BS28
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wedmore, Blackford and Crickham, 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 BS28 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BS28, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BS28 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BS28 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BS28 at a rate of 32.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.6 per 1,000 people across BS.
In August 2026 alone, 14 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BS28.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (43), other crime (29) and vehicle crime (11).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BS28 was 23.8 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 BS28, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BS28 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BS28
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgemoor 003B | 1,718 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.3% |
| Sedgemoor 003C | 1,569 | 42.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.6% |
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 BS281
Postcode sectors in BS281
Council1
Postcode districts next to BS286
More in the BS postcode area2
BS28 in brief
BS28 is a postcode district covering Wedmore, Blackford and Crickham, in Somerset.
About 3,486 people lived in BS28 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £610,000 in 2025 across 52 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 32.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BS28 was £610,000 in 2025.
BS28 had 3,288 usual residents at the census.
In BS28, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BS28, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.