BS26 2QG

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 2QH 246 m
BS26 2QD 395 m
BS26 2QP 399 m
BS26 2QJ 440 m
BS26 2QA 505 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS26 2QG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS26
Postcode sector
BS26 2
Latitude
51.272018
Longitude
-2.868651
British National Grid easting
339,500
British National Grid northing
152,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Brent · E05014342
Parish or community
E04008604
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00148139
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
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Weare Academy First School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Axbridge Church of England First School Academy

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Other theft 3
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

    3.7 km

  • BRENT AREA MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANVIL HOUSE, BRENT ROAD, EAST BRENT, HIGHBRIDGE, TA9 4JD

    ODS code L85601

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Old School House

    BCT · Badgworth

    0.4 miles
  • The Old School House

    BCT · Badgworth

    0.4 miles
  • Axe-vale Depot

    BCT · Tarnock

    0.4 miles
  • Axe-vale Depot

    BCT · Tarnock

    0.4 miles
  • Lower Weare

    BCT · Lower Weare

    0.8 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Weare Academy First School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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