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BA3 4RJ

Mendip Hills · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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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 4RD 144 m
BA3 4RB 175 m
BA3 4XR 216 m
BA3 4RG 222 m
BA3 4RH 229 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA3 4RJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA3
Postcode sector
BA3 4
Latitude
51.253899
Longitude
-2.495195
British National Grid easting
365,538
British National Grid northing
150,643

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Mendip Hills · E05014371
Parish or community
E04008588
Westminster constituency
Frome and East Somerset · E14001241
Output area
E00165862
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 002D · E01029068
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
12
Secondary
2

  1. Downside School

    Other independent school

    0 m

  2. St Vigor & St John Church School

    Academy converter

    817 m

  3. Norton Hill Primary School

    Free schools

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
168
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 65
  • Shoplifting 41
  • Other theft 14
  • Public order 12
  • Anti social behaviour 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
192

64 female, 128 male

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

This postcode contained 2.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA3 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • MENDIP COUNTRY PRACTICE

    CHURCH STREET, COLEFORD, RADSTOCK, BA3 5NQ

    ODS code L85046

    3.5 km

  • OAKHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code L85611

    4.0 km

  • SOMER VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    GULLOCK TYNING, MIDSOMER NORTON, RADSTOCK, BA3 2UH

    ODS code L81025

    4.0 km

  • WESTFIELD SURGERY

    51 WATERFORD PARK, RADSTOCK, BA3 3UJ

    ODS code L81132

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bath View

    BCT · Stratton on the Fosse

    0.2 miles

  • Bath View

    BCT · Stratton on the Fosse

    0.2 miles

  • Downside Abbey

    BCT · Stratton on the Fosse

    0.2 miles

  • Downside Abbey

    BCT · Stratton on the Fosse

    0.2 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Stratton on the Fosse

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 002D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,779 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Downside School is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

168 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 65 events.

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