BA9 8LU

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 8LZ 258 m
BA9 8NL 328 m
BA9 8LY 333 m
BA9 8LX 345 m
BA9 8NE 386 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA9 8LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA9
Postcode sector
BA9 8
Latitude
51.081415
Longitude
-2.341138
British National Grid easting
376,200
British National Grid northing
131,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04012447
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00148850
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
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. St George's Church of England School, Bourton

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km
  3. Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
42
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Other theft 9
  • Burglary 6
  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 4

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

  • SILTON SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, GILLINGHAM ROAD, SILTON, GILLINGHAM, SP8 5DF

    ODS code J83629

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Chaffeymoor Farm

    BCT · Bourton

    0.7 miles
  • Chaffeymoor Farm

    BCT · Bourton

    0.7 miles
  • St Georges School

    BCT · Bourton

    0.8 miles
  • St Georges School

    BCT · Bourton

    0.8 miles
  • Village Shop

    BCT · Bourton

    0.8 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. St George's Church of England School, Bourton is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

42 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 10 events.

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