# TA9

Postcode district covering Highbridge, in Somerset.

TA9 is a postcode district covering Highbridge, in Somerset. Median sale price £275,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 105.5 per 1,000 people. About 14,158 people.

Postcode district. Code TA9. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [TA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TA9 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 13,213** (2021). TA9 had 13,213 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 909th least 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta9#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 17%** (2022). About 17% of people in TA9 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta9#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.2%** (January 2026). In TA9, 89.2% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=TA9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 17% of people in TA9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=TA9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 227 homes were sold in TA9 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=TA9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for TA9.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=TA9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): TA9 had 13,213 usual residents at the census.

## How TA9 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | TA9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £275,000 | joint 9th cheapest | 22 postcode districts, TA · 2025 |
| Population | 13,213 | 11th most populated | 24 postcode districts, TA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 17% | 7th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 24 postcode districts, TA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.2% | 6th highest | 24 postcode districts, TA · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the TA postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in TA9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sedgemoor 002H](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01035112) | 1,767 | 52.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 84.8% |
| [Sedgemoor 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029149) | 1,397 | 48.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 80.4% |
| [Sedgemoor 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029131) | 2,277 | 212.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.4% |
| [Sedgemoor 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029132) | 1,556 | 133.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Sedgemoor 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029134) | 2,087 | 127.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.9% |
| [Sedgemoor 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/neighbourhood/e01029136) | 2,243 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 84.0% |

## Your MP

- [Bridgwater](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridgwater): Sir Ashley Fox (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 56% of the people here.
- [Wells and Mendip Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wells-and-mendip-hills): Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 44% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in TA9

[Highbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/highbridge)

## Postcode sectors in TA9

[TA9 3 (270 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta9-3), [TA9 4 (198 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta9-4)

## Council

[Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)

## Towns in TA9

[Burnham-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/burnham-on-sea)

## Postcode districts next to TA9

[BS24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs24), [BS26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs26), [BS28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs28), [TA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta6), [TA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta7), [TA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta8)

## Nearest rail stations

[Highbridge and Burnham (3.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.9722,51.2182)

## More in the TA postcode area

[All TA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 17% of people in TA9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In TA9, 89.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: TA9
- Postcode area: [TA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta)
- Constituency: [Bridgwater †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridgwater)
- Council: [Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Area: 69.91 km²
- People, mid-2024: 14,158*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 39

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BS26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs26), [TA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta8), [TA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta7), [BS28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs28), [TA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta6), [BS24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs24)

## Latest updates for TA9

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/TA9

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta9#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ta9
