BA11 1BJ

Frome West · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA11
Postcode sector
BA11 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA11 1BH 1 m
BA11 1BN 32 m
BA11 1DR 42 m
BA11 1BT 44 m
BA11 1PS 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA11 1BJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2005
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA11
Postcode sector
BA11 1
Latitude
51.230778
Longitude
-2.320615
British National Grid easting
377,710
British National Grid northing
148,004

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008560
Westminster constituency
Frome and East Somerset · E14001241
Output area
E00147873
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 004A · E01029036
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 004 · E02006050

Postcode source versions

Explore BA11

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
3
  1. St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome

    Voluntary aided school

    251 m
  2. Avanti Park School

    Free schools

    381 m
  3. St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome

    Academy converter

    402 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,652
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,068
  • Anti social behaviour 321
  • Shoplifting 294
  • Public order 294
  • Criminal damage and arson 239

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA11 1 residents
6,627

Age bands in BA11 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

1,296 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

650 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.8%

1,782 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

1,796 residents

Age 65 and over
16.8%

1,115 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • FROME MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ENOS WAY, FROME, BA11 2FH

    ODS code L85008

    963 m

  • BECKINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    ST. LUKES ROAD, BECKINGTON, FROME, BA11 6SE

    ODS code L85020

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Mendip East Slinky - Frome destination D

    BCT · Frome

    0.0 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Frome

    0.0 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles
  • Mendip East Slinky - Frome DRT

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles
  • Car Park

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 004A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,712 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome is the nearest published school at 251 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,652 published events cover 12 months, averaging 221 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,068 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.