A POSTCODE in Somerset which has nearly 15,000 residents has been identified as one of the worst areas for having access to cash machines. 

The TA7 area, near Bridgwater, has a population of 14,982, but has very limited access to cash points, according to research conducted by Which?  

The report says the area, which includes villages such as Huntworth and Woolavington, has very few or no cash points. 

The data has been released as proposals from proposals from LINK – the UK’s largest cash machine network – have been announced.

The company plans to lower its fees by 20 per cent, which could lead to mass closures of free-to-use ATM machines across Britain, hitting already suffering communities, such as TA7, even harder.

The fee in question, which is currently set at 25p, is paid by banks per withdrawal to maintain the free-to-use ATM network

Gareth Shaw, Which? Money Expert said: “Reducing the free-to-use ATM network would hit consumers who rely on access to cash machines hard.

“These proposals could place a strain on communities across the UK that are already struggling to access the cash they need following mass bank closures. The financial regulator must intervene to avoid this situation getting worse.”

Another areas across the country facing similar difficulties include PE32 in Norfolk, which was found to be the most populated with 15,294 people, TN27 in Kent with a population of 12,404, NR16 in Norfolk with 11,953 population, and YO13 in North Yorkshire with 10,111 people.