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Thinking of living at BA11 3NF? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Church of England First School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| Vallis First School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Avanti Park School | Primary | 1.2 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Oakfield Academy | Secondary | 650 m | – |
| Frome Community College | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Selwood Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | – |
| Wessex Lodge School | Independent | 800 m | Attainment 8: 3.8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| North Hill House | Independent | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 2.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fromefield Manor School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
Every primary near BA11 3NF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoga | The Practice Frome | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Frome Park Bowling Club | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Tennis | Mary Baily Playing Field | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Frome Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Frome Boulder Rooms | 270 m | 1 |
| Canoeing | Frome Canoe Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Running | The Old Showfield Parkrun | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Squash | Frome Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Frome RFC | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Golf | Orchardleigh Golf Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Kickboxing | Gracie Barra Frome Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | Gracie Barra Frome Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Jiu-jitsu | Gracie Barra Frome Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Wrestling | Gracie Barra Frome Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | 3.4 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Frome, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 288k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Vallis Road, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 424, 414); 4 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 58 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Trinity Church of England First School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Oakfield Academy, 650 m away.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative Food, 850 m away; B?F at Baker Street (800 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Frome Medical Practice (1.8 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Hair of Thrones is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal United Hospital Bath, 16 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 22 restaurants and cafés, 15 pubs and bars.
Frome Boulder Rooms is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Royal Oak the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 724 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 44% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 206 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Victoria Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Frome Boulder Rooms (250 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bristol is 31 km away.
8 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 42% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.