BA4 6DX Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mendip South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Bruton Road, Stoney Stratton: 4 addresses
- Westcombe Road, Somerset: 1 address
- Broad Street, Stoney Stratton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Westcombe Road, Stoney Stratton: 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 B (28% of about 640 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Greencore, Evercreech: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
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: of the 2 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 7 addresses are between 85 m and 87 m above sea level (86 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bruton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stratton Farm Stoney Stratton | 80 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 30.3 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bruton Surgery | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Evercreech Pharmacy | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Bruton Dental Practice | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Hospital | Shepton Mallet Community Hospital | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Police station | Shepton Mallet Police Station | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Evercreech, Evercreech Cashzone | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,600 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 760 m (0.5 miles) west. 47 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Village Cross to West of Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Medieval standing cross 50m west of St Peter's Church | Scheduled monument | 810 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Moated manor house site, Spargrove Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Small Down Knoll camp | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Woolgrove Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Upper Woolgrove Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Milton Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Small Down Knoll | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Chesterblade Bottom | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Maes Down | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 7 |
2 of the postcode's 7 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 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 | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Unnamed street near Bruton Road.