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BA6 9WD

Mendip West · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Mendip West
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills
Postcode district
BA6
Postcode sector
BA6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA6 9TP 183 m
BA6 9TL 258 m
BA6 9TZ 320 m
BA6 9GQ 484 m
BA6 9TW 485 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA6 9WD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA6
Postcode sector
BA6 9
Latitude
51.175375
Longitude
-2.802459
British National Grid easting
344,000
British National Grid northing
142,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Mendip West · E05014373
Parish or community
E04008571
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00147964
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 012B · E01029054
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 012 · E02006058

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Abbot's Way School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

  2. Meare Village Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  3. Dovecote School

    Other independent special school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
50
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Burglary 8
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Public order 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA6 9 residents
6,686

Age bands in BA6 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

994 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

560 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

1,546 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.8%

2,167 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

1,558 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

  • The Post Office

    BCT · Westhay

    0.3 miles

  • The Post Office

    BCT · Westhay

    0.3 miles

  • Turnpike House

    BCT · Westhay

    0.7 miles

  • Turnpike House

    BCT · Westhay

    0.7 miles

  • Millbatch

    BCT · Meare

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 012B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,794 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Abbot's Way 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

50 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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