BA11 2QL Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mendip Central and East. Region: South West.
Streets
- A362, Somerset: 7 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,561 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,707 | £1,992 | £2,276 | £2,561 | £3,130 | £3,699 | £4,268 | £5,121 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (19% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Buckland Dinham. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BRIDGE AND ADJACENT RUIN OF WOOL DRYING TOWER AT NGR ST 7559 5086, grade II
- GLEBE HOUSE, grade II
- LAUREL COTTAGE, grade II
- WASH BASIN, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 5 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 7 addresses are between 75 m and 79 m above sea level (77 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Frome 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km |
| Dilton Marsh 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.0 km | |
| Freshford 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest The Village Hall Buckland Dinham | 350 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hospital Frome | 3.4 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 29.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Frome Medical Practice | 3.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Welshmill Dental Practice | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | Frome Community Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Frome Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Frome Cashzone | 3.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,970 m² | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,260 m² | 2.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade I), 380 m north. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m north |
| Burial chamber (remains of), Murtry Hill, Orchardleigh Park | Scheduled monument | 760 m east |
| Murtry Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| Hapsford House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km south |
| Orchardleigh | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Frogs Bottom | Valley | 290 m north-east |
| Murtry Hill | Hill | 660 m east |
| Murtrey Brow Plantation | Wood | 760 m south-east |
| Beech Plantation | Wood | 870 m south-east |
| Fir Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Church Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 7 |
7 of the postcode's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on A362.