BA2 8NG

Mendip Central and East · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bath
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA2 8NF 154 m
BA2 8NE 241 m
BA2 8NQ 270 m
BA3 5YE 334 m
BA2 8NB 476 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA2 8NG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA2
Postcode sector
BA2 8
Latitude
51.300561
Longitude
-2.410752
British National Grid easting
371,460
British National Grid northing
155,796

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008563
Westminster constituency
Frome and East Somerset · E14001241
Output area
E00147982
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 001E · E01029057
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 001 · E02006047

Postcode source versions

Explore BA2

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Foxcote Mill, Foxcote, Shoscombe, Bath, BA2 8NG 26 October 2023 £1,050,000
Foxcote Mill, Foxcote, Shoscombe, Bath, BA2 8NG 24 March 2017 £550,000
The Mill, Foxcote, Shoscombe, Bath, BA2 8NG 30 April 2009 £530,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Shoscombe Church School

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    432 m
  2. St Mary's Church of England Primary School

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    1.8 km
  3. Peasedown St John Primary School

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    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
59
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Public order 6
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.5
BA2 8 residents
7,959

Age bands in BA2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,348 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

871 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.5%

1,770 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

2,347 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

1,548 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

    WELLOW LANE, PEASEDOWN ST. JOHN, BATH, BA2 8JQ

    ODS code L81123

    1.9 km

  • HOPE HOUSE SURGERY

    HOPE HOUSE CENTRE, 10 WATERLOO ROAD, RADSTOCK, BA3 3EP

    ODS code L81010

    2.6 km

  • WESTFIELD SURGERY

    51 WATERFORD PARK, RADSTOCK, BA3 3UJ

    ODS code L81132

    3.8 km

  • SOMER VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    GULLOCK TYNING, MIDSOMER NORTON, RADSTOCK, BA3 2UH

    ODS code L81025

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Applecroft

    BCT · White Hill

    0.4 miles
  • Applecroft

    BCT · White Hill

    0.4 miles
  • Montague Road

    BCT · Shoscombe Vale

    0.5 miles
  • Montague Road

    BCT · Shoscombe Vale

    0.5 miles
  • Mico Bank

    BCT · White Hill

    0.7 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.

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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,050,000 from 1 recorded sale in BA2 8NG. 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Shoscombe Church School is the nearest published school at 432 m.

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

Recorded crime

59 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

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