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BS27

Outer Postcode Area • 367 Postcodes
Somerset·South West·England
Somerset 51.2728°N, 2.7733°W
61
61/100Overall Score
Moderate Livability
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Boundary Map

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Commercial & Retail Operator Lens Official open data

Commercial location facts for BS27

Local facts for retail and business operators: residents, deprivation, nearby food businesses, noise and planning constraints.

Deprivation decile
—

English IoD 2025, 10 = least deprived

Food businesses (1 km)
62

Food Standards Agency register

Daytime road noise
—

Not on the Defra noise map

Planning constraints
Conservation area

Use class rights depend on the premises: check with the council

Local facts for businesses

Official figures for BS27. Footfall, spending and rents are not measured here.

Food and drink businesses within 1 km

  • Restaurants and cafés23
  • Takeaways4
  • Pubs and bars5
  • Food shops and supermarkets14

Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.

Planning constraints

planning.data.gov.uk (DLUHC) & Historic England

High constraint level
Article 4 direction
Not published
Conservation areaNear boundary
Inside an area
Cheddar
Official record
Listed buildings within 100m
4
Nearest: Grade II CLIFT COTTAGE MOONRAKERS, 33m
Official record
Tree preservation zone
Not published

Some permitted development rights are restricted here, so changes may need planning permission.

  • Somerset has not published Article 4 direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, so they could not be checked.
  • Inside the Cheddar conservation area: stricter controls on external changes, demolition and tree works.
  • 4 listed building(s) within 100m (nearest: Grade II CLIFT COTTAGE MOONRAKERS, 33m). Work affecting their setting may need extra consent.

Spatial screening uses the postcode centroid. Properties on boundaries must be checked against the council’s own maps.

Noise Pollution & Airport Flight Paths

Defra Strategic Noise Mapping (Agglomerations & Major Transport)

Data Unavailable Tranquillity Unrated
Road Traffic Noise (Day)
Unmeasured
Night: Unmeasured
Railway Noise (Lden)
Unmeasured
Outside mapped rail corridor
Nearest licensed airport
Bristol Airport
12.7 km in a straight line (EGGD)
Flight Path Impact
Unavailable
CAA corridors unmeasured
Data Limitation: Official Defra noise mapping data has not been ingested for this location.

Data quality: Aggregated across 367 constituent postcodes

367 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 8 Oct 2026, 14:39.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in BS27.

Is BS27 a good place to live?

BS27 in Somerset scores 60.7/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.

What is the crime rate in BS27?

The BS27 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Somerset, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.

What schools are near BS27?

The BS27 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.

How well connected is BS27?

The BS27 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.

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