Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 7.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for TA4 1AB
Postcode
TA4 1AB
Coordinates
51.0187, -3.1422
Grid reference
ST199249
Easting
319,983
Northing
124,986
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3R2V95+F4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
24223
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 24223 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near TA4 1AB
England & WalesCrime trends · near TA4 1AB
Counts are for Bishop's Hull & Taunton West electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
51
YoY -34%
1138251
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
32
YoY +78%
634118
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
14
YoY +40%
26177
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
38
YoY stable
724314
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.6%
Other White4.0%
Indian1.5%
+ other · 4.9%
Religion
Christian48.5%
No religion42.7%
Not answered6.7%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
75–8470.6%
16–196.2%
35–496.0%
25–344.8%
20–243.6%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
All members 66+15.7%
Any member 66+14.9%
Other13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
+ 7 other households · 27.2%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council AreaTaunton and Wellington E14001540
Constituency
E14001540Avon and Somerset
Police Force
England
Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Constituency code
E14001540
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Bishop's Hull
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 012A E01029256
E01029256MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Somerset West and Taunton 012 E02006106
E02006106LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Taunton Deane 008A E01029256
E01029256MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Taunton Deane 008 E02006106
E02006106Urban: 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
5:55 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
12 hours 21 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 21 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 TA4 1AB 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: 24223
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01029256 and MSOA E02006106 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TA4 1AB 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 TA4 1AB
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
63%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 13%
Attainment 8
53.4
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 0–13FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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