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BS27 3BD

Cheddar · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cheddar
Ward
Cheddar
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills
Postcode district
BS27
Postcode sector
BS27 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS27 3BA 40 m
BS27 3FL 98 m
BS27 3FD 118 m
BS27 3AZ 124 m
BS27 3BE 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS27 3BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS27
Postcode sector
BS27 3
Latitude
51.280478
Longitude
-2.783614
British National Grid easting
345,442
British National Grid northing
153,774

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Cheddar · E05014353
Parish or community
E04008617
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00148355
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 001E · E01029129
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 001 · E02006061

Postcode source versions

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Property

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Milestones, Barrows Road, Cheddar, BS27 3BD 21 January 2020 £325,000
Roundstone, Barrows Road, Cheddar, BS27 3BD 30 November 2017 £510,000
Barnstaple House, Barrows Road, Cheddar, BS27 3BD 22 January 2016 £520,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
2

  1. Cheddar First School

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    350 m

  2. The Kings of Wessex Academy

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    734 m

  3. Fairlands Middle School

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    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
442
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 179
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Other theft 30
  • Public order 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

14 female, 20 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
4.3
BS27 3 residents
7,499

Age bands in BS27 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,154 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

721 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

1,454 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

2,197 residents

Age 65 and over
27.2%

2,069 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS27 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
90.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.9%
Gigabit-capable
90.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • CHEDDAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROYNON WAY, CHEDDAR, BS27 3NZ

    ODS code L85011

    857 m

  • AXBRIDGE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, HOULGATE WAY, AXBRIDGE, BS26 2BJ

    ODS code L85055

    2.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Barrows

    BCT · Cheddar

    0.1 miles

  • The Barrows

    BCT · Cheddar

    0.1 miles

  • Round Oak Road

    BCT · Cheddar

    0.2 miles

  • Round Oak Road

    BCT · Cheddar

    0.2 miles

  • Greenhill House

    BCT · Cheddar

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 001E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,570 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cheddar First School is the nearest published school at 350 m.

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

Recorded crime

442 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 179 events.

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