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BA3 4EH

Mendip Hills · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Mendip Hills
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset
Postcode district
BA3
Postcode sector
BA3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA3 4JR 214 m
BA3 4RX 256 m
BA3 4RY 293 m
BA3 4XS 395 m
BA3 4GU 403 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA3 4EH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA3
Postcode sector
BA3 4
Latitude
51.261058
Longitude
-2.523735
British National Grid easting
363,552
British National Grid northing
151,453

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Mendip Hills · E05014371
Parish or community
E04008549
Westminster constituency
Frome and East Somerset · E14001241
Output area
E00147819
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 002A · E01029024
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 002 · E02006048

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
2

  1. St Vigor & St John Church School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  2. Downside School

    Other independent school

    2.1 km

  3. Norton Hill Primary School

    Free schools

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
126
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 41
  • Violence and sexual offences 40
  • Public order 11
  • Other theft 9
  • Anti social behaviour 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA3 4 residents
8,579

Age bands in BA3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,504 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

974 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.4%

1,840 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

2,415 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

1,863 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
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

3

within 5 km

  • OAKHILL SURGERY

    PONDSMEAD, SHEPTON ROAD, OAKHILL, RADSTOCK, BA3 5HT

    ODS code L85611

    4.2 km

  • SOMER VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    GULLOCK TYNING, MIDSOMER NORTON, RADSTOCK, BA3 2UH

    ODS code L81025

    4.4 km

  • ELM HAYES SURGERY

    CLANDOWN ROAD, PAULTON, BRISTOL, BS39 7SF

    ODS code L81059

    4.9 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

  • Mulberry Factory

    BCT · Chilcompton

    0.1 miles

  • Mulberry Factory

    BCT · Chilcompton

    0.1 miles

  • Strode House

    BCT · Emborough

    0.2 miles

  • Strode House

    BCT · Emborough

    0.2 miles

  • Greenditch Close

    BCT · Chilcompton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 002A, 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

24,009 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Vigor & St John Church School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

126 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 41 events.

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