion39.4%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
75–8470.4%
16–196.6%
35–496.2%
25–344.9%
85 years and over3.7%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.2%
Any member 66+17.4%
All members 66+16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.2%
+ 8 other households · 28.8%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council AreaTaunton and Wellington E14001540
Constituency
E14001540Avon and Somerset
Police Force
England
Ward
Monkton & North Curry
Constituency code
E14001540
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Creech St. Michael
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 009B E01029273
E01029273MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Somerset West and Taunton 009 E02006103
E02006103LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Taunton Deane 005B E01029273
E01029273MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Taunton Deane 005 E02006103
E02006103Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
5:59 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 10 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:59 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 10 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 TA3 5DZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 23985
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01029273 and MSOA E02006103 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TA3 5DZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near TA3 5DZ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
36%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 10–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
62%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 22%
Progress 8
-0.38
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 23%
Attainment 8
41.4
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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