BA22 7ND Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle Cary. Region: South West.
Streets
- West Camel Road, Somerset: 33 addresses
- Wales Lane, Somerset: 1 address
- South View, Wales: 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 (23% of about 810 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
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 35 addresses are between 33 m and 37 m above sea level (36 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 | Yeovil Pen Mill 170,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km |
| Sherborne 207,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km | |
| Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Queen Camel Junction | 420 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Yeovil | 8.9 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 41.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Queen Camel Medical Centre | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 7.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Heron Dental Centre | 4.5 km |
| Hospital | Yeatman Hospital | 8.8 km |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 9.4 km |
| Cash machines | Shell Hazelgrove Services, Sparkford Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,370 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,780 m² | 750 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wales Cottages, Row of Cottages About 10 Metres North East of Wales Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m west. 47 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wales Cottages, Row of Cottages About 10 Metres North East of Wales Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m west |
| Wales Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m west |
| Church of St Barnabas | Listed building, Grade I | 780 m north-east |
| Romano-British settlement immediately south west of Camel Hill Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Hazlegrove House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Camel Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north |
| Ridge Copse | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Sparkford Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-east |
| Sparkford Hill Copse | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Pepper Hill Copse | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Steart Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 35 |
3 of the postcode's 35 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 | 26 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 40% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 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 West Camel Road.