TA3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Creech St Michael, 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 TA3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In TA3, 43.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How TA3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is TA3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TA3 at a rate of 48.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across TA.
In August 2026 alone, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TA3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (340), other crime (163) and anti-social behaviour (91).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TA3 was 44.4 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 TA3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TA3 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in TA3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset West and Taunton 009A | 1,901 | 38.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 0.7% |
| Somerset West and Taunton 009B | 1,419 | 65.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.9% |
| Somerset West and Taunton 009C | 1,853 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 63.3% |
| Somerset West and Taunton 009D | 1,280 | 85.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 62.5% |
| Somerset West and Taunton 009E | 1,534 | 32.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 4.8% |
| Somerset West and Taunton 016E | 2,088 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 72.5% |
| Somerset West and Taunton 019A | 2,290 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 56.1% |
| Somerset West and Taunton 019B | 2,245 | 78.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 17.3% |
| South Somerset 007D | 1,288 | 29.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 27.9% |
MPs for TA3
- Gideon AmosLiberal DemocratMP for Taunton and Wellington87% of TA3’s postcodes
- Sarah DykeLiberal DemocratMP for Glastonbury and Somerton11% of TA3’s postcodes
- Sir Ashley FoxConservativeMP for Bridgwater1.4% of TA3’s postcodes
- Richard FoordLiberal DemocratMP for Honiton and Sidmouth0.5% of TA3’s postcodes
- Adam DanceLiberal DemocratMP for Yeovil0.2% of TA3’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in TA31
Postcode sectors in TA33
Council1
Postcode districts next to TA310
More in the TA postcode area2
TA3 in brief
TA3 is a postcode district covering Creech St Michael, in Somerset.
About 15,130 people lived in TA3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £393,750 in 2025 across 214 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 48.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TA3 was £393,750 in 2025.
TA3 had 14,767 usual residents at the census.
In TA3, 43.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In TA3, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.