BS26 2AL

Brent · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Brent
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BS26
Postcode sector
BS26 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS26 2JD 118 m
BS26 2JB 251 m
BS26 2JE 260 m
BS26 2JA 390 m
BS26 2JF 400 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS26 2AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS26
Postcode sector
BS26 2
Latitude
51.281857
Longitude
-2.846397
British National Grid easting
341,065
British National Grid northing
153,976

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Brent · E05014342
Parish or community
E04008649
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00148143
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 003A · E01029086
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 003 · E02006063

Postcode source versions

Explore BS26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Weare Academy First School

    Academy converter

    970 m
  2. Axbridge Church of England First School Academy

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  3. Sidcot School

    Other independent school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
38
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 13
  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Other crime 3
  • Vehicle crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BS26 2 residents
4,941

Age bands in BS26 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

755 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

491 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.2%

888 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.4%

1,727 residents

Age 65 and over
25.3%

1,306 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • AXBRIDGE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, HOULGATE WAY, AXBRIDGE, BS26 2BJ

    ODS code L85055

    1.9 km

  • WINSCOMBE SURGERY

    HILLYFIELDS WAY, WINSCOMBE, BS25 1AF

    ODS code L81021

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Mendip View Farm

    BCT · Lower Weare

    0.4 miles
  • Mendip View Farm

    BCT · Lower Weare

    0.4 miles
  • Lower Weare

    BCT · Lower Weare

    0.4 miles
  • Lower Weare

    BCT · Lower Weare

    0.4 miles
  • The Bus Shelter

    BCT · Cross

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 003A, 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

22,244 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Weare Academy First School is the nearest published school at 970 m.

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

Recorded crime

38 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 13 events.

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