BA8 0HS

Blackmoor Vale · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA8
Postcode sector
BA8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA8 0DH 137 m
BA8 0DG 145 m
BA8 0HB 184 m
BA8 0HG 202 m
BA8 0HJ 203 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA8 0HS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA8
Postcode sector
BA8 0
Latitude
51.004291
Longitude
-2.415396
British National Grid easting
370,950
British National Grid northing
122,850

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008656
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00148507
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 008B · E01029156
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 008 · E02006082

Postcode source versions

Explore BA8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Abbas and Templecombe Church School

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    207 m
  2. Horsington Church School

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    1.9 km
  3. St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge

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    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
137
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 69
  • Public order 16
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Other theft 10
  • Vehicle crime 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA8 0 residents
4,387

Age bands in BA8 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

720 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

353 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.2%

885 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,232 residents

Age 65 and over
27.2%

1,190 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

  • Marconi

    BCT · Abbas Combe

    0.0 miles
  • Station Road

    BCT · Templecombe

    0.2 miles
  • Station Road

    BCT · Templecombe

    0.2 miles
  • The Station

    BCT · Templecombe

    0.2 miles
  • Templecombe Rail Station

    RSE · Templecombe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 008B, 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

14,281 of 33,755

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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Abbas and Templecombe Church School is the nearest published school at 207 m.

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

Recorded crime

137 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 69 events.

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