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BA6 8LU

Mendip South · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Mendip South
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton
Postcode district
BA6
Postcode sector
BA6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA6 8LS 364 m
BA6 8QF 777 m
BA6 8RA 964 m
BA6 8LH 980 m
BA6 8LR 981 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA6 8LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA6
Postcode sector
BA6 8
Latitude
51.123905
Longitude
-2.642083
British National Grid easting
355,161
British National Grid northing
136,266

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Mendip South · E05014372
Parish or community
E04008541
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00147788
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 013A · E01029019
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
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  2. West Pennard Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.9 km

  3. Millfield Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA6 8 residents
6,637

Age bands in BA6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.2%

866 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

575 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.6%

1,088 residents

Age 45 to 64
33%

2,161 residents

Age 65 and over
28.3%

1,849 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.

Nearby transport

  • Padfield House

    BCT · Plot Street

    0.2 miles

  • Padfield House

    BCT · Plot Street

    0.2 miles

  • Manor Farm Cottages

    BCT · Coxbridge

    0.5 miles

  • Manor Farm Cottages

    BCT · Coxbridge

    0.5 miles

  • Church

    BCT · West Bradley

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 013A, 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

18,569 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 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 2 events.

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