Frome

Frome is covered by postcode district BA11. It is in the Somerset council area, England.

Typical price £309,250 Homes sold in Frome, last 12 months. ▼ 4.8% on the year before Gigabit broadband 596 of 788 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 50 of 808 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 176 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 10 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 all-through schools at its postcodes, or more

Every postcode in Frome, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Frome, by flood risk Of the 808 postcodes in Frome that ONS places, 15 have a home or business at high risk, 12 are at medium risk at worst, 23 are at low risk at worst and 758 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 16 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Frome, Coleford, Somerset. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 2.5 km. A359A362A3098 BA11 1AG: not on the flood risk listBA11 1AZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 1BP: not on the flood risk listBA11 1BY: not on the flood risk listBA11 1DA: not on the flood risk listBA11 1DB: not on the flood risk listBA11 1DF: not on the flood risk listBA11 1DN: not on the flood risk listBA11 1EA: not on the flood risk listBA11 1EB: not on the flood risk listBA11 1ED: not on the flood risk listBA11 1EE: not on the flood risk listBA11 1EH: not on the flood risk listBA11 1EJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 1ET: not on the flood risk listBA11 1EU: not on the flood risk listBA11 1FA: not on the flood risk listBA11 1FD: not on the flood risk listBA11 1FH: not on the flood risk listBA11 1FJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 1FL: not on the flood risk listBA11 1FN: not on the flood risk listBA11 1FR: not on the flood risk listBA11 1FT: not on the flood risk listBA11 1FU: not on the flood risk listBA11 1FW: not on the flood risk listBA11 1FY: not on the flood risk listBA11 1FZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 1GB: not on the flood risk listBA11 1GG: not on the flood risk listBA11 1GJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 1GL: not on the flood risk listBA11 1GN: not on the flood risk listBA11 1GQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 1GR: not on the flood risk listBA11 1GS: not on the flood risk listBA11 1HA: not on the flood risk listBA11 1HB: not on the flood risk listBA11 1HD: not on the flood risk listBA11 1HE: not on the flood risk listBA11 1HF: not on the flood risk listBA11 1HG: not on the flood risk listBA11 1HH: not on the flood risk listBA11 1HJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 1HN: not on the flood risk listBA11 1HS: not on the flood risk listBA11 1HT: not on the flood risk listBA11 1HY: not on the flood risk listBA11 1HZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 1JE: not on the flood risk listBA11 1JF: not on the flood risk listBA11 1JH: not on the flood risk listBA11 1JN: not on the flood risk listBA11 1JS: not on the flood risk listBA11 1JT: not on the flood risk listBA11 1JZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 1LD: not on the flood risk listBA11 1LH: not on the flood risk listBA11 1LR: not on the flood risk listBA11 1LT: not on the flood risk listBA11 1LU: not on the flood risk listBA11 1LX: not on the flood risk listBA11 1LY: not on the flood risk listBA11 1NA: not on the flood risk listBA11 1ND: not on the flood risk listBA11 1NF: not on the flood risk listBA11 1NG: not on the flood risk listBA11 1NN: not on the flood risk listBA11 1NR: not on the flood risk listBA11 1NS: not on the flood risk listBA11 1NX: not on the flood risk listBA11 1NY: not on the flood risk listBA11 1NZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 1PH: not on the flood risk listBA11 1PT: not on the flood risk listBA11 1PX: not on the flood risk listBA11 1PZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 1QB: not on the flood risk listBA11 1QD: not on the flood risk listBA11 1QS: not on the flood risk listBA11 1QT: not on the flood risk listBA11 1QU: not on the flood risk listBA11 1QY: not on the flood risk listBA11 1QZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 1RE: not on the flood risk listBA11 1RL: not on the flood risk listBA11 1RP: not on the flood risk listBA11 1RX: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AB: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AE: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AF: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AH: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AL: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AN: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AP: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AS: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AT: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AU: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AX: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AY: not on the flood risk listBA11 2AZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BA: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BB: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BD: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BE: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BG: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BH: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BL: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BN: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BP: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BR: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BS: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BT: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BY: