BA9 8BH

Wincanton & Bruton · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA9
Postcode sector
BA9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA9 8BJ 215 m
BA9 8DB 487 m
BA9 8BW 554 m
BA9 8BB 596 m
BA9 8BG 599 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA9 8BH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA9
Postcode sector
BA9 8
Latitude
51.065889
Longitude
-2.415236
British National Grid easting
371,000
British National Grid northing
129,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008678
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00148848
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 001C · E01029221
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 001 · E02006075

Postcode source versions

Explore BA9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. King Arthur's School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  3. Wincanton Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
512
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 223
  • Shoplifting 60
  • Anti social behaviour 56
  • Public order 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WINCANTON HEALTH CENTRE

    DYKES WAY, WINCANTON, BA9 9FQ

    ODS code L85027

    1.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Wincanton Racecourse

    BCT · Wincanton

    0.1 miles
  • Wincanton Racecourse

    BCT · Wincanton

    0.1 miles
  • Verrington Hospital

    BCT · West Hill

    0.5 miles
  • Springfield Road

    BCT · Verrington

    0.6 miles
  • Springfield Road

    BCT · Verrington

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 001C, 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

16,508 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

512 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 223 events.

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