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TA15

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Montacute, in Somerset.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TA15 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In TA15, 70.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
865
173rd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
70.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
56.7%
322nd lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How TA15 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

TA15Middle
Population24 postcode districts, TA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in TA24 areas from 652 to 53,134. The middle area is 12,309. TA15 is 865.
8652nd least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage24 postcode districts, TA · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in TA24 areas from 7.9% to 95.7%. The middle area is 72.7%. TA15 is 70.9%.
70.9%12th lowest
Claimant rate23 postcode districts, TA · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in TA23 areas from 1.5% to 3.3%. The middle area is 2.5%. TA15 is 2.3%.
2.3%11th lowest
Aged 15 to 6424 postcode districts, TA · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in TA24 areas from 48.6% to 63.9%. The middle area is 56.9%. TA15 is 56.7%.
56.7%12th lowest

Is TA15 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TA15 at a rate of 69.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across TA.

In August 2026 alone, 3 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TA15.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (32), other crime (13) and anti-social behaviour (8).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TA15 was 89.9 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in TA15, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TA15 has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in TA15

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
South Somerset 017H1,15463.8 per 1,000458.4%

MPs for TA15

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Postcode sectors in TA151

Council1

Postcode districts next to TA152

More in the TA postcode area2

TA15 in brief

TA15 is a postcode district covering Montacute, in Somerset.

About 845 people lived in TA15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

TA15 had 865 usual residents at the census.

In TA15, 70.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In TA15, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

56.7% of residents in TA15 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.