BA3 4GN Somerset
Live postcode, introduced June 2001. Ward: Mendip Hills. Region: South West.
Streets
- Stockhill Road, Chilcompton: 3 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 B (20% of about 930 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, 1 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: 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 addresses are about 188 m above sea level.
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 station | Frome 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.3 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Co-op Chilcompton | 100 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest HF Veale & Sons Ltd. - Depot Parking | 320 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 20.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Somer Valley Medical Group | 4.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Midsomer Pharmacy | 3.8 km |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Centre | 3.5 km |
| Hospital | Paulton Hospital | 4.6 km |
| Police station | Radstock Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 5.0 km |
| Cash machines | Radstock Co-op - Westfield, Radstock Cashzone | 3.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 9,670 m² | 2.6 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 750 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,700 m² | 750 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 610 m² | 2.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Monastery of St Gregory the Great, with west, south and east cloister ranges, Downside Abbey, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km east. 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Monastery of St Gregory the Great, with west, south and east cloister ranges, Downside Abbey | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Abbey Church and Minor Basilica of St Gregory the Great and the north cloister, Downside Abbey | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km east |
| Small multivallate promontory fort on Blacker's Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Shrubbery | Wood | 950 m south-east |
| Short Shrubbery | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Blacker's Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-west |
| Middle Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Crock's Bottom | Valley | 1.5 km south-west |
| Loocombe Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 3 |
2 of the postcode's 3 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 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) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 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 8 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 Stockhill Road.