BS26
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Axbridge and Rooks Bridge, 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 BS26 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 69% of people in BS26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How BS26 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BS26 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BS26 at a rate of 42.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.6 per 1,000 people across the BS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BS26.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (102), other crime (50) and anti-social behaviour (25).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BS26 was 45.9 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 BS26, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BS26 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BS26
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgemoor 001A | 1,999 | 44.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.9% |
| Sedgemoor 003A | 2,226 | 28.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.4% |
MPs for BS26
- Tessa MuntLiberal DemocratMP for Wells and Mendip Hills100% of BS26’s postcodes
- Dan AldridgeLabourMP for Weston-super-Mare0.4% of BS26’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in BS261
Council1
Postcode districts next to BS266
More in the BS postcode area2
BS26 in brief
BS26 is a postcode district covering Axbridge and Rooks Bridge, in Somerset.
About 5,340 people lived in BS26 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £347,500 in 2025 across 72 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 42.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BS26 was £347,500 in 2025.
BS26 had 5,171 usual residents at the census.
About 69% of people in BS26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BS26, 87.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.