BA2 7RU

Frome North · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA11 2PF 41 m
BA11 2PE 589 m
BA11 2PW 593 m
BA11 2PG 718 m
BA11 2PQ 776 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA2 7RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
1 July 2001
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 7
Latitude
51.268551
Longitude
-2.300983
British National Grid easting
379,098
British National Grid northing
152,199

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008569
Westminster constituency
Frome and East Somerset · E14001241
Output area
E00147984
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 001E · E01029057
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
16
Primary
9
Secondary
3
  1. Springmead Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.1 km
  2. Beckington Church First School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Rode Methodist VC First School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
65
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Other theft 9
  • Public order 9
  • Burglary 5
  • Shoplifting 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA2 7 residents
7,866

Age bands in BA2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.4%

708 residents

Age 15 to 24
44.7%

3,381 residents

Age 25 to 44
9.6%

726 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.4%

1,469 residents

Age 65 and over
16.8%

1,272 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

  • BECKINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85020

    1.4 km

  • FROME MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ENOS WAY, FROME, BA11 2FH

    ODS code L85008

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Birchwood

    BCT · Beckington

    0.6 miles
  • Birchwood

    BCT · Beckington

    0.6 miles
  • Mendip East Slinky - Beckington DRT

    BCT · Beckington

    0.6 miles
  • Frome Road

    BCT · Beckington

    0.6 miles
  • Frome Road

    BCT · Beckington

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 001E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,872 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools. Springmead Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

65 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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