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BA3 5FG

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA3 5DT 62 m
BA3 5TF 80 m
BA3 5DW 112 m
BA3 5EA 112 m
BA3 5ED 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA3 5FG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA3
Postcode sector
BA3 5
Latitude
51.246038
Longitude
-2.471829
British National Grid easting
367,163
British National Grid northing
149,758

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Mendip Hills · E05014371
Parish or community
E04008564
Westminster constituency
Frome and East Somerset · E14001241
Output area
E00148045
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 002F · E01035107
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
19
Primary
13
Secondary
2

  1. Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  2. Downside School

    Other independent school

    1.9 km

  3. St Vigor & St John Church School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
72
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Other theft 9
  • Shoplifting 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 5 residents
7,244

Age bands in BA3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,145 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

705 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

1,430 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

2,261 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

1,742 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

  • MENDIP COUNTRY PRACTICE

    CHURCH STREET, COLEFORD, RADSTOCK, BA3 5NQ

    ODS code L85046

    1.6 km

  • WESTFIELD SURGERY

    51 WATERFORD PARK, RADSTOCK, BA3 3UJ

    ODS code L81132

    4.4 km

  • OAKHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code L85611

    4.4 km

  • SOMER VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    GULLOCK TYNING, MIDSOMER NORTON, RADSTOCK, BA3 2UH

    ODS code L81025

    4.7 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

  • Holcombe House

    BCT · Holcombe

    0.0 miles

  • Charlton Road

    BCT · Holcombe

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Holcombe

    0.1 miles

  • Woodlands Lane

    BCT · Holcombe

    0.3 miles

  • Woodlands Lane

    BCT · Holcombe

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 002F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,612 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

72 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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