BA22 9HS Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Coker. Region: South West.
Streets
- Yeovil Road, Yeovil: 42 addresses
- Cross Cottages, East Coker: 1 address
- Tellis Cross, North Coker: 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 (28% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, North Coker. 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
- NORTH COKER COTTAGE, grade II
- NORTH COKER HOUSE, grade II
- THE CHANTRY, grade II
- THE OUTBUILDINGS, 5 METRES EAST OF NORTH COKER HOUSE, grade II
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 44 addresses are between 55 m and 59 m above sea level (58 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 Junction 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Yeovil Pen Mill 170,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Thornford 2,310 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Village Hall North Coker | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Yeovil | 3.5 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 52.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | West Coker Surgery | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Options Pharmacy | 1.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Southwoods Dental Practice | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | Yeovil District Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Yeovil Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | Spar Store | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Yeovil Country Park 62 ha | 2.0 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,870 m² | 160 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,080 m² | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hymerford House, a listed building (Grade I), 300 m south. 50 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hymerford House | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m south |
| Naish Priory, including attached Priory Cottage and north boundary railings | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m north |
| Roman villa N of Dunnock's Lane | Scheduled monument | 920 m north-east |
| Chessels Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-west |
| Barwick Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km north-east |
| BRYMPTON d'EVERCY | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Slaford Bottom | Valley | 570 m west |
| Springclose Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Jenning's Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Perry's Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-west |
| Coker Marsh | Wetland | 1.5 km south-east |
| West Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 43 | 44 |
1 of the postcode's 44 addresses is 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 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) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 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 Yeovil Road.