BS18 6XT

Cheddar · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Cheddar
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BS18
Postcode sector
BS18 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS40 7XT 1 m
BS40 7XU 1.0 km
BS27 3QF 1.7 km
BS27 3QH 1.8 km
BS27 3QE 1.8 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS18 6XT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS18
Postcode sector
BS18 6
Latitude
51.295346
Longitude
-2.752729
British National Grid easting
347,613
British National Grid northing
155,405

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Cheddar · E05014353
Parish or community
E04008617
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00148350
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 001D · E01029128
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 001 · E02006061

Postcode source versions

Explore BS18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
2
  1. Fairlands Middle School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  2. Cheddar First School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km
  3. The Kings of Wessex Academy

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHEDDAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROYNON WAY, CHEDDAR, BS27 3NZ

    ODS code L85011

    2.8 km

  • AXBRIDGE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, HOULGATE WAY, AXBRIDGE, BS26 2BJ

    ODS code L85055

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Blackroack Gate

    BCT · Cheddar

    0.7 miles
  • Blackrook

    BCT · Cheddar

    0.7 miles
  • Gough's Cave

    BCT · Cheddar

    1.1 miles
  • Cox's Mill Hotel

    BCT · Cheddar

    1.2 miles
  • Cox's Cave

    BCT · Cheddar

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 001D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,843 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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. Fairlands Middle School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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