BA11 5FB

Frome East · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Frome
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA11
Postcode sector
BA11 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA11 5DF 39 m
BA11 5DY 56 m
BA11 5FG 109 m
BA11 5FD 118 m
BA11 5FE 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA11 5FB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA11
Postcode sector
BA11 5
Latitude
51.224472
Longitude
-2.304576
British National Grid easting
378,827
British National Grid northing
147,298

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
E00186527
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 007H · E01035111
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 007 · E02006053

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Buttercup Close, Frome, BA11 5FB 19 November 2025 £287,000
8, Buttercup Close, Frome, BA11 5FB 9 May 2025 £405,000
11, Buttercup Close, Frome, BA11 5FB 13 January 2023 £325,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
10
Secondary
3
  1. Hayesdown First School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km
  2. St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km
  3. Christ Church First School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,602
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 587
  • Shoplifting 252
  • Anti social behaviour 179
  • Public order 174
  • Criminal damage and arson 140

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

24 female, 27 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.8
BA11 5 residents
4,783

Age bands in BA11 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.6%

969 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

446 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

1,263 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.7%

1,061 residents

Age 65 and over
16.5%

739 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA11 5 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

    1.5 km

  • BECKINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85020

    4.9 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

  • Asda Superstore

    BCT · Frome

    0.2 miles
  • Asda Superstore

    BCT · Frome

    0.2 miles
  • Wallbridge

    BCT · Berkley Down

    0.3 miles
  • Frome Rail Station

    RLY · Frome

    0.3 miles
  • Frome Rail Station

    RSE · Frome

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 007H, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,512 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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
0
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £325,000 from 7 recorded sales in BA11 5FB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Somerset is £281,571 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

18 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Hayesdown First School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,602 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 587 events.

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