BA22 7ET Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Blackmoor Vale. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Chapel Road, South Cadbury: 10 addresses
- Cary Road, North Cadbury: 5 addresses
- A303, Wiltshire: 3 addresses
- Chapel Road, Somerset: 1 address
- Old London Road, Little Weston: 1 address
- Orchard Lane, Somerset: 1 address
- A303, Wiltshire: 1 address
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 C (19% of about 1,120 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 22 addresses are between 50 m and 64 m above sea level (56 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 | Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km |
| Templecombe 92,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Bruton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Chapel Cross South Cadbury | 130 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 40.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Queen Camel Medical Centre | 4.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 5.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Bramcote Dental Surgery | 5.9 km |
| Hospital | Wincanton Community Hospital | 8.1 km |
| Police station | Wincanton Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 8.4 km |
| Cash machines | Shell Hazelgrove Services, Sparkford Cashzone | 3.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,810 m² | 930 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,530 m² | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chapel Cross, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m south. 28 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chapel Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m south |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m north-east |
| North Cadbury Court | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m north-east |
| 21, Woolston Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m north-east |
| Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South Cadbury | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| Compton Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wilford's Copse | Wood | 820 m west |
| Dugmead Copse | Wood | 830 m south-west |
| Court Close Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 1.2 km east |
| Crane Covert | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Littleton Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 22 |
11 of the postcode's 22 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 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 Unnamed street near Chapel Road.