BS18 6EL

Mendip Hills · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BS18
Postcode sector
BS18 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS40 6EL 8 m
BS40 6EJ 145 m
BS40 6EW 298 m
BS40 6LB 370 m
BS40 6ER 602 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS18 6EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS18
Postcode sector
BS18 6
Latitude
51.300874
Longitude
-2.655938
British National Grid easting
354,367
British National Grid northing
155,955

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008578
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00148002
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 005B · E01029060
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 005 · E02006051

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. East Harptree Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  2. Ubley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km
  3. Blagdon Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 3
  • Public order 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • HARPTREE SURGERY

    BRISTOL ROAD, WEST HARPTREE, BRISTOL, BS40 6HF

    ODS code L81030

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Compton Martin

    0.7 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Compton Martin

    0.7 miles
  • Fairash Crossroads

    BCT · Ridge

    0.8 miles
  • Fairash Crossroads

    BCT · Ridge

    0.8 miles
  • Mendip Villas

    BCT · Compton Martin

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 005B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,438 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. East Harptree Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 3 events.

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