MARKET PLACE, BA11 1AB House Prices & Local Information

BA11 1AB is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Market Place, 0.1km from Frome in Frome. Administratively it sits within Frome West ward and the Somerton and Frome constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, BA11 1AB is an area with a high proportion of elderly residents, often in communal housing. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. The 39 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 44% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 24% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 97 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for BA11 1AB are sourced from Output Area E00147902 (shared with 25 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.