# TA6 6HJ: area report for a postcode in Somerset

TA6 6HJ 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 6HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [TA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta6) › [TA6 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta6-6)

## Around this postcode

- **52 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Sedgemoor 013A: 107 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0109,51.1143,TA66HJ
- **Bridgwater, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0109,51.1143,TA66HJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0109,51.1143,TA66HJ
- **No property in TA6 6HJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.0109,51.1143,TA66HJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sedgemoor 013A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0109,51.1143,TA66HJ
- **£282,498 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0109,51.1143,TA66HJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0109,51.1143,TA66HJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0109,51.1143,TA66HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TA6 6HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0109,51.1143,TA66HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at TA6 6HJ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0109,51.1143,TA66HJ
- **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=-3.0109,51.1143,TA66HJ
- **7.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0109,51.1143,TA66HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hamp Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamp-academy-e139717) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 49% 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 | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Polden Bower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polden-bower-school-e123938) | Special | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Robert Blake Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robert-blake-academy-e151626) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Somerset Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/somerset-bridge-primary-school-e123695) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Haygrove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haygrove-school-e136917) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 49.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westover-green-community-school-and-autism-centre-e144437) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-bridgwater-e148950) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2025 | £199,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2024 | £223,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2023 | £207,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £158,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2024 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: STOCKMOOR PHARMACY (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Bridgwater Rhode Lane (350 m, Morrisons); Co-op Stockmoor Park Bridgwater (990 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,498** (August 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,498 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 013A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 39.3** (2025). Sedgemoor 013A has a deprivation score of 39.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,755th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £192,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sedgemoor 013A was £192,000 in 2025. Joint 5,871st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,500** (2021). Sedgemoor 013A had 1,500 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,238th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Sedgemoor 013A, 100.0% 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: 51.1143, -3.0109

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), August 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=-3.0109,51.1143,TA66HJ

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