TA6 5QA postcode in Bridgwater, Somerset

TA6 5QA is a postcode in Bridgwater, in the Bridgwater North & Central ward of Somerset. It is in the Bridgwater parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since December 2001.

Flooding Low flood risk 41 of 41 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Somerset: 76% Typical price £197,500 Homes sold in TA6 5, last 12 months. ▼ 8.9% on the year before Nearest station Bridgwater 50 m in a straight line

Where TA6 5QA is, and what is near it

Map of TA6 5QA and what is near it Map of TA6 5QA: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the TA6 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. TA6 5AB: also in TA6 5TA6 5AG: also in TA6 5TA6 5AL: also in TA6 5TA6 5AN: also in TA6 5TA6 5AP: also in TA6 5TA6 5AR: also in TA6 5TA6 5AS: also in TA6 5TA6 5AT: also in TA6 5TA6 5AU: also in TA6 5TA6 5AW: also in TA6 5TA6 5AX: also in TA6 5TA6 5AZ: also in TA6 5TA6 5BA: also in TA6 5TA6 5BE: also in TA6 5TA6 5BF: also in TA6 5TA6 5BG: also in TA6 5TA6 5BH: also in TA6 5TA6 5BJ: also in TA6 5TA6 5BL: also in TA6 5TA6 5BN: also in TA6 5TA6 5BQ: also in TA6 5TA6 5DX: also in TA6 5TA6 5EE: also in TA6 5TA6 5EG: also in TA6 5TA6 5EH: also in TA6 5TA6 5EJ: also in TA6 5TA6 5EL: also in TA6 5TA6 5EN: also in TA6 5TA6 5EP: also in TA6 5TA6 5EQ: also in TA6 5TA6 5ER: also in TA6 5TA6 5ES: also in TA6 5TA6 5ET: also in TA6 5TA6 5EU: also in TA6 5TA6 5EW: also in TA6 5TA6 5EX: also in TA6 5TA6 5EY: also in TA6 5TA6 5EZ: also in TA6 5TA6 5FA: also in TA6 5TA6 5FE: also in TA6 5TA6 5FQ: also in TA6 5TA6 5FR: also in TA6 5TA6 5GE: also in TA6 5TA6 5HA: also in TA6 5TA6 5HB: also in TA6 5TA6 5HD: also in TA6 5TA6 5HE: also in TA6 5TA6 5HP: also in TA6 5TA6 5HQ: also in TA6 5TA6 5HR: also in TA6 5TA6 5HS: also in TA6 5TA6 5HT: also in TA6 5TA6 5HX: also in TA6 5TA6 5HY: also in TA6 5TA6 5HZ: also in TA6 5TA6 5JA: also in TA6 5TA6 5JB: also in TA6 5TA6 5JD: also in TA6 5TA6 5JE: also in TA6 5TA6 5JF: also in TA6 5TA6 5JG: also in TA6 5TA6 5JH: also in TA6 5TA6 5JP: also in TA6 5TA6 5JQ: also in TA6 5TA6 5JR: also in TA6 5TA6 5JS: also in TA6 5TA6 5JT: also in TA6 5TA6 5JU: also in TA6 5TA6 5LA: also in TA6 5TA6 5LE: also in TA6 5TA6 5LS: also in TA6 5TA6 5LU: also in TA6 5TA6 5LX: also in TA6 5TA6 5LY: also in TA6 5TA6 5ND: also in TA6 5TA6 5PZ: also in TA6 5TA6 5QB: also in TA6 5TA6 5QD: also in TA6 5TA6 5QE: also in TA6 5TA6 5QF: also in TA6 5TA6 5QG: also in TA6 5TA6 5QN: also in TA6 5TA6 5QU: also in TA6 5TA6 5QX: also in TA6 5TA6 5QY: also in TA6 5TA6 5QZ: also in TA6 5TA6 5RB: also in TA6 5 School 700 mSchool 750 mGP 900 mRobert Blake Academy 1.4 kmBridgwater TA6 5QA Map of TA6 5QA and what is near it Map of TA6 5QA: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the TA6 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 900 mRobert Blake Academy 1.4 kmStation 10.1 kmBridgwater North & Central TA6 5QA
  • TA6 5QA
  • Other postcodes in TA6 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.1282, longitude -2.9896)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after TA6 5QA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at TA6 5QA?

Every home and business at TA6 5QA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Somerset: 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Somerset: 95%

The line marks the figure across Somerset.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at TA6 5QA?

BinDayBuddy does not read Somerset Council's collection days yet.

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is TA6 5QA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 41 homes and businesses at TA6 5QA. 41 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

41 homes and businesses at TA6 5QA Low: 41

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Somerset

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for TA6 5QA: 9,147 properties in Somerset are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Somerset

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of TA6 5QA is in 3 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 07:31 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 07:31 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near TA6 5QA?

Homes in TA6 5 sold for a typical £197,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 68 sales, down 8.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£197,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£216,750 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached Not enough sales to price (4)
  • Semi-detached £237,500 23 sales
  • Terraced £189,250 32 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £112,000 9 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole TA6 district: a typical £232,750 from 564 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in TA6 5QA

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in TA6 5QA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 7 August 2026. The middle price was £246,250, from £225,000 to £249,000. Across TA6 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £197,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near TA6 5QA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around TA6 5QA. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (45%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around TA6 5QA

Band D in Somerset for 2026‑27: £2,561. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,707 (band A) to £2,561 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,992.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 290 (30%)£1,707
Band Babout 450 (46%)£1,992
Band Cabout 230 (23%)£2,276
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,561
Band Ewithheld£3,130
Band Ffewer than 5£3,699
Band Gfewer than 5£4,268
Band Hfewer than 5£5,121

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 45% 1945 to 1964
  5. 29% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Somerset before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of TA6 5QA is in (ONS area E01029108), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near TA6 5QA?

The nearest open schools to TA6 5QA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TA6 5QA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to TA6 5QA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TA6 5QA is Bridgwater Rail Station, 50 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bridgwater Rail Station Railway station 50 mWalk
  • Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Rail Station Railway station 10.1 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Railway Station, 78 m away.

More stations near TA6 5QA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near TA6 5QA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TA6 5QA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near TA6 5QA?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of TA6 5QA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 60 kW 2.6 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near TA6 5QA?

The nearest to the centre of TA6 5QA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to TA6 5QA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near TA6 5QA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TA6 5QA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near TA6 5QA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TA6 5QA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near TA6 5QA?

The nearest vets to the centre of TA6 5QA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is TA6 5QA in a conservation area?

The centre of TA6 5QA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near TA6 5QA?

Police.uk records 597 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TA6 5QA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences184 reports
Shoplifting130 reports
Anti-social behaviour119 reports
Criminal damage and arson41 reports
Other theft27 reports
Public order21 reports

Also: robbery 18, burglary 14, vehicle crime 13, bicycle theft 9, drugs 8, other crime 7, possession of weapons 5, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for TA6 5QA

Ward
Bridgwater North & Central
Parish
Bridgwater
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bridgwater
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2001

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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TA6 5HB70 mTA6 5QD90 mTA6 5BQ110 mTA6 5JB130 mTA6 5QB140 mTA6 5HA140 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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