BA22 8BN Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle Cary. Region: South West.
Streets
- Little Marston Road, Somerset: 24 addresses
- Woollen Lane, Marston Magna: 2 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 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: 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 26 addresses are between 27 m and 30 m above sea level (28 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 | 6.6 km |
| Sherborne 207,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km | |
| Yeovil Junction 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Bus Shelter Marston Magna | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Yeovil | 7.2 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 43.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Queen Camel Medical Centre | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Well | 5.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Heron Dental Centre | 4.5 km |
| Hospital | Yeovil District Hospital | 7.1 km |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 7.9 km |
| Cash machines | Shell Hazelgrove Services, Sparkford Cashzone | 3.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | Marden Field 6,380 m² | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,780 m² | 2.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m south-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m south-east |
| Marston Magna moated site and associated earthworks | Scheduled monument | 590 m south-east |
| Deserted medieval village of Nether Adber | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nineteen Acre Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Lacey Bridge Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Hinton Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km south-west |
| Hanging Covert | Wood | 2.8 km south-east |
| Camel Hill | Hill | 3.0 km north |
| Combe Bottom | Valley | 4.4 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 26 |
2 of the postcode's 26 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 75% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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 Little Marston Road.