not on the flood risk listBA11 2BZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2DD: not on the flood risk listBA11 2DG: not on the flood risk listBA11 2DJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2DL: not on the flood risk listBA11 2DN: not on the flood risk listBA11 2DP: not on the flood risk listBA11 2DQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2DR: not on the flood risk listBA11 2DT: not on the flood risk listBA11 2DX: not on the flood risk listBA11 2EA: not on the flood risk listBA11 2EB: not on the flood risk listBA11 2ED: not on the flood risk listBA11 2EE: not on the flood risk listBA11 2EF: not on the flood risk listBA11 2EH: not on the flood risk listBA11 2EJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2EL: not on the flood risk listBA11 2ER: not on the flood risk listBA11 2ES: not on the flood risk listBA11 2ET: not on the flood risk listBA11 2EU: not on the flood risk listBA11 2EW: not on the flood risk listBA11 2EX: not on the flood risk listBA11 2EY: not on the flood risk listBA11 2FA: not on the flood risk listBA11 2FB: not on the flood risk listBA11 2FD: not on the flood risk listBA11 2FE: not on the flood risk listBA11 2FF: not on the flood risk listBA11 2FG: not on the flood risk listBA11 2FH: not on the flood risk listBA11 2FL: not on the flood risk listBA11 2FN: not on the flood risk listBA11 2FP: not on the flood risk listBA11 2FS: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HA: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HE: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HF: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HG: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HL: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HN: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HP: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HR: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HT: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HU: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HW: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HX: not on the flood risk listBA11 2HZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2JA: not on the flood risk listBA11 2JD: not on the flood risk listBA11 2JE: not on the flood risk listBA11 2JF: not on the flood risk listBA11 2JH: not on the flood risk listBA11 2JR: not on the flood risk listBA11 2JT: not on the flood risk listBA11 2JU: not on the flood risk listBA11 2JX: not on the flood risk listBA11 2JY: not on the flood risk listBA11 2JZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2LB: not on the flood risk listBA11 2LE: not on the flood risk listBA11 2LF: not on the flood risk listBA11 2LG: not on the flood risk listBA11 2LQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2LS: not on the flood risk listBA11 2LU: not on the flood risk listBA11 2LW: not on the flood risk listBA11 2LY: not on the flood risk listBA11 2LZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2NA: not on the flood risk listBA11 2NB: not on the flood risk listBA11 2NH: not on the flood risk listBA11 2NJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2RN: not on the flood risk listBA11 2RW: not on the flood risk listBA11 2RX: not on the flood risk listBA11 2RY: not on the flood risk listBA11 2SA: not on the flood risk listBA11 2SB: not on the flood risk listBA11 2SE: not on the flood risk listBA11 2SG: not on the flood risk listBA11 2SH: not on the flood risk listBA11 2SL: not on the flood risk listBA11 2SN: not on the flood risk listBA11 2SP: not on the flood risk listBA11 2SQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2SR: not on the flood risk listBA11 2SS: not on the flood risk listBA11 2SW: not on the flood risk listBA11 2SZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2TA: not on the flood risk listBA11 2TB: not on the flood risk listBA11 2TF: not on the flood risk listBA11 2TG: not on the flood risk listBA11 2TH: not on the flood risk listBA11 2TL: not on the flood risk listBA11 2TN: not on the flood risk listBA11 2TP: not on the flood risk listBA11 2TS: not on the flood risk listBA11 2TT: not on the flood risk listBA11 2TU: not on the flood risk listBA11 2TX: not on the flood risk listBA11 2TZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2UA: not on the flood risk listBA11 2UB: not on the flood risk listBA11 2UD: not on the flood risk listBA11 2UE: not on the flood risk listBA11 2UF: not on the flood risk listBA11 2UH: not on the flood risk listBA11 2UL: not on the flood risk listBA11 2UN: not on the flood risk listBA11 2UP: not on the flood risk listBA11 2UQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2UR: not on the flood risk listBA11 2US: not on the flood risk listBA11 2UW: not on the flood risk listBA11 