TA5 1EL

POSTCODE

TA5 1EL is a postcode in Watchet & Stogursey.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.1775, -3.2420
OS grid ST132427 (313,280, 142,765)
IMD England
6/10
#18359
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
MoM +19% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3R5QH5+26
Least deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£277,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 7,811 sales
-1.1%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South West
Region
Least deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£277,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 7,811 sales
-1.1%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
18359
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18359 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 & Wales
Property sales · TA5 1EL
HM Land Registry · Somerset
Average price
£332,526
Median price: £277,000
Median -1.1% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 7,811 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near TA5 1EL

England & Wales
Crime trends · near TA5 1EL

Counts are for Watchet & Stogursey electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
42
YoY +50%
614222
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
6
YoY -45%
19101
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY —
1680
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

75
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,081
White Brit.96.1%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 2.8%

Religion

Total residents: 1,081
Christian59.8%
No religion32.1%
Not answered6.0%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 1.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,078
50–6425.9%
65–7423.2%
75–8416.1%
35–4911.5%
85 years and over6.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 17.0%

Households

Total households: 528
Single family household, all members 66+24.2%
One person: aged 66+23.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.8%
One person: other7.8%
+ 8 other households · 18.0%

Coordinates & Location for TA5 1EL

England
Country
Somerset
Local Authority
Watchet & Stogursey
Ward
Minehead
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TA5 1EL
Coordinates
51.1775, -3.2420
Grid reference
ST132427
Easting
313,280
Northing
142,765
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3R5QH5+26
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Minehead
ITL Region
Somerset
National Park
Non-National Park

Administrative Information

Somerset
Local Authority
Council Area
Tiverton and Minehead E14001548
Constituency
E14001548
Avon and Somerset
Police Force
England
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 England
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

7:30 AM6:27 PM
7:30 AM
Sunrise
6:27 PM
Sunset
10 hours 57 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:30 AM
Sunset (today)
6:27 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 57 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01029342 and MSOA E02006116 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 18359
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
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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