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BS26 2WA

Brent · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS26 2UU 248 m
BS26 2XA 602 m
BS26 2XD 748 m
BS26 2US 802 m
BS26 2XE 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS26 2WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 October 2003
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS26
Postcode sector
BS26 2
Latitude
51.291815
Longitude
-2.912966
British National Grid easting
336,436
British National Grid northing
155,139

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Brent · E05014342
Parish or community
E04008624
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00148154
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 002C · E01029089
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 002 · E02006062

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
7
Secondary
0

  1. Lympsham Church of England Academy

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    3.0 km

  2. East Brent Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    3.8 km

  3. Hutton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Public order 2
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Possession of weapons 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

  • BRENT AREA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85601

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Corner Shiplate Road

    BCT · Loxton

    0.6 miles

  • The Bus Shelter

    BCT · Rooks Bridge

    1.3 miles

  • Rookery Close

    BCT · Rooks Bridge

    1.3 miles

  • Edingworth Road

    BCT · East Brent

    1.3 miles

  • Edingworth Road

    BCT · East Brent

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 002C, 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

19,387 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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 7 primary and 0 secondary schools. Lympsham Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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