TA23
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Watchet, Washford and St Decumans, 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 TA23 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In TA23, 29.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How TA23 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is TA23 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TA23 at a rate of 82.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across the TA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 45 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TA23.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (213), anti-social behaviour (81) and other crime (71).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TA23 was 56.2 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 TA23, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TA23 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in TA23
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset West and Taunton 003B | 1,123 | 67.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 13.9% |
| Somerset West and Taunton 003C | 1,566 | 105.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 37.3% |
| Somerset West and Taunton 003D | 1,293 | 92.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 17.0% |
| Somerset West and Taunton 003E | 2,322 | 135.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 76.0% |
| Somerset West and Taunton 004B | 1,096 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 8.8% |
Your MP
- Rachel GilmourLiberal DemocratMP for Tiverton and Minehead
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 TA231
Postcode sectors in TA231
Council1
Postcode districts next to TA233
More in the TA postcode area2
TA23 in brief
TA23 is a postcode district covering Watchet, Washford and St Decumans, in Somerset.
About 6,108 people lived in TA23 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £256,000 in 2025 across 93 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 82.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TA23 was £256,000 in 2025.
TA23 had 5,935 usual residents at the census.
In TA23, 29.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In TA23, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.