BS28 4FN

King Alfred · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wedmore
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BS28
Postcode sector
BS28 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS28 4EW 54 m
BS28 4FJ 80 m
BS28 4EX 86 m
BS28 4FL 89 m
BS28 4AS 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS28 4FN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS28
Postcode sector
BS28 4
Latitude
51.225677
Longitude
-2.820648
British National Grid easting
342,791
British National Grid northing
147,708

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008650
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00148474
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 003B · E01029147
Middle layer super output area
Sedgemoor 003 · E02006063

Postcode source versions

Explore BS28

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Gorse Close, Wedmore, BS28 4FN 7 March 2023 £695,000
2, Gorse Close, Wedmore, BS28 4FN 28 February 2023 £695,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
1
Secondary
1
  1. Wedmore First School Academy

    Academy converter

    170 m
  2. Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. Sedgemoor Manor School

    Other independent special school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
43
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Other theft 6
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Public order 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BS28 4 residents
3,316

Age bands in BS28 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

461 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

317 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.9%

490 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

989 residents

Age 65 and over
31.3%

1,030 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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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.

Nearby transport

  • The Swan Inn

    BCT · Wedmore

    0.5 miles
  • The Borough Yard

    BCT · Wedmore

    0.5 miles
  • The Swan Inn

    BCT · Wedmore

    0.5 miles
  • The Mall

    BCT · Wedmore

    0.5 miles
  • Mutton Lane

    BCT · Wedmore

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 003B, 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

24,490 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £695,000 from 2 recorded sales in BS28 4FN. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wedmore First School Academy is the nearest published school at 170 m.

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

Recorded crime

43 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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