Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
18785
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18785 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near BA21 5SL
Crime trends · near BA21 5SL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY -33%
ASB
4
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +50%
Burglary
6
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
6
YoY -45%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
54
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,807
White Brit.94.8%
Other White1.8%
Caribbean1.1%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Total residents: 2,806
Christian50.5%
No religion41.5%
Not answered7.0%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 3,941
75–8471.3%
65–7413.1%
16–194.2%
35–492.8%
50–642.8%
+ 3 other age groups · 5.8%
Households
Total households: 865
Married or civil partnership couple: No children18.6%
Any member 66+14.7%
All members 66+12.1%
Other11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.7%
+ 8 other households · 31.0%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council Area
Glastonbury and Somerton E14001247
Constituency
E14001247
Avon and Somerset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Castle Cary
Constituency code
E14001247
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Mudford
International Territorial Level
Somerset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Somerset
Sub ICB Location
NHS Somerset ICB - 11X
Cancer Alliance
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
South Somerset 006D E01029199
E01029199
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Somerset 006 E02006080
E02006080
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Somerset 006D E01029199
E01029199
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Somerset 006 E02006080
E02006080
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
4:28 AM
Sunrise
7:45 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:28 AM
Sunset (today)
7:45 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BA21 5SL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 18785
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01029199 and MSOA E02006080 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BA21 5SL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Explore the full Somerset
See crime rates, school performance, noise levels, transport links, deprivation trends and more for the broader area — all in one place.
