BA5 3BT

Cheddar · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wells
Ward
Cheddar
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA5
Postcode sector
BA5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS27 3YU 1.6 km
BA5 3BU 1.7 km
BA5 3BR 1.9 km
BS27 3YL 1.9 km
BS27 3YS 2.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA5 3BT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA5
Postcode sector
BA5 3
Latitude
51.281651
Longitude
-2.732976
British National Grid easting
348,975
British National Grid northing
153,868

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Cheddar · E05014353
Parish or community
E04008617
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00148350
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 001D · E01029128
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 001 · E02006061

Postcode source versions

Explore BA5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Wellington Farm Cottages, Priddy, Wells, BA5 3BT 9 July 1997 £76,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
2
  1. Fairlands Middle School

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    2.8 km
  2. Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First School

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    2.9 km
  3. The Kings of Wessex Academy

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    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Public order 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

11 female, 4 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.5
BA5 3 residents
4,660

Age bands in BA5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

585 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.4%

315 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

785 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.6%

1,292 residents

Age 65 and over
29.6%

1,252 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA5 3 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+
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
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

1

within 5 km

  • CHEDDAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROYNON WAY, CHEDDAR, BS27 3NZ

    ODS code L85011

    3.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Blackrook

    BCT · Cheddar

    0.6 miles
  • Blackroack Gate

    BCT · Cheddar

    0.6 miles
  • St Hugh's Cottage

    BCT · Charterhouse

    1.4 miles
  • St Hugh's Cottage

    BCT · Charterhouse

    1.4 miles
  • Gough's Cave

    BCT · Cheddar

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 001D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,843 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 2 secondary schools. Fairlands Middle 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

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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