TA16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Merriott and Townsend, 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 TA16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In TA16, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How TA16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is TA16 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TA16 at a rate of 33.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across TA.
In August 2026 alone, 2 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TA16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (31), other crime (17) and criminal damage and arson (10).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TA16 was 40.8 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 TA16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TA16 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in TA16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Somerset 017A | 1,086 | 47.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| South Somerset 017B | 1,435 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 54.2% |
Your MP
- Adam DanceLiberal DemocratMP for Yeovil
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 TA161
Council1
Postcode districts next to TA164
Nearest rail stations1
More in the TA postcode area2
TA16 in brief
TA16 is a postcode district covering Merriott and Townsend, in Somerset.
About 2,081 people lived in TA16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £266,000 in 2025 across 24 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 33.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TA16 was £266,000 in 2025.
TA16 had 2,068 usual residents at the census.
In TA16, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In TA16, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.