TA12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Martock and Bower Hinton, 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 TA12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 5% of people in TA12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How TA12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is TA12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TA12 at a rate of 52.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across the TA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TA12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (167), other crime (59) and anti-social behaviour (55).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TA12 was 57.0 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 TA12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TA12 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in TA12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Somerset 009A | 1,202 | 70.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.7% |
| South Somerset 009B | 1,470 | 33.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.6% |
| South Somerset 009C | 1,222 | 42.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.5% |
| South Somerset 009D | 1,709 | 68.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.7% |
| South Somerset 010A | 2,199 | 36.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 65.3% |
Your MP
- Sarah DykeLiberal DemocratMP for Glastonbury and Somerton
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 TA121
Postcode sectors in TA121
Council1
Postcode districts next to TA124
More in the TA postcode area2
TA12 in brief
TA12 is a postcode district covering Martock and Bower Hinton, in Somerset.
About 6,155 people lived in TA12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £275,250 in 2025 across 103 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 52.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TA12 was £275,250 in 2025.
TA12 had 5,971 usual residents at the census.
About 5% of people in TA12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In TA12, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.