BA4 6DH

Mendip South · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA4 6DB 85 m
BA4 6BY 143 m
BA4 6BJ 145 m
BA4 6EY 182 m
BA4 6BL 205 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA4 6DH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA4
Postcode sector
BA4 6
Latitude
51.150191
Longitude
-2.451306
British National Grid easting
368,530
British National Grid northing
139,090

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008542
Westminster constituency
Frome and East Somerset · E14001241
Output area
E00147988
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 010E · E01029058
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 010 · E02006056

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Frys Lane Cottage, Frys Lane, Batcombe, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6DH 16 January 2015 £425,000
Frys Lane Cottage, Frys Lane, Batcombe, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6DH 21 June 2013 £437,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Upton Noble CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.8 km
  2. Evercreech Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.6 km
  3. Bruton Primary School

    Foundation school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

0 female, 3 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
BA4 6 residents
4,736

Age bands in BA4 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

711 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

402 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

907 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.3%

1,471 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

1,212 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA4 6 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+
0%
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
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
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

1

within 5 km

  • BRUTON SURGERY

    PATWELL LANE, BRUTON, BA10 0EG

    ODS code L85032

    4.2 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

  • St Marys Church

    BCT · Batcombe

    0.3 miles
  • St Marys Church

    BCT · Batcombe

    0.3 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Batcombe

    0.4 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Batcombe

    0.4 miles
  • Upton Noble Crossroads

    BCT · Upton Noble

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 010E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,263 of 33,755

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

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Upton Noble CofE VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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