BA4 6LR Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mendip South. Region: South West.
Streets
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 A (25% of about 600 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Greencore, Evercreech: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 47 addresses are between 81 m and 84 m above sea level (82 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 | Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km |
| Bruton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Post Office Evercreech | 220 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 30.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Park Medical Practice | 5.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Evercreech Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | The Bruton Dental Practice | 5.4 km |
| Hospital | Shepton Mallet Community Hospital | 6.2 km |
| Police station | Shepton Mallet Police Station | 5.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Evercreech, Evercreech Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,600 m² | 740 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval standing cross 50m west of St Peter's Church, a scheduled monument, 320 m east. 38 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval standing cross 50m west of St Peter's Church | Scheduled monument | 320 m east |
| Village Cross to West of Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 370 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Maes Down | Hill | 2.0 km north |
| Lower Woolgrove Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-east |
| Upper Woolgrove Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-east |
| Easton Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south-west |
| Milton Wood | Wood | 2.5 km south-east |
| Chesterblade Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 44 | 47 |
3 of the postcode's 47 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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.