BA9 8AP

Blackmoor Vale · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wincanton
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA9
Postcode sector
BA9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA9 8AL 230 m
BA9 8AN 271 m
BA9 8AT 302 m
BA9 8AW 307 m
BA9 8AR 338 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA9 8AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA9
Postcode sector
BA9 8
Latitude
51.043250
Longitude
-2.448227
British National Grid easting
368,673
British National Grid northing
127,196

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008706
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00148517
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 005A · E01029155
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 005 · E02006079

Postcode source versions

Explore BA9

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Yew Tree Cottage, Higher Holton, Wincanton, BA9 8AP 16 June 2016 £314,000
Holton Cottage, Higher Holton, Wincanton, BA9 8AP 30 May 2012 £250,000
Higher Holton Cottage, Higher Holton, Wincanton, BA9 8AP 26 February 2010 £345,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Marchant Holliday School

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km
  2. King Arthur's School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km
  3. Wincanton Primary School

    Community school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
46
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Burglary 9
  • Other crime 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Anti social behaviour 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

15 female, 16 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
3.1
BA9 8 residents
1,725

Age bands in BA9 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

230 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

130 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.2%

255 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.2%

508 residents

Age 65 and over
28.8%

455 residents

This postcode contained 1.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA9 8 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

  • WINCANTON HEALTH CENTRE

    DYKES WAY, WINCANTON, BA9 9FQ

    ODS code L85027

    2.3 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Holton Crossroads

    BCT · Higher Holton

    0.2 miles
  • Holton Crossroads

    BCT · Higher Holton

    0.2 miles
  • Dancing Cross Cottages

    BCT · Maperton

    0.9 miles
  • Dancing Cross Cottages

    BCT · Maperton

    0.9 miles
  • North Cheriton Cemetery

    BCT · South Cheriton

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 005A, 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

19,561 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 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.

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
1
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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Marchant Holliday School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

46 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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