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BS28 4FR

King Alfred · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
King Alfred
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills
Postcode district
BS28
Postcode sector
BS28 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS28 4QR 242 m
BS28 4QP 247 m
BS28 4PU 281 m
BS28 4JT 410 m
BS28 4PT 488 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS28 4FR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS28
Postcode sector
BS28 4
Latitude
51.241504
Longitude
-2.824396
British National Grid easting
342,549
British National Grid northing
149,471

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
King Alfred · E05014367
Parish or community
E04008650
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00148471
Lower layer super output area
Sedgemoor 003C · E01029148
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
6
Primary
3
Secondary
2

  1. Wedmore First School Academy

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    1.9 km

  2. Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School

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    2.4 km

  3. Weare Academy First School

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    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Other crime 2
  • Public order 2

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • AXBRIDGE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, HOULGATE WAY, AXBRIDGE, BS26 2BJ

    ODS code L85055

    5.0 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

  • The Post Office

    BCT · Cocklake

    0.7 miles

  • The Post Office

    BCT · Cocklake

    0.8 miles

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Chapel Allerton

    1.1 miles

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Chapel Allerton

    1.1 miles

  • The Swan Inn

    BCT · Wedmore

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sedgemoor 003C, 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

23,160 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 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

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 2 secondary schools. Wedmore First School Academy is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 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.