# BA11 1LH: area report for a postcode in Somerset

BA11 1LH is a postcode in Somerset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Somerset. Open the map at BA11 1LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [BA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba11) › [BA11 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba11-1)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Mendip 007C: 95 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3199,51.2233,BA111LH
- **Frome, 820 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3199,51.2233,BA111LH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3199,51.2233,BA111LH
- **No property in BA11 1LH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.3199,51.2233,BA111LH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Mendip 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3199,51.2233,BA111LH
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3199,51.2233,BA111LH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3199,51.2233,BA111LH
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3199,51.2233,BA111LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BA11 1LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3199,51.2233,BA111LH
- **Low road and rail noise at BA11 1LH**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3199,51.2233,BA111LH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.3199,51.2233,BA111LH
- **6.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3199,51.2233,BA111LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Christ Church First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-first-school-e149487) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-first-school-frome-e123843) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Avanti Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avanti-park-school-e147651) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wessex Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wessex-lodge-school-e133522) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Vallis First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vallis-first-school-e123644) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Fromefield Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fromefield-manor-school-e150752) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-louis-catholic-primary-school-frome-e150177) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-academy-e136970) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2023 | £230,650 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £322,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2024 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2025 | £570,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Frome (820 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: ACORN PHARMACY (180 m); BOOTS (930 m)
- Dental practices: FROME ENTERPRISE RESOURCE CENTRE (DENTAL SURGERY) (510 m); PORTWAY DENTAL PRACTICE (610 m); GRANTS HOUSE DENTAL SURGERIES (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Culverhill Frome (230 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar Caxton Road (510 m, Spar); Lidl Keyford Frome (700 m, Lidl); M&S Frome SF (820 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland Frome (910 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,062** (July 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,062 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in Somerset earned a median of £36,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 103rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Somerset costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Somerset has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Mendip 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.3** (2025). Mendip 007C has a deprivation score of 17.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,706th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mendip 007C was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 12,327th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,409** (2021). Mendip 007C had 1,409 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,597th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.2%** (January 2026). In Mendip 007C, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BA11 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BA11 was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 789th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,246** (2021). BA11 had 35,246 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 641st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 89%** (2022). About 89% of people in BA11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.7%** (January 2026). In BA11, 86.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Centre: 51.2233, -2.3199

Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Frome and East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/frome-and-east-somerset): Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.3199,51.2233,BA111LH

## How to cite

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