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TA9

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Highbridge, 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 TA9 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In TA9, 89.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£275,000
940th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
13,213
909th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How TA9 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

TA9Middle
Median sale price22 postcode districts, TA · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in TA22 areas from £235,000 to £393,750. The middle area is £275,625. TA9 is £275,000.
£275,000joint 9th cheapest
Population24 postcode districts, TA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in TA24 areas from 652 to 53,134. The middle area is 12,309. TA9 is 13,213.
13,21311th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage24 postcode districts, TA · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in TA24 areas from 7.9% to 95.7%. The middle area is 72.7%. TA9 is 89.2%.
89.2%6th highest
Claimant rate23 postcode districts, TA · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in TA23 areas from 1.5% to 3.3%. The middle area is 2.5%. TA9 is 3.3%.
3.3%highest

Is TA9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TA9 at a rate of 105.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across TA.

In August 2026 alone, 158 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TA9.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (690), other crime (249) and anti-social behaviour (221).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TA9 was 114.5 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 TA9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TA9 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in TA9

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Sedgemoor 002H1,76752.3 per 1,000584.8%
Sedgemoor 003D1,39748.7 per 1,000780.4%
Sedgemoor 005B2,277212.4 per 1,000188.4%
Sedgemoor 005C1,556133.9 per 1,000199.9%
Sedgemoor 005E2,087127.7 per 1,000394.9%
Sedgemoor 006B2,24347.7 per 1,000484.0%

MPs for TA9

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 TA91

Postcode sectors in TA92

Council1

Towns in TA91

Postcode districts next to TA96

Nearest rail stations1

More in the TA postcode area2

TA9 in brief

TA9 is a postcode district covering Highbridge, in Somerset.

About 14,158 people lived in TA9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £275,000 in 2025 across 227 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 105.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in TA9 was £275,000 in 2025.

TA9 had 13,213 usual residents at the census.

In TA9, 89.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In TA9, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.