BS27 3BJ postcode in Cheddar, Somerset

BS27 3BJ is a postcode in Cheddar, in the Cheddar ward of Somerset. It is in the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Where BS27 3BJ is, and what is near it

Map of BS27 3BJ and what is near it Map of BS27 3BJ: its centre point, with the 298 other postcodes in the BS27 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BS27 3AA: also in BS27 3BS27 3AE: also in BS27 3BS27 3AG: also in BS27 3BS27 3AH: also in BS27 3BS27 3AL: also in BS27 3BS27 3AN: also in BS27 3BS27 3AP: also in BS27 3BS27 3AQ: also in BS27 3BS27 3AR: also in BS27 3BS27 3AS: also in BS27 3BS27 3AT: also in BS27 3BS27 3AU: also in BS27 3BS27 3AW: also in BS27 3BS27 3AX: also in BS27 3BS27 3AY: also in BS27 3BS27 3AZ: also in BS27 3BS27 3BA: also in BS27 3BS27 3BD: also in BS27 3BS27 3BE: also in BS27 3BS27 3BG: also in BS27 3BS27 3BH: also in BS27 3BS27 3BL: also in BS27 3BS27 3BN: also in BS27 3BS27 3BP: also in BS27 3BS27 3BQ: also in BS27 3BS27 3BS: also in BS27 3BS27 3BT: also in BS27 3BS27 3BU: also in BS27 3BS27 3BW: also in BS27 3BS27 3BX: also in BS27 3BS27 3DE: also in BS27 3BS27 3DF: also in BS27 3BS27 3DG: also in BS27 3BS27 3DJ: also in BS27 3BS27 3DL: also in BS27 3BS27 3DN: also in BS27 3BS27 3DP: also in BS27 3BS27 3DR: also in BS27 3BS27 3DS: also in BS27 3BS27 3DT: also in BS27 3BS27 3DU: also in BS27 3BS27 3DW: also in BS27 3BS27 3DX: also in BS27 3BS27 3DY: also in BS27 3BS27 3EA: also in BS27 3BS27 3EE: also in BS27 3BS27 3EF: also in BS27 3BS27 3EG: also in BS27 3BS27 3EJ: also in BS27 3BS27 3EN: also in BS27 3BS27 3EP: also in BS27 3BS27 3EQ: also in BS27 3BS27 3ER: also in BS27 3BS27 3EU: also in BS27 3BS27 3EZ: also in BS27 3BS27 3FB: also in BS27 3BS27 3FD: also in BS27 3BS27 3FF: also in BS27 3BS27 3FG: also in BS27 3BS27 3FH: also in BS27 3BS27 3FL: also in BS27 3BS27 3FP: also in BS27 3BS27 3FQ: also in BS27 3BS27 3FR: also in BS27 3BS27 3FT: also in BS27 3BS27 3FU: also in BS27 3BS27 3FW: also in BS27 3BS27 3FX: also in BS27 3BS27 3FY: also in BS27 3BS27 3FZ: also in BS27 3BS27 3GD: also in BS27 3BS27 3GE: also in BS27 3BS27 3GF: also in BS27 3BS27 3GG: also in BS27 3BS27 3GH: also in BS27 3BS27 3GJ: also in BS27 3BS27 3GL: also in BS27 3BS27 3GN: also in BS27 3BS27 3GR: also in BS27 3BS27 3HA: also in BS27 3BS27 3HB: also in BS27 3BS27 3HD: also in BS27 3BS27 3HE: also in BS27 3BS27 3HF: also in BS27 3BS27 3HG: also in BS27 3BS27 3HH: also in BS27 3BS27 3HJ: also in BS27 3BS27 3HL: also in BS27 3BS27 3HN: also in BS27 3BS27 3HP: also in BS27 3BS27 3HQ: also in BS27 3BS27 3HR: also in BS27 3BS27 3HS: also in BS27 3BS27 3HT: also in BS27 3BS27 3HU: also in BS27 3BS27 3HW: also in BS27 3BS27 3HX: also in BS27 3BS27 3HY: also in BS27 3BS27 3HZ: also in BS27 3BS27 3JA: also in BS27 3BS27 3JB: also in BS27 3BS27 3JD: also in BS27 3BS27 3JE: also in BS27 3BS27 3JF: also in BS27 3BS27 3JH: also in BS27 3BS27 3JJ: also in BS27 3BS27 3JL: also in BS27 3BS27 3JN: also in BS27 3BS27 3JR: also in BS27 3BS27 3JS: also in BS27 3BS27 3JT: also in BS27 3BS27 3JU: also in BS27 3BS27 3JX: also in BS27 3BS27 3JY: also in BS27 3BS27 3JZ: also in BS27 3BS27 3LA: also in BS27 3BS27 3LB: also in BS27 3BS27 3LD: also in BS27 3BS27 3LE: also in BS27 3BS27 3LF: also in BS27 3BS27 3LG: also in BS27 3BS27 3LH: also in BS27 3BS27 3LJ: also in BS27 3BS27 3LL: also in BS27 3BS27 3LN: also in BS27 3BS27 3LP: also in BS27 3BS27 3LQ: also in BS27 3BS27 3LS: also in BS27 3BS27 3LT: also in BS27 3BS27 3LW: also in BS27 3BS27 3LZ: also in BS27 3BS27 3NA: also in BS27 3BS27 3NB: also in BS27 3BS27 3ND: also in BS27 3BS27 3NJ: also in BS27 3BS27 3NN: also in BS27 3BS27 3NS: also in BS27 3BS27 3NU: also in BS27 3BS27 3NZ: also in BS27 3BS27 3PH: also in BS27 3BS27 3PL: also in BS27 3BS27 3PN: also in BS27 3BS27 3PP: also in BS27 3BS27 3PR: also in BS27 3BS27 3PS: also in BS27 3BS27 3PT: also in BS27 3BS27 3PU: also in BS27 3BS27 3PW: also in BS27 3BS27 3RA: also in BS27 3BS27 3RB: also in BS27 3BS27 3RD: also in BS27 3BS27 3RE: also in BS27 3BS27 3RF: also in BS27 3 School 1.2 km2 places, 2.2–2.5 kmWinscombe Surgery 5.0 kmCheddar BS27 3BJ Map of BS27 3BJ and what is near it Map of BS27 3BJ: its centre point, with the 298 other postcodes in the BS27 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Yatton station 12.7 kmCheddar BS27 3BJ
  • BS27 3BJ
  • Other postcodes in BS27 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.2800, longitude -2.7859)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BS27 3BJ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BS27 3BJ?

