# BA16 0ER: area report for a postcode in Somerset

BA16 0ER 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 BA16 0ER for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [BA16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba16) › [BA16 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba16-0)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 21% on July. Mendip 014A: 145 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7428,51.1252,BA160ER
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7428,51.1252,BA160ER
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7428,51.1252,BA160ER
- **No property in BA16 0ER 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=-2.7428,51.1252,BA160ER
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Mendip 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7428,51.1252,BA160ER
- **£282,498 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7428,51.1252,BA160ER
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7428,51.1252,BA160ER
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7428,51.1252,BA160ER
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BA16 0ER**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7428,51.1252,BA160ER
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BA16 0ER**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7428,51.1252,BA160ER
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.7428,51.1252,BA160ER
- **6.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7428,51.1252,BA160ER

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hindhayes Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hindhayes-infant-school-e123664) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Elmhurst Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmhurst-junior-school-e151102) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Crispin School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crispin-school-academy-e136913) | Secondary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brookside Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookside-community-primary-school-e136848) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Millfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millfield-school-e123911) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Avalon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avalon-school-e123945) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | – |
| [Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walton-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e123776) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2026 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| October 2024 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2024 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: VINE SURGERY PARTNERSHIP (360 m)
- Pharmacies: TOUT'S PHARMACY STREET (200 m); BOOTS (360 m)
- Dental practices: JENKINS DENTAL PRACTICE (10 m); THE FAMILY DENTAL PRACTICE (130 m); HIGH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (140 m); TRUSTDENTAL (360 m); ADP DENTAL COMPANY LTD (360 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Street Outlet (410 m, Marks and Spencer); Morrisons Daily Street West End (420 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Daily Street Ivythorn Road (510 m, Morrisons); Co-op Street (630 m, The Radstock Co-operative Society); Morrisons Daily Street 10 High Street (680 m, Morrisons)

## 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 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.8** (2025). Mendip 014A has a deprivation score of 13.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,079th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £244,975** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mendip 014A was £244,975 in 2025. Joint 10,953rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,516** (2021). Mendip 014A had 2,516 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 949th most 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: 82.8%** (January 2026). In Mendip 014A, 82.8% 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.

## BA16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £263,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BA16 was £263,000 in 2025. Joint 854th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,984** (2021). BA16 had 13,984 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 950th least 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: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in BA16 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: 91.8%** (January 2026). In BA16, 91.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Centre: 51.1252, -2.7428

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

## Your MP

- [Glastonbury and Somerton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/glastonbury-and-somerton): Sarah Dyke (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=-2.7428,51.1252,BA160ER

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