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BS18 6XR

Mendip Hills · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Mendip Hills
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills
Postcode district
BS18
Postcode sector
BS18 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS40 7XR 535 m
BS40 7XS 540 m
BS40 7XX 1.0 km
BS40 7XW 1.6 km
BA5 3BR 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS18 6XR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS18
Postcode sector
BS18 6
Latitude
51.294858
Longitude
-2.720336
British National Grid easting
349,871
British National Grid northing
155,328

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Mendip Hills · E05014371
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
8
Primary
6
Secondary
2

  1. Blagdon Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.4 km

  2. Fairlands Middle School

    Academy converter

    4.2 km

  3. Ubley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.3 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

  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHEDDAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROYNON WAY, CHEDDAR, BS27 3NZ

    ODS code L85011

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • St Hugh's Cottage

    BCT · Charterhouse

    0.3 miles

  • St Hugh's Cottage

    BCT · Charterhouse

    0.3 miles

  • Blackrook

    BCT · Cheddar

    1.2 miles

  • Blackroack Gate

    BCT · Cheddar

    1.2 miles

  • Paywell Farm

    BCT · Charterhouse

    1.2 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Blagdon Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 3 events.

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