Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at BA3 2BU? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welton Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| Westfield Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 88% met the expected standard |
| Midsomer Norton Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| St Nicholas Church School | Primary | 1.3 km | 37% met the expected standard |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | – |
| Norton Hill Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.2 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Somervale Secondary School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Writhlington School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 40.3 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Somerset Studio School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 30.5 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Universal Farm | Independent | 850 m | – |
| Downside School | Independent | 4.6 km | 36.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Newbury Manor School | Independent | 5.0 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Norton Hill Recreation Ground | 1.1 km | 10 |
| Golf | Vana House And Wellness | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Dragonfly Leisure Midsomer Norton | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Norwest Bowling Club | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Midsomer Norton Cricket Club | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Dojo | Jamie Woodlands Black Belt Academy | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Midsomer Norton Rugby Club | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Archery | Indigo Archery | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Butcher | Tunley Farm Butchers | 4.5 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.
The nearest station is Oldfield Park, a drive away (11 km), with 386k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bristol Temple Meads.
The nearest bus stop is Wheelers Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes 101, 424); 12 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 70 minutes away by public transport (30 by car).
The nearest primary school is Welton Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 52% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Norton Hill Primary School (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Norton Hill Academy, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 50.2 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op Late Shop, 450 m away; Costcutters (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Westfield Surgery (700 m), with Westfield Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, A Cut Above is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal United Hospital Bath, 13 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Longfellows Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (1.0 km), and The Railway Hotel Radstock the nearest pub (650 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 60 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 42% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Midsomer Norton and Welton).
There are 31 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Tyning Park, 1.6 km away; for exercise, Midsomer Norton Sports Centre (1.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bristol is 19 km away.
10 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: 42% of households own their home outright.
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.