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BS26 2FY

Cheddar · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cheddar
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills
Postcode district
BS26
Postcode sector
BS26 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS26 2FH 86 m
BS26 2AZ 124 m
BS26 2BB 142 m
BS26 2DJ 144 m
BS26 2BA 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS26 2FY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS26
Postcode sector
BS26 2
Latitude
51.284487
Longitude
-2.815386
British National Grid easting
343,231
British National Grid northing
154,244

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Cheddar · E05014353
Parish or community
E04008603
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00148134
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 001A · E01029085
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 001 · E02006061

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
2

  1. Axbridge Church of England First School Academy

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    199 m

  2. Cheddar First School

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    2.5 km

  3. Weare Academy First School

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    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
102
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 47
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Burglary 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Public order 8

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

3

within 5 km

  • AXBRIDGE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, HOULGATE WAY, AXBRIDGE, BS26 2BJ

    ODS code L85055

    411 m

  • CHEDDAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROYNON WAY, CHEDDAR, BS27 3NZ

    ODS code L85011

    3.0 km

  • WINSCOMBE SURGERY

    HILLYFIELDS WAY, WINSCOMBE, BS25 1AF

    ODS code L81021

    3.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Town Hall

    BCT · Axbridge

    0.2 miles

  • Town Hall

    BCT · Axbridge

    0.2 miles

  • Parkfield Road

    BCT · Axbridge

    0.2 miles

  • Parkfield Road

    BCT · Axbridge

    0.2 miles

  • Surgery

    BCT · Axbridge

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 001A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,569 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Axbridge Church of England First School Academy is the nearest published school at 199 m.

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

Recorded crime

102 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 47 events.

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