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BA11 5WZ

Frome West · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Frome West
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset
Postcode district
BA11
Postcode sector
BA11 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA11 3EJ 23 m
BA11 3ER 75 m
BA11 3NA 146 m
BA11 3AT 147 m
BA11 3HT 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA11 5WZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2005
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA11
Postcode sector
BA11 5
Latitude
51.236097
Longitude
-2.335120
British National Grid easting
376,700
British National Grid northing
148,600

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
E00147909
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 001C · E01029044
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 001 · E02006047

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
3

  1. Oakfield Academy

    Academy converter

    686 m

  2. Wessex Lodge School

    Other independent special school

    722 m

  3. Vallis First School

    Community school

    779 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,853
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 749
  • Public order 238
  • Anti social behaviour 234
  • Criminal damage and arson 181
  • Shoplifting 176

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • FROME MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ENOS WAY, FROME, BA11 2FH

    ODS code L85008

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Vallis Road

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles

  • Vallis Road

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles

  • Robins Lane

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles

  • Robins Lane

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 miles

  • Upper Whatcombe

    BCT · Frome

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. Oakfield Academy is the nearest published school at 686 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,853 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 749 events.

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