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21868
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21868 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 BS26 2DS
Crime trends · near BS26 2DS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY +11%
ASB
18
YoY +64%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY +400%
Burglary
1
YoY -80%
Criminal damage
3
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
57
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,993
White Brit.94.3%
Other White2.0%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 2.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,997
Christian47.9%
No religion44.5%
Not answered5.3%
Other religion1.2%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,704
75–8473.7%
35–495.7%
16–195.3%
25–343.7%
50–643.5%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.1%
Households
Total households: 879
Other18.3%
Any member 66+16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.5%
All members 66+11.4%
+ 7 other households · 27.1%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council Area
Wells and Mendip Hills E14001572
Constituency
E14001572
Avon and Somerset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Cheddar
Constituency code
E14001572
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Axbridge
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
Sedgemoor 001A E01029085
E01029085
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sedgemoor 001 E02006061
E02006061
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sedgemoor 001A E01029085
E01029085
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sedgemoor 001 E02006061
E02006061
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:29 AM
Sunrise
7:45 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:29 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 BS26 2DS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 21868
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01029085 and MSOA E02006061 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BS26 2DS 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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