BS27
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Cheddar, Barrows and Draycott, in Somerset.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BS27 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BS27, 82.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BS27 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BS27 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BS27 at a rate of 72.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.6 per 1,000 people across BS.
In August 2026 alone, 50 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BS27.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (206), anti-social behaviour (144) and other crime (89).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BS27 was 60.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in BS27, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BS27 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BS27
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendip 005B | 2,006 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 77.1% |
| Sedgemoor 001B | 1,539 | 101.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.7% |
| Sedgemoor 001C | 1,599 | 77.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 81.4% |
| Sedgemoor 001E | 2,346 | 68.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.7% |
Your MP
- Tessa MuntLiberal DemocratMP for Wells and Mendip Hills
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BS271
Postcode sectors in BS272
Council1
Postcode districts next to BS275
More in the BS postcode area2
BS27 in brief
BS27 is a postcode district covering Cheddar, Barrows and Draycott, in Somerset.
About 7,779 people lived in BS27 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £372,500 in 2025 across 154 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 72.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BS27 was £372,500 in 2025.
BS27 had 7,596 usual residents at the census.
In BS27, 82.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BS27, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.