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BA9 8JF

Wincanton & Bruton · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Wincanton & Bruton
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton
Postcode district
BA9
Postcode sector
BA9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA9 8JE 339 m
BA9 8JP 479 m
BA9 8JG 495 m
BA9 8JQ 579 m
BA9 8JB 764 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA9 8JF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA9
Postcode sector
BA9 8
Latitude
51.079288
Longitude
-2.449046
British National Grid easting
368,640
British National Grid northing
131,204

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Wincanton & Bruton · E05014389
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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
4
Secondary
3

  1. Sexey's School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

  2. King Arthur's School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.1 km

  3. King's Bruton

    Other independent school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

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

This postcode contained 0.1% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • WINCANTON HEALTH CENTRE

    DYKES WAY, WINCANTON, BA9 9FQ

    ODS code L85027

    3.6 km

  • BRUTON SURGERY

    PATWELL LANE, BRUTON, BA10 0EG

    ODS code L85032

    3.7 km

  • MILLBROOK SURGERY, CASTLE CARY

    MILLBROOK GARDENS, CASTLE CARY, BA7 7EE

    ODS code L85040

    4.9 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

  • The Montague Inn

    BCT · Shepton Montague

    0.8 miles

  • The Montague Inn

    BCT · Shepton Montague

    0.8 miles

  • Shepton Montague

    BCT · Higher Shepton

    0.8 miles

  • Shepton Montague

    BCT · Higher Shepton

    0.8 miles

  • Cliff Hill

    BCT · Shepton Montague

    1.0 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 3 secondary schools. Sexey's School is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 2 events.

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