BA3 5RX

Mendip Central and East · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Radstock
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA3
Postcode sector
BA3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA3 5RY 19 m
BA3 5RU 340 m
BA3 5GF 454 m
BA11 3RQ 498 m
BA11 3RG 517 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA3 5RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA3
Postcode sector
BA3 5
Latitude
51.246632
Longitude
-2.436834
British National Grid easting
369,606
British National Grid northing
149,809

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008550
Westminster constituency
Frome and East Somerset · E14001241
Output area
E00147821
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 002F · E01035107
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 002 · E02006048

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Newbury Works, Unit 5, Coleford, Radstock, BA3 5RX 9 May 2024 £1,940,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Newbury Manor School

    Other independent special school

    788 m
  2. Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  3. Leigh On Mendip School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
98
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Shoplifting 9
  • Public order 6

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

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+
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%
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

2

within 5 km

  • MENDIP COUNTRY PRACTICE

    CHURCH STREET, COLEFORD, RADSTOCK, BA3 5NQ

    ODS code L85046

    1.1 km

  • WESTFIELD SURGERY

    51 WATERFORD PARK, RADSTOCK, BA3 3UJ

    ODS code L81132

    4.5 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

  • Stock Hill Court

    BCT · Highbury

    0.4 miles
  • The Crescent

    BCT · Highbury

    0.4 miles
  • The Bus Shelter

    BCT · Highbury

    0.4 miles
  • The Bus Shelter

    BCT · Highbury

    0.4 miles
  • The Eagle Inn

    BCT · Highbury

    0.5 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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £1,940,000 from 1 recorded sale in BA3 5RX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Somerset is £281,571 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

19 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Newbury Manor School is the nearest published school at 788 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

98 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 41 events.

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