TA6 postcode area · Bridgwater

The TA6 postcode district covers Bridgwater and spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Somerset. Area Scores range from 10 to 82 across them. Every full TA6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the TA6 district: Wembdon & Chilton Trinity scores 82 out of 100 (#1,198 of 6,856 nationally) while Bridgwater South sits at 10 — neighbours on the map, 72 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £198,975 in Bridgwater Town to £300,000 in Wembdon & Chilton Trinity.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,906a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime128per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)41

Owner-occupied63%

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 TA6 district

£235,000median home sold over the past year · +20.5% over 5 years · +3.1% over the year · 626 sales

Detached£340,000

Semi-detached£250,000

Terraced£208,000

Flat£128,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Wembdon & Chilton TrinitySomerset	1,198	82	£300,000
Bridgwater EastSomerset	2,822	59	£229,950
Stockmoor & North PethertonSomerset	3,179	54	£288,475
Pawlett, Puriton & WoolavingtonSomerset	4,070	41	£288,995
Bridgwater TownSomerset	5,311	22	£198,975
Bridgwater NorthSomerset	6,010	12	£210,000
Bridgwater SouthSomerset	6,168	10	£203,500

People living in TA6 Census 2021

Residents64,844

Median age (est.)41

Density480per km²

No qualifications21%

Degree or above23%

No car or van17%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 16%Private rent 21%

Households

One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Skilled trades 14% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups

Elementary	16%
Skilled trades	14%
Professional	12%
Process & plant	11%
Caring & leisure	11%
Associate professional	10%
Managers & directors	10%
Administrative	9%
Sales & customer service	8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 TA6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the TA6 district.

Bridgwater

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TA6.

TA7 TA5 TA9 TA2 TA1 TA8 BA16 TA3

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.