BS28 postcode area guide — Somerset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BS28 postcode district in Somerset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BS28
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.5%
Gigabit-capable
84.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BS28 postcode district (Somerset) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 201 postcodes Ofcom measures in BS28, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.5%.
Around 0% of premises in BS28 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 BS28
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BS28 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| BS28 4AB | 100% | 81.6% |
| BS28 4AD | 100% | 96.2% |
| BS28 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| BS28 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| BS28 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| BS28 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| BS28 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BS28 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| BS28 4AN | 100% | 48% |
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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 BS28
Police recorded 5 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BS28 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 | 40.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 40.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 20.0% |
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 BS28
Based on 41 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BS28 is £680,000, up 23.6% on the previous year (£550,000).
Detached
£710,000
29 sales
Semi-detached
£377,500
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in BS28
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | £900,000 | Detached | Cross Farm Green | BS28 4EY |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £868,000 | Detached | Grants Lane | BS28 4EA |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | St Medard Road | BS28 4AY |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £360,000 | Detached | Quab Lane | BS28 4AR |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £760,000 | Detached | Redmans Hill | BS28 4NQ |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £377,500 | Semi-detached | Combe Batch Rise | BS28 4DT |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £355,000 | Flat | Glanville Road | BS28 4AD |
| 17 Feb 2026 | £455,000 | Detached | Longfield Drive | BS28 4EW |
| 10 Feb 2026 | £800,000 | Detached | BS28 4HF | |
| 22 Jan 2026 | £515,000 | Semi-detached | Council Houses | BS28 4TW |
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 BS28
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 595 | BS28 4ND |
| Wedmore First School Academy | Primary | 2–9 | 193 | BS28 4BS |
| Sedgemoor Manor School | Not applicable | 7–19 | 95 | TA9 4NP |
| Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First School | Primary | 2–9 | 70 | BS27 3SD |
| Weare Academy First School | Primary | 2–9 | 149 | BS26 2JS |
| The Kings of Wessex Academy | Secondary | 13–18 | 1,043 | BS27 3AQ |
| Cheddar First School | Primary | 2–9 | 358 | BS27 3HN |
| Fairlands Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 405 | BS27 3PG |
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 BS28
32 rated food businesses operate in BS28. 26 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Bagley Baptist Church, Bioaqua Farm, Bluebird Cafe, Chub's Cafe, Grove Cafe & Deli.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BS28
From a sample of 79 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BS28 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 14% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
1%
Band C
11%
Band D
44%
Band E
23%
Band F
18%
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 BS28 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.