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BA4 5PF

Shepton Mallet · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Shepton Mallet
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills
Postcode district
BA4
Postcode sector
BA4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA4 5NZ 84 m
BA4 5FA 111 m
BA4 5PJ 116 m
BA4 5NY 152 m
BA4 5PA 171 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA4 5PF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA4
Postcode sector
BA4 5
Latitude
51.188754
Longitude
-2.541273
British National Grid easting
362,269
British National Grid northing
143,421

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Shepton Mallet · E05014378
Parish or community
E04008585
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00148022
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 006C · E01029064
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 006 · E02006052

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. Whitstone

    Academy converter

    50 m

  2. St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    320 m

  3. Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery

    Community school

    561 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
916
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 459
  • Anti social behaviour 105
  • Public order 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 66
  • Shoplifting 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
BA4 5 residents
8,365

Age bands in BA4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,413 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

814 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

2,240 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,281 residents

Age 65 and over
19.4%

1,626 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA4 5 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

3

within 5 km

  • PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANNARDS GRAVE ROAD, SHEPTON MALLET, BA4 5RT

    ODS code L85043

    487 m

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    WEST SHEPTON, SHEPTON MALLET, BA4 5UH

    ODS code L85053

    1.2 km

  • OAKHILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code L85611

    4.0 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

  • Collett Avenue

    BCT · Shepton Mallet

    0.1 miles

  • Collett Avenue

    BCT · Shepton Mallet

    0.1 miles

  • Frithfield Lane

    BCT · Shepton Mallet

    0.1 miles

  • Beech House

    BCT · Shepton Mallet

    0.2 miles

  • Charlton Inn

    BCT · Shepton Mallet

    0.2 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.

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
1
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

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Whitstone is the nearest published school at 50 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

916 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 459 events.

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