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BA5 3YJ

Shepton Mallet · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Shepton Mallet
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills
Postcode district
BA5
Postcode sector
BA5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA5 3RW 421 m
BA5 3RN 539 m
BA5 3RP 554 m
BA5 3QW 775 m
BA5 3QD 803 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA5 3YJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA5
Postcode sector
BA5 3
Latitude
51.190094
Longitude
-2.596653
British National Grid easting
358,400
British National Grid northing
143,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Shepton Mallet · E05014378
Parish or community
E04008552
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00147996
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 013B · E01029059
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 013 · E02006059

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. Croscombe Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  2. Bowlish Infant School

    Community school

    2.7 km

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Burglary 2
  • Public order 2
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    WEST SHEPTON, SHEPTON MALLET, BA4 5UH

    ODS code L85053

    2.7 km

  • PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANNARDS GRAVE ROAD, SHEPTON MALLET, BA4 5RT

    ODS code L85043

    3.5 km

  • WELLS CITY PRACTICE

    PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE, PRIORY HEALTH PARK, GLASTONBURY ROAD, WELLS, BA5 1XJ

    ODS code L85034

    4.4 km

  • WELLS HEALTH CENTRE

    PRIORY HEALTH PARK, GLASTONBURY ROAD, WELLS, BA5 1XJ

    ODS code L85002

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Fayreway

    BCT · Croscombe

    0.5 miles

  • Fayreway

    BCT · Croscombe

    0.5 miles

  • The George Inn

    BCT · Croscombe

    0.6 miles

  • The George Inn

    BCT · Croscombe

    0.6 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · Croscombe

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 013B, 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

17,049 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Croscombe Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

23 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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