Every home and business at BS27 3BJ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Somerset: 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Somerset: 95%

The line marks the figure across Somerset.

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

When are the bins collected at BS27 3BJ?

BinDayBuddy does not read Somerset Council's collection days yet.

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BS27 3BJ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BS27 3BJ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Somerset

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BS27 3BJ: 9,147 properties in Somerset are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Somerset

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BS27 3BJ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BS27 3BJ?

Homes in BS27 3 sold for a typical £360,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 103 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£360,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£360,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £487,500 46 sales
  • Semi-detached £322,000 33 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: a typical £360,000 from 103 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in BS27 3BJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BS27 3BJ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near BS27 3BJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,260 homes in the neighbourhood around BS27 3BJ. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band D. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (24%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BS27 3BJ

Band D in Somerset for 2026‑27: £2,561. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,707 (band A) to £4,268 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,561.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (3%)£1,707
Band Babout 110 (9%)£1,992
Band Cabout 280 (22%)£2,276
Band Dabout 370 (29%)£2,561
Band Eabout 320 (25%)£3,130
Band Fabout 130 (10%)£3,699
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,268
Band Hwithheld£5,121

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 17% 2010 to 2019
  9. 24% 2020 or later

Averages for Somerset before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BS27 3BJ is in (ONS area E01029129), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BS27 3BJ?

The nearest open schools to BS27 3BJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

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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

Where is the nearest station to BS27 3BJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS27 3BJ is Worle Rail Station, 12.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Worle Rail Station Railway station 12.2 kmDrive
  • Yatton Rail Station Railway station 12.7 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Barrows, 234 m away.

More stations near BS27 3BJ, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near BS27 3BJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BS27 3BJ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BS27 3BJ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BS27 3BJ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BS27 3BJ?

The nearest to the centre of BS27 3BJ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BS27 3BJ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BS27 3BJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BS27 3BJ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BS27 3BJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BS27 3BJ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BS27 3BJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of BS27 3BJ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BS27 3BJ in a conservation area?

The centre of BS27 3BJ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BS27 3BJ?

Police.uk records 48 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS27 3BJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences18 reports
Anti-social behaviour16 reports
Burglary4 reports
Other theft4 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports

Also: public order 1, shoplifting 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for BS27 3BJ

Ward
Cheddar
Parish
Cheddar
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Cheddar
In use since
January 1980

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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

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