BA4 4JF

Shepton Mallet · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA4
Postcode sector
BA4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA4 4JE 151 m
BA4 4JR 426 m
BA4 4JP 432 m
BA4 4JW 451 m
BA4 4JG 513 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA4 4JF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA4
Postcode sector
BA4 4
Latitude
51.203107
Longitude
-2.546694
British National Grid easting
361,902
British National Grid northing
145,020

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008585
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00148026
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 006C · E01029064
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 006 · E02006052

Postcode source versions

Explore BA4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Bowlish Infant School

    Community school

    1.4 km
  3. St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
423
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 210
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Public order 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Shoplifting 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA4 4 residents
5,367

Age bands in BA4 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

877 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

509 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,214 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

1,598 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

1,171 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANNARDS GRAVE ROAD, SHEPTON MALLET, BA4 5RT

    ODS code L85043

    1.9 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    WEST SHEPTON, SHEPTON MALLET, BA4 5UH

    ODS code L85053

    1.9 km

  • OAKHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code L85611

    2.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Back Lane

    BCT · Downside

    0.3 miles
  • Back Lane

    BCT · Downside

    0.3 miles
  • Waterloo Road

    BCT · Bowlish

    0.6 miles
  • Waterloo Road

    BCT · Bowlish

    0.6 miles
  • Shaftgate Avenue

    BCT · Bowlish

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 006C, 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

18,731 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

423 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 210 events.

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