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Affluence in TA6 6QT

How TA6 6QT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Stockmoor & North Petherton
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,538 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off TA6 6QT is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the TA6 6QT area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Barriers to housing and services3.0
  • Employment7.0
  • Education and skills7.0
  • Health and disability7.0
  • Income8.0
  • Crime8.0
  • Children in low-income families8.0
  • Living environment9.0
  • Older people in low-income households9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£57,414
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
61%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

53.8% of adults in the TA6 6QT area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 33.6% are retired and 4% are full-time students.

TA6 6QTEngland
Employee, full-time31.4%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.2%11.9%
Self-employed9.3%9.5%
Unemployed1.9%2.9%
Full-time student4%7.9%
Retired33.6%21.5%
Looking after home or family2.9%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled2.9%4.1%
Other1%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

32.2% of adults in the TA6 6QT area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

TA6 6QTEngland
Higher managerial & professional11.3%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional20.9%19.9%
Intermediate15.4%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed13%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical7.1%5.3%
Semi-routine11.8%11.3%
Routine11.4%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.2%8.5%
Full-time students3.9%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

30% of adults in the TA6 6QT area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 13.9% have no qualifications.

TA6 6QTEngland
Degree level or above30%33.9%
A level or equivalent18.5%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.2%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.6%9.7%
Apprenticeship8.8%5.3%
Other qualifications2.9%2.8%
No qualifications13.9%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TA6 6QT (Stockmoor & North Petherton) (about 1,538 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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