BA11 3AB

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA11 3AD 41 m
BA11 3HX 65 m
BA11 3FG 67 m
BA11 3AA 84 m
BA11 3AP 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA11 3AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA11
Postcode sector
BA11 3
Latitude
51.233431
Longitude
-2.323642
British National Grid easting
377,500
British National Grid northing
148,300

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
E00165864
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 004E · E01029045
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 004 · E02006050

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
10
Secondary
3
  1. St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome

    Academy converter

    40 m
  2. Vallis First School

    Community school

    92 m
  3. Wessex Lodge School

    Other independent special school

    476 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,573
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,040
  • Anti social behaviour 312
  • Public order 293
  • Shoplifting 292
  • Criminal damage and arson 229

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA11 3 residents
5,201

Age bands in BA11 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

934 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

514 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

1,263 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

1,502 residents

Age 65 and over
19.3%

1,009 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

    948 m

  • BECKINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85020

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Welshmill Lane

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles
  • Welshmill Cottage

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles
  • Car Park

    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 004E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,302 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
8 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome is the nearest published school at 40 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,573 published events cover 12 months, averaging 214.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,040 events.

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