2UX: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XA: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XB: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XD: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XF: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XG: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XH: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XN: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XP: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XR: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XS: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XU: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XX: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XY: not on the flood risk listBA11 2XZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 2YA: not on the flood risk listBA11 2YE: not on the flood risk listBA11 2YF: not on the flood risk listBA11 3AD: not on the flood risk listBA11 3AE: not on the flood risk listBA11 3AF: not on the flood risk listBA11 3AH: not on the flood risk listBA11 3AL: not on the flood risk listBA11 3AN: not on the flood risk listBA11 3AP: not on the flood risk listBA11 3AQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 3AR: not on the flood risk listBA11 3AT: not on the flood risk listBA11 3AW: not on the flood risk listBA11 3AX: not on the flood risk listBA11 3AY: not on the flood risk listBA11 3BA: not on the flood risk listBA11 3BE: not on the flood risk listBA11 3BG: not on the flood risk listBA11 3BJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 3BP: not on the flood risk listBA11 3BS: not on the flood risk listBA11 3BX: not on the flood risk listBA11 3DB: not on the flood risk listBA11 3DD: not on the flood risk listBA11 3DE: not on the flood risk listBA11 3DG: not on the flood risk listBA11 3DN: not on the flood risk listBA11 3DP: not on the flood risk listBA11 3DS: not on the flood risk listBA11 3DT: not on the flood risk listBA11 3EE: not on the flood risk listBA11 3EF: not on the flood risk listBA11 3EG: not on the flood risk listBA11 3EJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 3EL: not on the flood risk listBA11 3EP: not on the flood risk listBA11 3ES: not on the flood risk listBA11 3ET: not on the flood risk listBA11 3EU: not on the flood risk listBA11 3EX: not on the flood risk listBA11 3FF: not on the flood risk listBA11 3FH: not on the flood risk listBA11 3HA: not on the flood risk listBA11 3HG: not on the flood risk listBA11 3HJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 3HN: not on the flood risk listBA11 3HQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 3HS: not on the flood risk listBA11 3HT: not on the flood risk listBA11 3HU: not on the flood risk listBA11 3HX: not on the flood risk listBA11 3NA: not on the flood risk listBA11 3NB: not on the flood risk listBA11 3ND: not on the flood risk listBA11 3NF: not on the flood risk listBA11 3NQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 3SA: not on the flood risk listBA11 3SD: not on the flood risk listBA11 4AA: not on the flood risk listBA11 4AB: not on the flood risk listBA11 4AD: not on the flood risk listBA11 4AE: not on the flood risk listBA11 4AF: not on the flood risk listBA11 4AG: not on the flood risk listBA11 4AJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 4AL: not on the flood risk listBA11 4AP: not on the flood risk listBA11 4AR: not on the flood risk listBA11 4AS: not on the flood risk listBA11 4AT: not on the flood risk listBA11 4AZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 4BB: not on the flood risk listBA11 4BD: not on the flood risk listBA11 4BG: not on the flood risk listBA11 4BH: not on the flood risk listBA11 4BN: not on the flood risk listBA11 4BP: not on the flood risk listBA11 4BR: not on the flood risk listBA11 4BS: not on the flood risk listBA11 4BT: not on the flood risk listBA11 4BY: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DA: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DB: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DD: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DE: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DG: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DH: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DL: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DN: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DP: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DR: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DS: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DT: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DW: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DY: not on the flood risk listBA11 4DZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 4EB: not on the flood risk listBA11 4ED: not on the flood risk listBA11 4EG: not on the flood risk listBA11 4EH: not on the flood risk listBA11 4EJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 4EL: not on the flood risk listBA11 4EP: not on the flood risk listBA11 4ES: not on the flood risk listBA11 4EX: not on the flood risk listBA11 4FD: not on the flood risk listBA11 4FE: not on the flood risk listBA11 4FF: not on the flood risk listBA11 4FH: not on the flood risk listBA11 4FL: not on the flood risk listBA11 4FN: not on the flood risk listBA11 4HA: not on the flood risk listBA11 4HE: not on the flood risk listBA11 4HF: not on the flood risk listBA11 4HH: not on the flood risk listBA11 4HJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 4HL: not on the flood risk listBA11 4HP: not on the flood risk listBA11 4HQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 4HR: not on the flood risk listBA11 4HS: not on the flood risk listBA11 4HU: not on the flood risk listBA11 4HW: not on the flood risk listBA11 4HY: