Cheddar

Cheddar is covered by postcode districts BS26 and BS27. It is in the Somerset council area, England.

Typical price £330,000 Homes sold in Cheddar, last 12 months. ▼ 1.5% on the year before Gigabit broadband 132 of 210 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 52 of 218 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 317 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 3 1 primary school and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Cheddar, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Cheddar, by flood risk Of the 218 postcodes in Cheddar that ONS places, 28 have a home or business at high risk, 9 are at medium risk at worst, 15 are at low risk at worst and 166 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 30 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Cheddar. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A371 BS26 2DP: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AA: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AE: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AG: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AH: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AL: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AN: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AP: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AQ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AR: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AS: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AT: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AU: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AW: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AX: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AY: not on the flood risk listBS27 3AZ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BA: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BD: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BE: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BG: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BH: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BJ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BL: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BN: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BP: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BQ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BS: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BT: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BU: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BW: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BX: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BY: not on the flood risk listBS27 3BZ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DA: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DB: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DD: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DE: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DF: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DG: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DH: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DJ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DL: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DN: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DP: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DR: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DS: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DT: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DU: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DW: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DX: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DY: not on the flood risk listBS27 3DZ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3EA: not on the flood risk listBS27 3EE: not on the flood risk listBS27 3EF: not on the flood risk listBS27 3EG: not on the flood risk listBS27 3EJ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3EL: not on the flood risk listBS27 3EP: not on the flood risk listBS27 3EQ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3EU: not on the flood risk listBS27 3EZ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FB: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FD: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FF: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FG: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FH: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FL: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FP: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FQ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FR: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FT: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FU: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FW: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FX: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FY: not on the flood risk listBS27 3FZ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3GD: not on the flood risk listBS27 3GE: not on the flood risk listBS27 3GF: not on the flood risk listBS27 3GH: not on the flood risk listBS27 3GJ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3GL: not on the flood risk listBS27 3GR: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HA: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HB: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HD: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HE: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HF: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HG: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HH: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HJ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HL: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HN: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HP: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HQ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HR: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HS: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HT: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HU: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HW: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HX: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HY: not on the flood risk listBS27 3HZ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JA: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JB: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JD: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JE: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JF: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JG: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JH: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JJ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JL: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JN: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JP: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JQ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JR: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JS: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JT: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JU: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JW: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JX: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JY: not on the flood risk listBS27 3JZ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3LA: not on the flood risk listBS27 3LB: not on the flood risk listBS27 3LD: not on the flood risk listBS27 3LE: not on the flood risk listBS27 3LF: not on the flood risk listBS27 3LG: not on the flood risk listBS27 3LH: not on the flood risk listBS27 3LJ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3LL: not on the flood risk listBS27 3LN: not on the flood risk listBS27 3LQ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3LS: not on the flood risk listBS27 3LT: not on the flood risk listBS27 3LW: not on the flood risk listBS27 3NT: not on the flood risk listBS27 3NU: not on the flood risk listBS27 3NW: not on the flood risk listBS27 3NX: not on the flood risk listBS27 3NY: not on the flood risk listBS27 3PB: not on the flood risk listBS27 3PD: not on the flood risk listBS27 3PE: not on the flood risk listBS27 3PF: not on the flood risk listBS27 3PG: not on the flood risk listBS27 3PP: not on the flood risk listBS27 3PQ: not on the flood risk listBS27 3PT: not on the flood risk listBS27 3PU: not on the flood risk listBS27 3PW: not on the flood risk listBS27 3QF: not on the flood risk listBS27 3QP: not on the flood risk listBS27 3QS: not on the flood risk listBS27 3QT: not on the flood risk listBS27 3RD: not on the flood risk listBS27 3RE: not on the flood risk listBS27 3GA: low flood risk at worstBS27 3GB: low flood risk at worstBS27 3NQ: low flood risk at worstBS27 3PA: low flood risk at worstBS27 3PS: low flood risk at worstBS27 3XJ: low flood risk at worstBS27 3XL: low flood risk at worstBS27 3XN: low flood risk at worstBS27 3XP: low flood risk at worstBS27 3XQ: low flood risk at worstBS27 3XR: low flood risk at worstBS27 3XS: low flood risk at worstBS27 3XT: low flood risk at worstBS27 3XU: low flood risk at worstBS27 3XW: low flood risk at worstBS27 3NH: medium flood risk at worstBS27 3NL: medium flood risk at worstBS27 3NN: medium flood risk at worstBS27 3NS: medium flood risk at worstBS27 3QA: medium flood risk at worstBS27 3QJ: medium flood risk at worstBS27 3RA: medium flood risk at worstBS27 3RB: medium flood risk at worstBS27 3RL: medium flood risk at worstBS27 3EB: high flood riskBS27 3FS: high flood riskBS27 3GQ: high flood riskBS27 3LZ: high flood riskBS27 3NA: high flood riskBS27 3NB: high flood riskBS27 3ND: high flood riskBS27 3NE: high flood riskBS27 3NF: high flood riskBS27 3NG: high flood riskBS27 3NJ: high flood riskBS27 3NP: high flood riskBS27 3NR: high flood riskBS27 3NZ: high flood riskBS27 3PH: high flood riskBS27 3PL: high flood riskBS27 3PN: high flood riskBS27 3PR: high flood riskBS27 3PX: high flood riskBS27 3QE: high flood riskBS27 3QH: high flood riskBS27 3QL: high flood riskBS27 3QN: high flood riskBS27 3QW: high flood riskBS27 3RF: high flood riskBS27 3RH: high flood riskBS27 3RJ: high flood riskBS27 3RP: high flood risk Cheddar 30 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to BS27 3NE, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk30 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Cheddar, by flood risk Of the 218 postcodes in Cheddar that ONS places, 28 have a home or business at high risk, 9 are at medium risk at worst, 15 are at low risk at worst and 166 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 30 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Cheddar. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A371 Cheddar
  • A home or business at high risk: 28
  • At medium risk at worst: 9
  • At low risk at worst: 15
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 166
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 218 postcodes in Cheddar that ONS places, 28 have a home or business at high risk, 9 are at medium risk at worst, 15 are at low risk at worst and 166 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.2784, longitude -2.7801. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

