BA9 8HX

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 8HY 270 m
BA9 8HR 492 m
BA9 8HZ 607 m
BA9 8HH 738 m
BA10 0NJ 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA9 8HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA9
Postcode sector
BA9 8
Latitude
51.089278
Longitude
-2.412590
British National Grid easting
371,200
British National Grid northing
132,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008751
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00148853
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
6
Primary
3
Secondary
2
  1. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary

    Academy converter

    3.7 km
  2. King's Bruton

    Other independent school

    3.8 km
  3. King Arthur's School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Public order 2
  • Burglary 1

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRUTON SURGERY

    PATWELL LANE, BRUTON, BA10 0EG

    ODS code L85032

    3.7 km

  • WINCANTON HEALTH CENTRE

    DYKES WAY, WINCANTON, BA9 9FQ

    ODS code L85027

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Redlynch Cross

    BCT · Redlynch Park

    0.9 miles
  • Redlynch Cross

    BCT · Redlynch Park

    0.9 miles
  • The Smithy

    BCT · Charlton Musgrove

    1.1 miles
  • The Smithy

    BCT · Charlton Musgrove

    1.1 miles
  • Bull Inn

    BCT · Hardway

    1.4 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 2 secondary schools. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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