TA5 postcode area · Somerset

The TA5 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Somerset. Area Scores range from 22 to 82 across them. Every full TA5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The TA5 district contains both ends of the scale: Wembdon & Chilton Trinity at 82 out of 100 (#1,198 of 6,856 in England) against Bridgwater Town at 22, a 60-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £198,975 in Bridgwater Town to £375,000 in Williton, Quantock & Stogursey — a 1.9× gap within the TA5 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,288a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime85per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the TA5 district

£299,225median home sold over the past year · +21.6% over 5 years · +6.9% over the year · 168 sales
Detached£420,000
Semi-detached£265,000
Terraced£250,000
Flat
Somerset£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Wembdon & Chilton TrinitySomerset 1,19882 £300,000
Taunton Rowbarton & KingstonSomerset 2,23367 £318,500
Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St LukeSomerset 2,98756 £285,000
Stockmoor & North PethertonSomerset 3,17954 £288,475
Cannington, Combwich & Nether StoweySomerset 3,37151 £298,500
Williton, Quantock & StogurseySomerset 4,32437 £375,000
Bridgwater TownSomerset 5,31122 £198,975

People living in TA5 Census 2021

Residents62,301
Median age (est.)45
Density124per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above30%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 11%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades14%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in TA5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the TA5 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TA5.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.