BA3 4JB

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 4GJ 76 m
BA3 4GE 166 m
BA3 4JE 197 m
BA3 4LD 213 m
BA3 4HY 226 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA3 4JB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2003
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA3
Postcode sector
BA3 4
Latitude
51.254722
Longitude
-2.506754
British National Grid easting
364,732
British National Grid northing
150,740

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008549
Westminster constituency
Frome and East Somerset · E14001241
Output area
E00147818
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 002A · E01029024
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 002 · E02006048

Postcode source versions

Explore BA3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. St Vigor & St John Church School

    Academy converter

    674 m
  2. Downside School

    Other independent school

    812 m
  3. Norton Hill Primary School

    Free schools

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
191
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 80
  • Shoplifting 41
  • Other theft 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Public order 12

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • OAKHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code L85611

    3.7 km

  • SOMER VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    GULLOCK TYNING, MIDSOMER NORTON, RADSTOCK, BA3 2UH

    ODS code L81025

    4.2 km

  • MENDIP COUNTRY PRACTICE

    CHURCH STREET, COLEFORD, RADSTOCK, BA3 5NQ

    ODS code L85046

    4.2 km

  • WESTFIELD SURGERY

    51 WATERFORD PARK, RADSTOCK, BA3 3UJ

    ODS code L81132

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • New Rock Ind Estate

    BCT · Chilcompton

    0.1 miles
  • New Rock Ind Estate

    BCT · Chilcompton

    0.1 miles
  • Greenway Garages

    BCT · Chilcompton

    0.3 miles
  • Co-op

    BCT · Chilcompton

    0.3 miles
  • Co-op

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Vigor & St John Church School is the nearest published school at 674 m.

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

Recorded crime

191 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 80 events.

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