Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.7 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South West
Region
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.
14236
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14236 out of 33,755 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near TA3 5HL
England & WalesCrime trends · near TA3 5HL
Counts are for Blackdown & Neroche electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
45
YoY stable
564228
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
8
YoY —
23120
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
1161
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.4%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 1.8%
Religion
Christian55.3%
No religion39.1%
Not answered4.6%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
75–8471.6%
16–198.4%
20–244.0%
35–493.7%
85 years and over3.3%
+ 3 other age groups · 9.0%
Households
Any member 66+21.5%
All members 66+17.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.7%
Other11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.0%
+ 7 other households · 25.9%
Coordinates & Location for TA3 5HL
Postcode
TA3 5HL
Coordinates
51.0109, -3.0458
Grid reference
ST267240
Easting
326,727
Northing
124,028
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3R2X63+9M
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Ruishton
Travel to Work
Taunton
ITL Region
Somerset
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council AreaTaunton and Wellington E14001540
Constituency
E14001540Avon and Somerset
Police Force
England
Ward
Blackdown & Neroche
Constituency code
E14001540
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Ruishton
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 009D E01029275
E01029275MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Somerset West and Taunton 009 E02006103
E02006103LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Taunton Deane 005D E01029275
E01029275MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Taunton Deane 005 E02006103
E02006103Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
6:20 AM
Sunrise
5:40 PM
Sunset
11 hours 20 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:20 AM
Sunset (today)
5:40 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 20 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2002
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> PresentJune 2002 — Introduced
Postcode TA3 5HL introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 14236
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01029275 and MSOA E02006103 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TA3 5HL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near TA3 5HL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
62%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 10–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
36%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
71%
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