BA3 4FG

Mendip Hills · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA3
Postcode sector
BA3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA3 4XS 387 m
BA3 4SA 393 m
BA3 4RY 482 m
BA3 4RX 566 m
BA3 4SL 588 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA3 4FG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2006
Terminated
1 March 2010
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA3
Postcode sector
BA3 4
Latitude
51.261671
Longitude
-2.533445
British National Grid easting
362,875
British National Grid northing
151,526

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
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
15
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. St Vigor & St John Church School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  2. Downside School

    Other independent school

    2.8 km
  3. Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
64
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Other theft 8
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Public order 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • OAKHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code L85611

    4.3 km

  • SOMER VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    GULLOCK TYNING, MIDSOMER NORTON, RADSTOCK, BA3 2UH

    ODS code L81025

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Chalice

    BCT · Old Down

    0.2 miles
  • The Chalice

    BCT · Old Down

    0.2 miles
  • Old Down Inn

    BCT · Old Down

    0.3 miles
  • Old Down Inn

    BCT · Old Down

    0.3 miles
  • Old Down Camping Site

    BCT · Old Down

    0.3 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Vigor & St John Church School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

64 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.333 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.