BS27 postcode area guide — Somerset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BS27 postcode district in Somerset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BS27
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78%
Gigabit-capable
78%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the BS27 postcode district (Somerset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 287 postcodes Ofcom measures in BS27, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78%.
Around 0.2% of premises in BS27 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BS27
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BS27 3AA | 100% | 88.9% |
| BS27 3AB | 100% | 100% |
| BS27 3AE | 100% | 100% |
| BS27 3AG | 100% | 41.2% |
| BS27 3AH | 100% | 90.9% |
| BS27 3AL | 100% | 100% |
| BS27 3AN | 100% | 100% |
| BS27 3AP | 100% | 100% |
| BS27 3AQ | 100% | 100% |
| BS27 3AR | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Somerset
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Somerset district (287,293 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
79.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
98%
5G outdoors — all networks
1.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BS27
Police recorded 53 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BS27 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 15 | 28.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 | 26.4% |
| Burglary | 7 | 13.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 9.4% |
| Other theft | 5 | 9.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 9.4% |
| Public order | 2 | 3.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BS27
Based on 96 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BS27 is £375,000, up 3.9% on the previous year (£360,995).
Detached
£480,000
44 sales
Semi-detached
£310,000
31 sales
Terraced
£225,000
12 sales
Flat / maisonette
£145,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in BS27
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £485,000 | Detached | Oaklands | BS27 3BS |
| 15 May 2026 | £135,000 | Flat | Old Station Close | BS27 3DF |
| 13 May 2026 | £148,000 | Flat | Perrys Close | BS27 3DU |
| 13 May 2026 | £610,000 | Detached | Sharpham Road | BS27 3DR |
| 13 May 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached | Greenhayes | BS27 3HZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £307,500 | Semi-detached | Ozark Road | BS27 3GG |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £465,000 | Other | Round Oak Grove | BS27 3BW |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £186,500 | Terraced | Hythe Wood | BS27 3FH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £440,000 | Detached | Barrows Park | BS27 3AZ |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £408,000 | Detached | Thynne Close | BS27 3XR |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Somerset demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Somerset district (571,548 residents, 250,124 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.9% |
| 15–29 | 19.8% |
| 30–44 | 16.9% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 24.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.5% |
| Private rented | 17.8% |
| Social rented | 8.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BS27
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kings of Wessex Academy | Secondary | 13–18 | 1,043 | BS27 3AQ |
| Fairlands Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 405 | BS27 3PG |
| Cheddar First School | Primary | 2–9 | 358 | BS27 3HN |
| Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First School | Primary | 2–9 | 70 | BS27 3SD |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BS27
85 rated food businesses operate in BS27. 59 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 100 Flavours, Booters Cafe Cheddar, Brook Bank Shooting Ground, Cafe Gorge, Carousel Sweets & Treats.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BS27
From a sample of 148 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BS27 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band B
9%
Band C
31%
Band D
41%
Band E
13%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Somerset
Landlines around BS27 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.