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BA11 3AR

Frome West · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Frome
Ward
Frome West
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset
Postcode district
BA11
Postcode sector
BA11 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA11 3AW 85 m
BA11 3AX 110 m
BA11 3AF 153 m
BA11 2LL 154 m
BA11 3SA 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA11 3AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA11
Postcode sector
BA11 3
Latitude
51.236486
Longitude
-2.327889
British National Grid easting
377,205
British National Grid northing
148,641

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
E00147907
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 001C · E01029044
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 001 · E02006047

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Low Water, Frome, BA11 3AR 19 August 2015 £370,000
4, Low Water, Frome, BA11 3AR 30 August 2011 £385,000
Willow House, 1, Low Water, Frome, BA11 3AR 20 July 2009 £480,000

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

    411 m

  2. Vallis First School

    Community school

    414 m

  3. Wessex Lodge School

    Other independent special school

    634 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,215
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 878
  • Anti social behaviour 281
  • Public order 266
  • Shoplifting 225
  • Criminal damage and arson 209

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA11 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • FROME MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ENOS WAY, FROME, BA11 2FH

    ODS code L85008

    1.1 km

  • BECKINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85020

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Whatcombe Road

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles

  • Whatcombe Road

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles

  • Lower Whatcombe Road

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles

  • Lower Whatcombe Road

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles

  • Leonards Barton

    BCT · Frome

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 001C, 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

16,429 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

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 411 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,215 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 878 events.

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