not on the flood risk listBA11 4JA: not on the flood risk listBA11 4JB: not on the flood risk listBA11 4JD: not on the flood risk listBA11 4JE: not on the flood risk listBA11 4JF: not on the flood risk listBA11 4JL: not on the flood risk listBA11 4JN: not on the flood risk listBA11 4JP: not on the flood risk listBA11 4JR: not on the flood risk listBA11 4JT: not on the flood risk listBA11 4JX: not on the flood risk listBA11 4LA: not on the flood risk listBA11 4LB: not on the flood risk listBA11 4LE: not on the flood risk listBA11 4LF: not on the flood risk listBA11 4LR: not on the flood risk listBA11 4LS: not on the flood risk listBA11 4LT: not on the flood risk listBA11 4PR: not on the flood risk listBA11 4PS: not on the flood risk listBA11 4QA: not on the flood risk listBA11 4QB: not on the flood risk listBA11 4QD: not on the flood risk listBA11 4RA: not on the flood risk listBA11 4RB: not on the flood risk listBA11 4RJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 4RL: not on the flood risk listBA11 4RW: not on the flood risk listBA11 4SA: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AB: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AD: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AE: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AF: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AG: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AH: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AL: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AN: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AR: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AT: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AU: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AX: not on the flood risk listBA11 5AY: not on the flood risk listBA11 5BB: not on the flood risk listBA11 5BD: not on the flood risk listBA11 5BG: not on the flood risk listBA11 5BQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 5BU: not on the flood risk listBA11 5BX: not on the flood risk listBA11 5DF: not on the flood risk listBA11 5DZ: not on the flood risk listBA11 5ED: not on the flood risk listBA11 5ET: not on the flood risk listBA11 5EU: not on the flood risk listBA11 5EW: not on the flood risk listBA11 5EX: not on the flood risk listBA11 5EY: not on the flood risk listBA11 5FA: not on the flood risk listBA11 5FD: not on the flood risk listBA11 5FE: not on the flood risk listBA11 5FF: not on the flood risk listBA11 5FH: not on the flood risk listBA11 5FJ: not on the flood risk listBA11 5FL: not on the flood risk listBA11 5FS: not on the flood risk listBA11 5FT: not on the flood risk listBA11 5GG: not on the flood risk listBA11 5HA: not on the flood risk listBA11 5HD: not on the flood risk listBA11 5HG: not on the flood risk listBA11 5HH: not on the flood risk listBA11 5HL: not on the flood risk listBA11 5HN: not on the flood risk listBA11 5HP: not on the flood risk listBA11 5HQ: not on the flood risk listBA11 5JG: not on the flood risk listBA11 5JN: not on the flood risk listBA11 5JR: not on the flood risk listBA11 5JS: not on the flood risk listBA11 5JT: not on the flood risk listBA11 5JW: not on the flood risk listBA11 5JX: not on the flood risk listBA11 5LB: not on the flood risk listBA11 1AQ: low flood risk at worstBA11 1AX: low flood risk at worstBA11 5LS: low flood risk at worstBA11 2HD: low flood risk at worstBA11 2HH: low flood risk at worstBA11 2JL: low flood risk at worstBA11 2JS: low flood risk at worstBA11 2JW: low flood risk at worstBA11 2LR: low flood risk at worstBA11 2LX: low flood risk at worstBA11 2SF: low flood risk at worstBA11 5HB: low flood risk at worstBA11 5HE: low flood risk at worstBA11 5HF: low flood risk at worstBA11 5HU: low flood risk at worstBA11 5JY: low flood risk at worstBA11 1AF: medium flood risk at worstBA11 1BE: medium flood risk at worstBA11 1BS: medium flood risk at worstBA11 1RU: medium flood risk at worstBA11 2AA: medium flood risk at worstBA11 2LA: medium flood risk at worstBA11 2NX: medium flood risk at worstBA11 5HT: medium flood risk at worstBA11 1AB: high flood riskBA11 1AL: high flood riskBA11 1BB: high flood riskBA11 1BG: high flood riskBA11 1BH: high flood riskBA11 2LL: high flood riskBA11 2NU: high flood riskBA11 5HJ: high flood riskBA11 5JU: high flood riskBA11 5JZ: high flood riskBA11 5LA: high flood risk FromeColeford, Somerset 16 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to BA11 1AP, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk16 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Frome, by flood risk Of the 808 postcodes in Frome that ONS places, 15 have a home or business at high risk, 12 are at medium risk at worst, 23 are at low risk at worst and 758 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 16 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Frome, Coleford, Somerset. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 2.5 km. A359A362A361 FromeColeford, Somerset
  • A home or business at high risk: 15
  • At medium risk at worst: 12
  • At low risk at worst: 23
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 758
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 808 postcodes in Frome that ONS places, 15 have a home or business at high risk, 12 are at medium risk at worst, 23 are at low risk at worst and 758 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 51.2300, longitude -2.3199. 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

