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BA3

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Midsomer Norton and Radstock, in Bath and North East Somerset and Somerset.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BA3 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In BA3, 81.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£300,000
Joint 1,069th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
37,578
Joint 536th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How BA3 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

BA3Middle
Median sale price19 postcode districts, BA · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in BA19 areas from £220,000 to £480,000. The middle area is £294,500. BA3 is £300,000.
£300,0009th most expensive
Population19 postcode districts, BA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in BA19 areas from 3,585 to 79,902. The middle area is 18,931. BA3 is 37,578.
37,5784th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage19 postcode districts, BA · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in BA19 areas from 60.6% to 98.2%. The middle area is 82.7%. BA3 is 81.3%.
81.3%9th lowest
Claimant rate19 postcode districts, BA · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in BA19 areas from 1.4% to 3.7%. The middle area is 2.4%. BA3 is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 6th lowest

Is BA3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BA3 at a rate of 64.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 85.4 per 1,000 people across the BA postcode area.

In August 2026 alone, 176 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BA3.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,092), other crime (400) and anti-social behaviour (347).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BA3 was 63.2 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in BA3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BA3 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in BA3

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Bath and North East Somerset 024A1,475132.3 per 1,000358.1%
Bath and North East Somerset 024B1,46440.5 per 1,000782.9%
Bath and North East Somerset 024C1,46792.6 per 1,000457.7%
Bath and North East Somerset 024D1,74397.5 per 1,000567.6%
Bath and North East Somerset 025A1,48646.8 per 1,000674.9%
Bath and North East Somerset 025B1,51944.2 per 1,0001099.8%
Bath and North East Somerset 025C1,71230.1 per 1,0001096.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 025D1,499130.4 per 1,000691.2%
Bath and North East Somerset 026A1,38287.8 per 1,000498.6%
Bath and North East Somerset 026B1,71361.6 per 1,000895.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 026C1,57370.2 per 1,000782.8%
Bath and North East Somerset 026D1,87595.8 per 1,000898.5%
Bath and North East Somerset 027A2,18127.6 per 1,000999.8%
Bath and North East Somerset 027B2,34174.4 per 1,000798.6%
Bath and North East Somerset 027C1,458111.7 per 1,000485.1%
Mendip 002A2,28666.3 per 1,000892.0%
Mendip 002B1,37150.3 per 1,000425.1%
Mendip 002D1,44163.8 per 1,000564.7%
Mendip 002F2,08430.9 per 1,000768.2%
Mendip 006A2,42533.1 per 1,000683.8%
Mendip 010A1,52828.8 per 1,000687.7%

MPs for BA3

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in BA35

Postcode sectors in BA35

Councils BA3 covers2

Towns in BA32

Postcode districts next to BA36

More in the BA postcode area2

BA3 in brief

BA3 is a postcode district covering Midsomer Norton and Radstock, in Bath and North East Somerset and Somerset.

About 38,188 people lived in BA3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £300,000 in 2025 across 590 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 64.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in BA3 was £300,000 in 2025.

BA3 had 37,578 usual residents at the census.

In BA3, 81.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In BA3, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.