BA22 7QW Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle Cary. Region: South West.
Streets
- Fore Street, West Camel: 47 addresses
- Frog Lane, West Camel: 3 addresses
- Home Close, West Camel: 2 addresses
- Howell Hill, West Camel: 1 address
- Keep Street, West Camel: 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 E (20% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- LUNDY COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Sunnydene Farm, Keep Street, West Camel: up to 7 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 14 at medium risk and 9 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 38 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 15 medium, 4 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 54 addresses are between 24 m and 31 m above sea level (26 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 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Yeovil Junction 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest West Camel | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Yeovil | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 41 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Queen Camel Medical Centre | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Heron Dental Centre | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Yeovil District Hospital | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Police station | Yeovil Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Shell Hazelgrove Services, Sparkford Cashzone | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,110 m² | 160 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,780 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Naish's Farm House, With Front Boundary Wall and Gate Piers, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m south. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Naish's Farm House, With Front Boundary Wall and Gate Piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south |
| The Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Wales Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Romano-British settlement immediately south west of Camel Hill Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Medieval settlement remains 100m and 250m north of Downhead Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Hazlegrove House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Camel Hill | Hill | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Pen Hill Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Steart Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Steart Hill Copse | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Steart Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 54 |
13 of the postcode's 54 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Somerset: see them on the Somerset page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 73% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 49% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 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 5 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 Fore Street.