Is BS26 2XE a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

BS26 2XE is a postcode in Cheddar, Somerset, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near BS26 2XE, then scores the surrounding small area 52/100 - bottom 46% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around BS26 2XE are safety and property market signals, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for BS26 2XE is based on North Somerset 023 Census 2021. It covers 10,812 residents, 332 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 48, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 81% owner-occupied, 11% privately rented, 6% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near BS26 2XE, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the BS26 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £369k from 39 rolling sales, up 6.9% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near BS26 2XE by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near BS26 2XE; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.