BS40 8YY

Chew Valley · Bath and North East Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Postcode district
BS40
Postcode sector
BS40 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS40 8YP 227 m
BS40 8YT 312 m
BS40 8YN 323 m
BS40 8YW 379 m
BS40 8YS 511 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS40 8YY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1999
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS40
Postcode sector
BS40 8
Latitude
51.337965
Longitude
-2.687577
British National Grid easting
352,200
British National Grid northing
160,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04000978
Output area
E00072651
Middle layer super output area
Bath and North East Somerset 021 · E02003005

Postcode source versions

Explore BS40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Ubley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  2. Blagdon Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.3 km
  3. Chew Stoke Church School

    Academy converter

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BS40 8 residents
3,733

Age bands in BS40 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

713 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

386 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

803 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

1,238 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

1,007 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHEW LANE, CHEW STOKE, BRISTOL, BS40 8UE

    ODS code L81072

    4.5 km

  • HARPTREE SURGERY

    BRISTOL ROAD, WEST HARPTREE, BRISTOL, BS40 6HF

    ODS code L81030

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Bellevue Farm

    BCT · West Town

    0.3 miles
  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Butcombe

    1.0 miles
  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Butcombe

    1.1 miles
  • Ubley Church

    BCT · Ubley

    1.2 miles
  • Ubley Church

    BCT · Ubley

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bath and North East Somerset 021B, 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

24,303 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ubley Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 3 events.

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