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

TA6 6QW 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 6QW 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

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 47% on July. Sedgemoor 014D: 117 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0107,51.0904,TA66QW
- **Bridgwater, 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0107,51.0904,TA66QW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0107,51.0904,TA66QW
- **4 of 40 properties in TA6 6QW at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 4 at medium risk, 3 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.0107,51.0904,TA66QW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sedgemoor 014D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0107,51.0904,TA66QW
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0107,51.0904,TA66QW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0107,51.0904,TA66QW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0107,51.0904,TA66QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TA6 6QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0107,51.0904,TA66QW
- **Low road and rail noise at TA6 6QW**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0107,51.0904,TA66QW
- **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=-3.0107,51.0904,TA66QW
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0107,51.0904,TA66QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Petherton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-petherton-primary-school-e135830) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Petherton Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/petherton-park-school-e135673) | Special | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [North Newton Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-newton-community-primary-school-e123689) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £252,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £224,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £232,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £268,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NORTH PETHERTON SURGERY (250 m)
- Pharmacies: NORTH PETHERTON PHARMACY (420 m)
- Dental practices: NORTH PETHERTON DENTAL PRACTICE (310 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco North Petherton Express (350 m, Tesco)

## 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 014D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.0** (2025). Sedgemoor 014D has a deprivation score of 27.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,859th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sedgemoor 014D was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 15,380th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,374** (2021). Sedgemoor 014D had 1,374 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,104th 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: 28.9%** (January 2026). In Sedgemoor 014D, 28.9% 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.

## 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: 51.0904, -3.0107

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=-3.0107,51.0904,TA66QW

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