BS27 3YR

Cheddar · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cheddar
Ward
Cheddar
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BS27
Postcode sector
BS27 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS27 3YP 233 m
BS27 3YS 248 m
BS27 3QT 406 m
BS27 3YU 429 m
BS27 3PF 541 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS27 3YR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS27
Postcode sector
BS27 3
Latitude
51.275877
Longitude
-2.761314
British National Grid easting
346,992
British National Grid northing
153,246

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
E00148350
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 001D · E01029128
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 001 · E02006061

Postcode source versions

Explore BS27

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Stone House, Bradley Cross, Cheddar, BS27 3YR 18 August 2022 £665,000
Bradley Green, Bradley Cross, Cheddar, BS27 3YR 23 September 2019 £737,500
Owley, Bradley Cross, Cheddar, BS27 3YR 13 December 2017 £842,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
2
  1. Fairlands Middle School

    Academy converter

    710 m
  2. The Kings of Wessex Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Cheddar First School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
255
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 101
  • Anti social behaviour 56
  • Vehicle crime 20
  • Public order 18
  • Burglary 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.2% 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    1.0 km

  • AXBRIDGE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, HOULGATE WAY, AXBRIDGE, BS26 2BJ

    ODS code L85055

    4.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Gough's Cave

    BCT · Cheddar

    0.5 miles
  • Cox's Cave

    BCT · Cheddar

    0.5 miles
  • Cox's Mill Hotel

    BCT · Cheddar

    0.5 miles
  • Tweentown

    BCT · Cheddar

    0.6 miles
  • Tweentown

    BCT · Cheddar

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 001D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,843 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £665,000 from 1 recorded sale in BS27 3YR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Somerset is £281,571 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 2 secondary schools. Fairlands Middle School is the nearest published school at 710 m.

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

Recorded crime

255 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 101 events.

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