BA9 8DH

Wincanton & Bruton · 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 8DL 130 m
BA7 7NQ 760 m
BA9 8DJ 901 m
BA9 8DG 963 m
BA9 8DQ 976 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA9 8DH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA9
Postcode sector
BA9 8
Latitude
51.069645
Longitude
-2.490201
British National Grid easting
365,750
British National Grid northing
130,150

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008743
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00148852
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 001C · E01029221
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 001 · E02006075

Postcode source versions

Explore BA9

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sticklepark, Yarlington, Wincanton, BA9 8DH 23 December 1998 £160,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
2
Secondary
3
  1. Castle Cary Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.6 km
  2. Ansford Academy

    Academy converter

    3.3 km
  3. North Cadbury Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

2 female, 4 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.3% 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

  • MILLBROOK SURGERY, CASTLE CARY

    MILLBROOK GARDENS, CASTLE CARY, BA7 7EE

    ODS code L85040

    2.8 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Grove Farm

    BCT · Small Way

    0.7 miles
  • Grove Farm

    BCT · Small Way

    0.7 miles
  • The Newt

    BCT · Welham

    0.9 miles
  • The Newt

    BCT · Welham

    0.9 miles
  • Cross Cottages

    BCT · Bratton Seymour

    1.3 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.

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

5 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 3 secondary schools. Castle Cary Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 1 events.

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