BA12 6LQ

Mere · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Mere
Local authority
Wiltshire
Postcode district
BA12
Postcode sector
BA12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA12 6LG 344 m
BA12 6FE 503 m
BA12 6LJ 708 m
BA12 6LL 721 m
BA12 6LF 769 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA12 6LQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA12
Postcode sector
BA12 6
Latitude
51.089632
Longitude
-2.295506
British National Grid easting
379,400
British National Grid northing
132,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Wiltshire · E06000054
Electoral ward
Mere · E05013450
Parish or community
E04013475
Westminster constituency
South West Wiltshire · E14001498
Output area
E00163411
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 050B · E01032035
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 050 · E02006665

Postcode source versions

Explore BA12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km
  2. Mere School

    Community school

    2.3 km
  3. St George's Church of England School, Bourton

    Academy converter

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
35
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Burglary 4
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA12 6 residents
4,397

Age bands in BA12 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

604 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

356 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.2%

719 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

1,257 residents

Age 65 and over
33.9%

1,507 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

  • MERE SURGERY

    DARK LANE, MERE, WARMINSTER, BA12 6DT

    ODS code J83060

    2.1 km

  • SILTON SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, GILLINGHAM ROAD, SILTON, GILLINGHAM, SP8 5DF

    ODS code J83629

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Lower Zeals Flyover

    BCT · Zeals

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Zeals Flyover

    BCT · Zeals

    0.1 miles
  • Quarry Park Corner

    BCT · Mere

    0.6 miles
  • Quarry Park Corner

    BCT · Mere

    0.6 miles
  • Zeals Bus Shelter

    BCT · Zeals

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 050B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,642 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

35 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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