# TA6 5HJ: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA6 5HJ is a postcode in Somerset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Somerset. Open the map at TA6 5HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta6) › [TA6 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta6-5)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Sedgemoor 010G: 47 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9798,51.1190,TA65HJ
- **Bridgwater, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9798,51.1190,TA65HJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9798,51.1190,TA65HJ
- **6 of 6 properties in TA6 5HJ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9798,51.1190,TA65HJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Sedgemoor 010G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9798,51.1190,TA65HJ
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9798,51.1190,TA65HJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9798,51.1190,TA65HJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9798,51.1190,TA65HJ
- **No gigabit broadband at TA6 5HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9798,51.1190,TA65HJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at TA6 5HJ**: Road 60 dB, rail 49 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9798,51.1190,TA65HJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.9798,51.1190,TA65HJ
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9798,51.1190,TA65HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John and St Francis Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-and-st-francis-church-school-e139338) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [University Centre Somerset College Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/university-centre-somerset-college-group-e130803) | Sixth form and further education | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bridgwater College Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgwater-college-academy-e138375) | All-through | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | 25% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Somerset Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/somerset-bridge-primary-school-e123695) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eastover Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastover-primary-school-e123679) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Polden Bower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polden-bower-school-e123938) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Robert Blake Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robert-blake-academy-e151626) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Hamp Nursery and Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamp-nursery-and-infants-school-e123681) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| February 2025 | £208,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| October 2025 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| December 2024 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |
| August 2023 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| October 2024 | £222,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Bridgwater - The Redgate Centre (910 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,062** (July 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,062 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in Somerset earned a median of £36,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 103rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Somerset costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Somerset has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sedgemoor 010G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.6** (2025). Sedgemoor 010G has a deprivation score of 19.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,983rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sedgemoor 010G was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 7,875th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,116** (2021). Sedgemoor 010G had 1,116 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,592nd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.6%** (January 2026). In Sedgemoor 010G, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## TA6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA6 was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 636th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 53,134** (2021). TA6 had 53,134 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 157th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 13%** (2022). About 13% of people in TA6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.9%** (January 2026). In TA6, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Centre: 51.1190, -2.9798

Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bridgwater](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridgwater): Sir Ashley Fox (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.9798,51.1190,TA65HJ

## How to cite

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