BA4 4RB

Mendip Central and East · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Shepton Mallet
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA4
Postcode sector
BA4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA4 4RE 400 m
BA4 4RF 995 m
BA4 4QG 1.0 km
BA4 4QD 1.1 km
BA4 4QE 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA4 4RB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA4
Postcode sector
BA4 4
Latitude
51.177160
Longitude
-2.505931
British National Grid easting
364,730
British National Grid northing
142,114

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008554
Westminster constituency
Frome and East Somerset · E14001241
Output area
E00147799
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 010B · E01029021
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 010 · E02006056

Postcode source versions

Explore BA4

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brottens Lodge, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4RB 25 September 1998 £343,500
Brottens Lodge, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4RB 20 November 1996 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. St Aldhelms Church School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. The Mendip School

    Free schools special

    2.7 km
  3. Whitstone

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

9 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA4 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
14.3%
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
85.7%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANNARDS GRAVE ROAD, SHEPTON MALLET, BA4 5RT

    ODS code L85043

    3.0 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    WEST SHEPTON, SHEPTON MALLET, BA4 5UH

    ODS code L85053

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Abbey Barn Inn

    BCT · Doulting

    0.6 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Doulting

    0.7 miles
  • Tesco Superstore

    BCT · Shepton Mallet

    1.1 miles
  • Charlton Road

    BCT · Shepton Mallet

    1.2 miles
  • Prestleigh Inn

    BCT · Prestleigh

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 010B, 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

19,877 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

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

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Aldhelms Church School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 3 events.

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