Shire Street, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6FQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around TA6 6FQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.2%	50.7%	4.5%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	53.8%	49.3%	-4.5%	49.0%	0.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	30.2%	39.1%	8.9%	37.9%	1.2%
Married: Opposite sex	51.1%	48.6%	-2.5%	44.2%	4.4%
Separated	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	11.1%	9.7%	-1.4%	9.1%	0.6%
Widowed	5.7%	1.1%	-4.6%	6.1%	-5.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (93%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.8%	58.6%	11.8%	48.4%	10.2%
Good health	37.5%	34.4%	-3.1%	33.6%	0.8%
Fair health	11.2%	6.8%	-4.4%	12.7%	-5.9%
Bad health	3.6%	0.2%	-3.4%	4.0%	-3.8%
Very bad health	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.9%	10.1%	-7.8%	18.2%	-8.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.2%	13%	-4.2%	9.6%	3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.2%	14.7%	-2.5%	13.4%	1.3%
Apprenticeship	6.9%	4.3%	-2.6%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.6%	20.8%	8.2%	16.9%	3.9%
Degree or Similar	22.1%	35.5%	13.4%	33.8%	1.7%
Other	6.1%	1.4%	-4.7%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 93.4% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.7%	-0.3%
Pakistani	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.6%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	99.7%	93.4%	-6.3%	81.4%	12.0%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Other	0%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	95.2%	75.9%	-19.3%	83.2%	-7.3%
European Union	3.3%	18.7%	15.4%	6.1%	12.6%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	2.7%	-0.8%
Middle East and Asia	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	5.6%	-3.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	1.3%	-0.3%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95.2%	76.1%	-19.1%	83.2%	-7.1%
10+ Years	0.3%	10.7%	10.4%	9.8%	0.9%
5-10 Years	1.2%	7.6%	6.4%	2.9%	4.7%
2-5 Years	3%	3.9%	0.9%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.8%	76.7%	-9.9%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Poland	6%	1.3%	4.7%
Romania	7%	0.9%	6.1%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	10.5%	13.5%	-3.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.8%	37.2%	10.6%
Christian	47.8%	46.2%	1.6%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Muslim	0.2%	6.5%	-6.3%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	3.3%	6.0%	-2.7%

Safety

Is Shire Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shire Street was 38.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 86.5% lower than the Bridgwater South average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Shire Street has the 29th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South and the 690th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 16.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 66% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,700

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in TA6 6FQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Shire Street are based on 45 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Somerset.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Shire Street, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6FQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for TA6 6FQ

Average Price
£259,936

Semi-Detached
£234,102

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£363,271

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shire Street

Average Price
£288,266

Semi-Detached
£237,787

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£328,649

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shire Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Shire Street, Bridgwater, Somerset Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£235,000	2025-09-18	£232,415
16 Shire Street, Bridgwater, Somerset Detached, an established residential building	£370,000	2023-07-31	£369,617
26 Shire Street, Bridgwater, Somerset Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£252,500	2023-06-26	£259,857
28 Shire Street, Bridgwater, Somerset Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£245,000	2023-02-24	£243,768
22 Shire Street, Bridgwater, Somerset Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£203,000	2021-12-15	£224,823

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TA6 6FQ

Employment

TA6 6FQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	186
Part-Time Employee	48
Self-Employed	38
Looking after home or family	18
Retired	17
Student (economically inactive)	15
Other	9
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Manufacturing	29
Human health and social work activities	17
Construction	17
Education	13
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Transport and storage	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Information and communication	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Other	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Somerset Bridge Primary School Stockmoor Drive , TA6 6AH	3out of 4	236 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hamp Nursery and Infants' School Hamp Nursery and Infants School, Rhode Lane , TA6 6JB	3out of 4	1,309 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hamp Community Junior School Rhode Lane , TA6 6JB	- not rated	1,326 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hamp Academy Rhode Lane , TA6 6JB	3out of 4	1,326 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St John and St Francis CofE VA Primary School Westonzoyland Road , TA6 5BP	- not rated	2,251 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Robert Blake School Hamp Avenue , TA6 6AW	2out of 4	1,406 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haygrove School Durleigh Road , TA6 7HW	- not rated	2,553 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haygrove School Durleigh Road , TA6 7HW	3out of 4	2,553 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East Bridgwater Community School Parkway , TA6 4QY	- not rated	2,951 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chilton Trinity School Chilton Street , TA6 3JA	- not rated	3,810 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University Centre Somerset College Group Bath Road , TA6 4PZ	- not rated	2,682 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bridgwater College Academy Parkway , TA6 4QY	2out of 4	2,951 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Polden Bower School Bower Lane , TA6 4GU	3out of 4	1,351 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Penrose School Albert Street , TA6 7ET	- not rated	2,072 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge School Sedgemoor Westonzoyland Road , TA6 5HT	3out of 4	2,086 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Key Stage 2 Pupil Referral Unit Albert Street , Friarn Centre TA6 3RD	- not rated	2,113 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bridgwater Key Stage 3 Centre Albert Street , TA6 3RG	- not rated	2,134 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cafe De Paris	Unit 6, Stockmoor Shopping Centre, Nokoto Drive	296 yd
Somerset Larder J24 P&R	Distribution Centre, Huntworth Business Park	551 yd
Moto Services	Moto Service Area Junction 24, Huntworth Business Park	654 yd
Jolly Jumpers Playzone Ltd	Unit 2, Market Way	985 yd
The Canteen	Regional Rural Business Centre, Market Way	990 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Compass Tavern	Bridgwater Road		957 yd
White Willow	Market Way		985 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Smart Fish Bar	Unit 7, Stockmoor Shopping Centre, Nokoto Drive	296 yd
Golden Pond	Unit 5 Nokoto Drive	296 yd
Somerset Bakehouse	Taunton Road Service Station, Taunton Road	491 yd
Ruby Chinese Takeaway	Allen Road	1,017 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Southern Co-Operative Ltd	Unit 1, Stockmoor Shopping Centre, Nokoto Drive		296 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Mansfield Park Parkstone Avenue	grass pitches	953 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	62.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	199.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	46.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	150 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.