BS26 2LX

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 2LT 161 m
BS26 2LU 230 m
BS26 2LS 350 m
BS26 2NA 379 m
BS26 2NB 545 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS26 2LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS26
Postcode sector
BS26 2
Latitude
51.260550
Longitude
-2.838338
British National Grid easting
341,600
British National Grid northing
151,600

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
E00148144
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 003A · E01029086
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 003 · E02006063

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
4
Secondary
3
  1. Weare Academy First School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  2. Axbridge Church of England First School Academy

    Academy converter

    3.2 km
  3. Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School

    Academy converter

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1

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

    3.1 km

  • CHEDDAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROYNON WAY, CHEDDAR, BS27 3NZ

    ODS code L85011

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Chapel Allerton

    0.9 miles
  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Chapel Allerton

    0.9 miles
  • Weare First School Opposite

    BCT · Weare

    1.0 miles
  • Weare First School

    BCT · Weare

    1.0 miles
  • Memorial Cross

    BCT · Stone Allerton

    1.1 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 3 secondary schools. Weare Academy First School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 3 events.

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