BS26 2PZ

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 2PP 235 m
BS26 2PL 248 m
BS26 2PJ 329 m
BS26 2PH 417 m
BS26 2PG 468 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS26 2PZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS26
Postcode sector
BS26 2
Latitude
51.252427
Longitude
-2.842489
British National Grid easting
341,300
British National Grid northing
150,700

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

Explore BS26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Weare Academy First School

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    2.4 km
  2. Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School

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    3.3 km
  3. Wedmore First School Academy

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    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • AXBRIDGE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, HOULGATE WAY, AXBRIDGE, BS26 2BJ

    ODS code L85055

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Chapel Allerton

    0.3 miles
  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Chapel Allerton

    0.3 miles
  • Memorial Cross

    BCT · Stone Allerton

    0.9 miles
  • Memorial Cross

    BCT · Stone Allerton

    0.9 miles
  • Weare First School Opposite

    BCT · Weare

    1.5 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Weare Academy First School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 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.