BA9
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wincanton, in 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 BA9 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 79% of people in BA9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How BA9 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BA9 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BA9 at a rate of 78.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.4 per 1,000 people across the BA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BA9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (295), other crime (132) and anti-social behaviour (77).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BA9 was 78.7 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 BA9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BA9 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BA9
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Somerset 001C | 2,470 | 45.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 85.3% |
| South Somerset 005B | 2,282 | 57.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.8% |
| South Somerset 005C | 2,168 | 74.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.7% |
| South Somerset 005D | 2,123 | 136.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 79.3% |
Your MP
- Sarah DykeLiberal DemocratMP for Glastonbury and Somerton
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 BA91
Postcode sectors in BA93
Council1
Postcode districts next to BA97
Nearest rail stations1
More in the BA postcode area2
BA9 in brief
BA9 is a postcode district covering Wincanton, in Somerset.
About 8,614 people lived in BA9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £279,500 in 2025 across 154 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 78.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BA9 was £279,500 in 2025.
BA9 had 8,687 usual residents at the census.
About 79% of people in BA9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BA9, 87.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.