# BS27 3HL: area report for a postcode in Somerset

BS27 3HL 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 BS27 3HL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [BS27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs27) › [BS27 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs27-3)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 31% on July. Sedgemoor 001C: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7778,51.2771,BS273HL
- **Worle, 13 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7778,51.2771,BS273HL
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7778,51.2771,BS273HL
- **No property in BS27 3HL 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=-2.7778,51.2771,BS273HL
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Sedgemoor 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7778,51.2771,BS273HL
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7778,51.2771,BS273HL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7778,51.2771,BS273HL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7778,51.2771,BS273HL
- **70% can get gigabit broadband at BS27 3HL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7778,51.2771,BS273HL
- **Low road and rail noise at BS27 3HL**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7778,51.2771,BS273HL
- **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=-2.7778,51.2771,BS273HL
- **4.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7778,51.2771,BS273HL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cheddar First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheddar-first-school-e147822) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [The Kings of Wessex Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-kings-of-wessex-academy-e136783) | Secondary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fairlands Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairlands-middle-school-e147825) | Secondary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2023 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £465,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2023 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £147,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| February 2026 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHEDDAR MEDICAL CENTRE (310 m)
- Pharmacies: TOUT'S PHARMACY (310 m)
- Dental practices: CHEDDAR DENTAL PRACTICE (490 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Cheddar Express (180 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Cheddar Roynon Way (340 m, Sainsburys)

## 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.

## Sedgemoor 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.5** (2025). Sedgemoor 001C has a deprivation score of 15.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,926th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £281,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sedgemoor 001C was £281,500 in 2025. Joint 14,602nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,599** (2021). Sedgemoor 001C had 1,599 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,168th 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: 81.4%** (January 2026). In Sedgemoor 001C, 81.4% 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.

## BS27 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £372,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BS27 was £372,500 in 2025. Joint 694th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 7,596** (2021). BS27 had 7,596 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 600th 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: 89%** (2022). About 89% of people in BS27 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: 82.8%** (January 2026). In BS27, 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Centre: 51.2771, -2.7778

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

## Your MP

- [Wells and Mendip Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wells-and-mendip-hills): Tessa Munt (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=-2.7778,51.2771,BS273HL

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