# BA11 2SH: area report for a postcode in Somerset

BA11 2SH 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 2SH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [BA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba11) › [BA11 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba11-2)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 42% on July. Mendip 003C: 27 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3204,51.2392,BA112SH
- **Frome, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3204,51.2392,BA112SH
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3204,51.2392,BA112SH
- **No property in BA11 2SH 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=-2.3204,51.2392,BA112SH
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Mendip 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3204,51.2392,BA112SH
- **£282,498 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3204,51.2392,BA112SH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3204,51.2392,BA112SH
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3204,51.2392,BA112SH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BA11 2SH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3204,51.2392,BA112SH
- **Low road and rail noise at BA11 2SH**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3204,51.2392,BA112SH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.3204,51.2392,BA112SH
- **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=-2.3204,51.2392,BA112SH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Hill House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-hill-house-e131975) | Special | 420 m (5 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 | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fromefield Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fromefield-manor-school-e150752) | Special | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Frome Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/frome-community-college-e150667) | Secondary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Vallis First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vallis-first-school-e123644) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Selwood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/selwood-academy-e137741) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wessex Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wessex-lodge-school-e133522) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £352,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £216,666 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2024 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2026 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2024 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FROME MEDICAL PRACTICE (650 m)
- Pharmacies: ST ALDHELM'S PHARMACY (650 m); BOOTS (840 m)
- Dental practices: WELSHMILL DENTAL PRACTICE (470 m); RODDEN ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (570 m); GRANTS HOUSE DENTAL SURGERIES (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Fromefield (490 m, The Radstock Co-operative Society); Spar Rodden Road (690 m, Spar); Co-op Frome Nunney Road (820 m, The Southern Co-operative); Iceland Frome (860 m, Iceland); M&S Frome SF (950 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,498** (August 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,498 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.3** (2025). Mendip 003C has a deprivation score of 5.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,131st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £386,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mendip 003C was £386,000 in 2025. Joint 9,428th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,048** (2021). Mendip 003C had 1,048 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,011th 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Mendip 003C, 98.8% 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: 51.2392, -2.3204

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), August 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=-2.3204,51.2392,BA112SH

## How to cite

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