Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17480
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17480 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 BA5 1HH
Crime trends · near BA5 1HH
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
40
YoY stable
ASB
12
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
9
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
91
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,088
White Brit.95.7%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Total residents: 2,086
Christian51.8%
No religion41.3%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,082
50–6424.3%
65–7416.9%
35–4915.0%
75–8410.2%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.6%
Households
Total households: 874
All members 66+18.8%
Any member 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
Other11.4%
+ 7 other households · 27.7%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council Area
Wells and Mendip Hills E14001572
Constituency
E14001572
Avon and Somerset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Mendip West
Constituency code
E14001572
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Westbury
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
Mendip 005A E01029052
E01029052
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mendip 005 E02006051
E02006051
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mendip 005A E01029052
E01029052
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Mendip 005 E02006051
E02006051
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
4:23 AM
Sunrise
7:51 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:23 AM
Sunset (today)
7:51 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 BA5 1HH 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: 17480
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01029052 and MSOA E02006051 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BA5 1HH 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
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