Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12279
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12279 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 TA5 1EL
Crime trends · near TA5 1EL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
36
YoY +64%
ASB
16
YoY +1500%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +50%
Burglary
1
YoY -88%
Criminal damage
12
YoY +500%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
90
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,085
White Brit.96.1%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Total residents: 1,080
Christian59.8%
No religion32.1%
Not answered6.0%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,470
75–8473.6%
16–1911.9%
20–244.7%
35–493.3%
25–342.2%
+ 3 other age groups · 4.3%
Households
Total households: 524
All members 66+24.4%
Any member 66+23.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.7%
Other7.8%
+ 6 other households · 17.6%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council Area
Tiverton and Minehead E14001548
Constituency
E14001548
Avon and Somerset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Watchet & Stogursey
Constituency code
E14001548
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
East Quantoxhead
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 004D E01029342
E01029342
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Somerset West and Taunton 004 E02006116
E02006116
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Somerset 004D E01029342
E01029342
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Somerset 004 E02006116
E02006116
Smaller 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 hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
4:30 AM
Sunrise
7:48 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:30 AM
Sunset (today)
7:48 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 TA5 1EL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 12279
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01029342 and MSOA E02006116 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TA5 1EL 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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