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BA11 1FB

Frome West · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Frome West
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset
Postcode district
BA11
Postcode sector
BA11 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA11 3FE 26 m
BA11 1ET 27 m
BA11 1BL 74 m
BA11 3JB 74 m
BA11 3AA 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA11 1FB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA11
Postcode sector
BA11 1
Latitude
51.232227
Longitude
-2.323218
British National Grid easting
377,529
British National Grid northing
148,166

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Frome West · E05014362
Parish or community
E04008560
Westminster constituency
Frome and East Somerset · E14001241
Output area
E00147902
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 004C · E01029042
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
18
Primary
10
Secondary
3

  1. Vallis First School

    Community school

    166 m

  2. St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome

    Academy converter

    171 m

  3. Avanti Park School

    Free schools

    401 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,609
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,050
  • Anti social behaviour 316
  • Public order 296
  • Shoplifting 292
  • Criminal damage and arson 233

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA11 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • FROME MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ENOS WAY, FROME, BA11 2FH

    ODS code L85008

    991 m

  • BECKINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85020

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Car Park

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles

  • Market Place

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles

  • Market Place

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles

  • Selwood Road Shops

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles

  • Selwood Road Shops

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 004C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,790 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
6
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Vallis First School is the nearest published school at 166 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,609 published events cover 12 months, averaging 217.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,050 events.

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