28 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

BS27 3GQ24 at high riskBS27 3EB19 at high riskBS27 3NE13 at high riskBS27 3NJ10 at high riskBS27 3RF10 at high riskBS27 3NA8 at high riskBS27 3QW8 at high riskBS27 3PN7 at high riskBS27 3PR7 at high riskBS27 3ND6 at high riskBS27 3QN6 at high riskBS27 3NG5 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 30 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. BS27 3NE, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Cheddar?

Homes sold for a typical £330,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 1.5% on the 12 months before. At 132 of the 210 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 317 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 52 of its 218 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Worle, 12.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Cheddar?

Homes in Cheddar sold for a typical £330,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 82 sales, down 1.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£330,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£335,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £472,500 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £310,000 27 sales
  • Terraced £248,750 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £149,000 8 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BS27 district, Cheddar's main postcode district: a typical £360,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Cheddar: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Cheddar?

18 of the 218 postcodes now in use in Cheddar came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 19 of the 121 homes sold in Cheddar were newly built (16%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BS27 district, 26%.

The newest postcodes

BS27 3YTsince January 2026BS27 3GJsince February 2025BS27 3GRsince September 2024BS27 3GQsince June 2024BS27 3FXsince January 2024BS27 3FZsince November 2023

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn CheddarAcross the BS27 district
The 12 months to August 2026 1 of 82 (1%) 5 of 103 (5%)
The 12 months to August 2025 19 of 121 (16%) 43 of 167 (26%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Cheddar?

Ofcom reports on 210 of the 218 postcodes in Cheddar. At 132 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit132 of 210
Postcodes where every home can get superfast196 of 210

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Cheddar at risk of flooding?

52 of the 218 postcodes in Cheddar have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 317 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 52 of 218 postcodes High: 159Medium: 158Low: 336Very low: 8

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Cheddar?

The open schools at the postcodes in Cheddar. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Cheddar?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Cheddar is Worle Rail Station, 12.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Worle Rail Station Railway station 12.6 kmDrive
  • Yatton Rail Station Railway station 13.0 kmDrive
  • Weston Milton Rail Station Railway station 13.7 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Cheddar?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Cheddar. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Cheddar safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 486 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Cheddar over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 42 September 2025
  2. 42 October 2025
  3. 31 November 2025
  4. 40 December 2025
  5. 44 January 2026
  6. 26 February 2026
  7. 48 March 2026
  8. 41 April 2026
  9. 56 May 2026
  10. 33 June 2026
  11. 35 July 2026
  12. 48 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences174 reports
Anti-social behaviour136 reports
Other theft36 reports
Criminal damage and arson33 reports
Public order31 reports
Vehicle crime27 reports
Burglary24 reports
Drugs8 reports

Also: shoplifting 6, possession of weapons 5, bicycle theft 3, other crime 2, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Cheddar?

Council
Somerset
Parliamentary constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills
Police force area
Avon and Somerset
Region
South West
Country
England
MP
Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat)

All 218 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Cheddar

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Cheddar postcodes

218 postcodes in use in Cheddar, by district:

BS27 postcode district,217 postcodesBS26 postcode district,1 postcode

Those districts are all in the BS postcode area.

Check a Cheddar postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Cheddar

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Cheddar's £330,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Axbridge2.7 km, £318,750Winscombe and Sandford5.7 km, £460,000Wedmore6.3 km, £559,000Lower Langford6.8 km, £430,000Banwell8.4 km, £323,750Wrington9.3 km, £370,000Congresbury10.3 km, £366,000Locking11.1 km, £263,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Cheddar

What is it like to live in Cheddar?
Homes sold for a typical £330,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 1.5% on the 12 months before. At 132 of the 210 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 317 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 52 of its 218 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Worle, 12.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Cheddar?
Cheddar is covered by postcode districts BS26 and BS27, across 218 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Cheddar in?
Cheddar is in the Somerset council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Cheddar?
Cheddar is in the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Cheddar?
Homes in Cheddar sold for a typical £330,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 82 sales, down 1.5% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Cheddar?
In Cheddar, primary schools at its postcodes include Cheddar First School; secondary schools at its postcodes include The Kings of Wessex Academy and Fairlands Middle School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Cheddar have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Cheddar is Worle, 12.6 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Cheddar?
Ofcom reports on 210 of the 218 postcodes in Cheddar. At 132 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Cheddar at risk of flooding?
52 of the 218 postcodes in Cheddar have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 317 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Cheddar?
18 of the 218 postcodes now in use in Cheddar came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 19 of the 121 homes sold in Cheddar were newly built (16%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BS27 district, 26%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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