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BA3 2LR

Mendip Hills · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Mendip Hills
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills
Postcode district
BA3
Postcode sector
BA3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA3 2LS 144 m
BA3 2FJ 208 m
BA3 2RB 265 m
BA3 2RD 265 m
BA3 2LW 276 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA3 2LR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2002
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA3
Postcode sector
BA3 2
Latitude
51.285891
Longitude
-2.499670
British National Grid easting
365,250
British National Grid northing
154,203

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Mendip Hills · E05014371
Parish or community
E04008587
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00147785
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 006A · E01029018
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 006 · E02006052

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
16
Secondary
4

  1. Longvernal Primary School

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    384 m

  2. St John's CofE Primary School

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    874 m

  3. Somervale Secondary School

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    900 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
748
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 317
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Public order 72
  • Other theft 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA3 2 residents
10,616

Age bands in BA3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,744 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,102 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

2,339 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,879 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

2,428 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • SOMER VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    GULLOCK TYNING, MIDSOMER NORTON, RADSTOCK, BA3 2UH

    ODS code L81025

    1.6 km

  • ELM HAYES SURGERY

    CLANDOWN ROAD, PAULTON, BRISTOL, BS39 7SF

    ODS code L81059

    1.7 km

  • WESTFIELD SURGERY

    51 WATERFORD PARK, RADSTOCK, BA3 3UJ

    ODS code L81132

    2.8 km

  • HOPE HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81010

    3.8 km

  • ST. MARY'S SURGERY

    ST. MARYS CLOSE, TIMSBURY, BATH, BA2 0HX

    ODS code L81122

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Greenacres

    BCT · Midsomer Norton

    0.2 miles

  • Pinewood Road

    BCT · Midsomer Norton

    0.3 miles

  • Pinewood Road

    BCT · Midsomer Norton

    0.3 miles

  • Orchard Avenue

    BCT · Midsomer Norton

    0.3 miles

  • Kings Arms

    BCT · Midsomer Norton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 006A, 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

19,976 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Longvernal Primary School is the nearest published school at 384 m.

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

Recorded crime

748 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 317 events.

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