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

TA6 5JQ 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 5JQ 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

- **62 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 35% on July. Sedgemoor 009A: 93 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9918,51.1264,TA65JQ
- **Bridgwater, 190 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9918,51.1264,TA65JQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9918,51.1264,TA65JQ
- **15 of 15 properties in TA6 5JQ 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=-2.9918,51.1264,TA65JQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Sedgemoor 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9918,51.1264,TA65JQ
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9918,51.1264,TA65JQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9918,51.1264,TA65JQ
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9918,51.1264,TA65JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TA6 5JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9918,51.1264,TA65JQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at TA6 5JQ**: Road 64 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9918,51.1264,TA65JQ
- **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=-2.9918,51.1264,TA65JQ
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9918,51.1264,TA65JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eastover Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastover-primary-school-e123679) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 67% 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 | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St John and St Francis Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-and-st-francis-church-school-e139338) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bridgwater College Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgwater-college-academy-e138375) | All-through | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | 25% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Robert Blake Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robert-blake-academy-e151626) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Polden Bower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polden-bower-school-e123938) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Northgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northgate-primary-school-e144757) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hamp Nursery and Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamp-nursery-and-infants-school-e123681) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £197,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £149,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £142,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £235,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2023 | £327,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £145,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bridgwater (190 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: REDGATE MEDICAL CENTRE (270 m); CRANLEIGH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTRE (310 m); TAUNTON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (710 m)
- Pharmacies: REDGATE PHARMACY (270 m); CRANLEIGH GARDENS PHARMACY (310 m); TAUNTON ROAD PHARMACY (710 m); ASDA PHARMACY (740 m); BOOTS (800 m)
- Dental practices: BRIDGE HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (710 m); SOUTHWOOD HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (710 m); BRIDGEHOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (710 m); LION HOUSE DENTISTRY (BRIDGWATER) LIMITED (820 m); CORNHILL DENTAL SURGERY (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Bridgwater - The Redgate Centre (360 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Bridgwater Superstore (710 m, Asda); Co-op Bridgwater (720 m, The Radstock Co-operative Society); Sainsburys Bridgwater (800 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Bridgwater - Parkway (810 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 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.8** (2025). Sedgemoor 009A has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,496th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £197,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sedgemoor 009A was £197,500 in 2025. Joint 6,348th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,950** (2021). Sedgemoor 009A had 1,950 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,176th most 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Sedgemoor 009A, 98.0% 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: 51.1264, -2.9918

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=-2.9918,51.1264,TA65JQ

## How to cite

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