15 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.

BA11 1AP21 at high riskBA11 1BG12 at high riskBA11 1AR11 at high riskBA11 1AN9 at high riskBA11 1BB8 at high riskBA11 5JU6 at high riskBA11 1AB5 at high riskBA11 1AS3 at high riskBA11 1BH1 at high riskBA11 1AL1 at high riskBA11 2NU1 at high riskBA11 2LL1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 16 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. BA11 1AP, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Frome?

Homes sold for a typical £309,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. At 596 of the 788 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 176 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 50 of its 808 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 all-through schools at its postcodes, or more. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Frome, 750 metres 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 Frome?

Homes in Frome sold for a typical £309,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 410 sales, down 4.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£309,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£325,000
12 months to August 2026
£309,250

▼ down 4.8% on the 12 months before

Detached£435,000 83 sales
Semi-detached£300,000 112 sales
Terraced£290,000 165 sales
Flat or maisonette£168,750 50 sales

Across the whole BA11 district, Frome's main postcode district: a typical £325,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Frome: 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 Frome?

34 of the 808 postcodes now in use in Frome came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 46 of the 470 homes sold in Frome were newly built (10%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BA11 district, 15%.

The newest postcodes

BA11 4PSsince July 2026BA11 9EZsince July 2026BA11 5GGsince December 2025BA11 9EXsince August 2025BA11 1PPsince June 2025BA11 1PGsince March 2025

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 FromeAcross the BA11 district
The 12 months to August 2026 2 of 410 (Under 1%) 10 of 485 (2%)
The 12 months to August 2025 46 of 470 (10%) 92 of 601 (15%)

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 Frome?

Ofcom reports on 788 of the 808 postcodes in Frome. At 596 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 3 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit596 of 788
Postcodes where every home can get superfast707 of 788
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband3 of 788

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 Frome at risk of flooding?

50 of the 808 postcodes in Frome 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 176 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 50 of 808 postcodes High: 82Medium: 94Low: 165

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 Frome?

The open schools at the postcodes in Frome (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). 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

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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 Frome?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Frome is Frome Rail Station, 750 m away in a straight line.

  • Frome Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Dilton Marsh Rail Station Railway station 8.1 kmDrive
  • Westbury (Wilts) Rail Station Railway station 9.4 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 Frome?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Frome. 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 Frome safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 2,731 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Frome 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. 231 September 2025
  2. 222 October 2025
  3. 232 November 2025
  4. 264 December 2025
  5. 240 January 2026
  6. 228 February 2026
  7. 246 March 2026
  8. 181 April 2026
  9. 221 May 2026
  10. 252 June 2026
  11. 221 July 2026
  12. 193 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences1,066 reports
Anti-social behaviour437 reports
Shoplifting329 reports
Public order254 reports
Criminal damage and arson217 reports
Other theft144 reports
Burglary72 reports
Vehicle crime69 reports

Also: robbery 45, other crime 34, drugs 29, possession of weapons 21, bicycle theft 9, theft from the person 5.

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 Frome?

Council
Somerset
Parliamentary constituency
Frome and East Somerset
Police force area
Avon and Somerset
Region
South West
Country
England
MP
Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat)

All 808 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 Frome

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

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Frome postcodes

808 postcodes in use in Frome, by district:

BA11 postcode district,808 postcodes

That district is in the BA postcode area.

Check a Frome 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 Frome

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Frome's £309,250. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Coleford, Somerset9.0 km, £272,250Westbury9.6 km, £265,000Warminster9.9 km, £268,000Radstock11.3 km, £280,000Peasedown St John12.0 km, £320,000Trowbridge12.7 km, £266,270Midsomer Norton13.0 km, £315,000Winsley13.3 km, £607,500 All places A to Z

Questions about Frome

What is it like to live in Frome?
Homes sold for a typical £309,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. At 596 of the 788 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 176 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 50 of its 808 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 all-through schools at its postcodes, or more. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Frome, 750 metres 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 Frome?
Frome is covered by postcode district BA11, across 808 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Frome in?
Frome is in the Somerset council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Frome?
Frome is in the Frome and East Somerset parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Frome?
Homes in Frome sold for a typical £309,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 410 sales, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Frome?
In Frome, primary schools at its postcodes include St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome, Avanti Park School and Vallis First School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Fromefield Manor School, Wessex Lodge School and North Hill House. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Frome have a railway station?
Yes: Frome is 750 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Frome, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Frome?
Ofcom reports on 788 of the 808 postcodes in Frome. At 596 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 3 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Frome at risk of flooding?
50 of the 808 postcodes in Frome 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 176 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 Frome?
34 of the 808 postcodes now in use in Frome came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 46 of the 470 homes sold in Frome were newly built (10%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BA11 district, 15%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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