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BS18 6XU

Cheddar · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS40 7XU 681 m
BS25 1RW 1.1 km
BS40 7XT 1.3 km
BS25 1QX 1.7 km
BS25 1QY 1.8 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS18 6XU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS18
Postcode sector
BS18 6
Latitude
51.305104
Longitude
-2.762213
British National Grid easting
346,963
British National Grid northing
156,497

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
11
Primary
7
Secondary
3

  1. Shipham Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

  2. Burrington Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

  3. Cheddar First School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHEDDAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROYNON WAY, CHEDDAR, BS27 3NZ

    ODS code L85011

    3.5 km

  • MENDIP VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LANGFORD SURGERY, PUDDING PIE LANE, LANGFORD, BRISTOL, BS40 5EL

    ODS code L81086

    4.4 km

  • AXBRIDGE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, HOULGATE WAY, AXBRIDGE, BS26 2BJ

    ODS code L85055

    4.6 km

  • WINSCOMBE SURGERY

    HILLYFIELDS WAY, WINSCOMBE, BS25 1AF

    ODS code L81021

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Blackroack Gate

    BCT · Cheddar

    1.4 miles

  • Blackrook

    BCT · Cheddar

    1.5 miles

  • Rock of Ages

    BCT · Burrington

    1.5 miles

  • Rock of Ages

    BCT · Burrington

    1.5 miles

  • Gough's Cave

    BCT · Cheddar

    1.6 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools. Shipham Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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