BA9 9AT Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wincanton & Bruton. Region: South West.
Streets
- North Street, Wincanton: 26 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 (39% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wincanton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 24.
- 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
- 10, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 10, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 11, 13, 15 AND 17, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 11, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 14, MILL STREET, grade II
- 2, MILL STREET, grade II
- 20, MILL STREET, grade II
- 22, MILL STREET, grade II
- 24, MILL STREET, grade II
- 6, MILL STREET, grade II
- 7 AND 8, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 9, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, grade II
- FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH HALL AND ROOMS, grade II
- FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH SCHOOLROOMS, AND BOUNDARY RAILINGS 2 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH, grade II
- FORMER POLICE STATION, grade II
- JEWELL'S HOUSE, grade II
- NO 18, WITH THE RAILINGS ATTACHED TO FRONT, grade II
- NO 23 (ROCKHILL HOUSE), WITH WALLS ENCLOSING GARDEN TO NORTH EAST, grade II
- NO 24A (THURSDAY COTTAGE) BETWEEN NOS 22 AND 24 MILL STREET THURSDAY COTTAGE, grade II
- THE BEAR INN, grade II
- THE GEORGE INN, grade II
- THE SOUTH BOUNDARY RAILINGS AND GATES TO BAPTIST CHAPEL, ON SOUTH EAST CORNER OF NO 6 MILL STREET, grade II
- TOWN HALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Rear White Horse Hotel, High Street, Wincanton: up to 5 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 24 High Street, Wincanton: up to 8 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Land Adjacent To Bellfields, Station Road, Wincanton: up to 11 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Former Works, Southgate Road, Wincanton: up to 18 homes, permissioned (530 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 26 addresses are between 79 m and 92 m above sea level (89 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 16%, gigabit 16% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Templecombe 92,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km |
| Bruton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Market Place Wincanton | 90 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Carrington Way Parking | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 42.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wincanton Health Centre | 670 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wincanton Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 140 m |
| Hospital | Wincanton Community Hospital | 460 m |
| Police station | Wincanton Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,970 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,340 m² | 930 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is No 7 (Priors House) and No 7A (Dental Surgery), a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m south. 106 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| No 7 (Priors House) and No 7A (Dental Surgery) | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m south |
| White Horse Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m south-east |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south-west |
| The Dogs | Listed building, Grade I | 260 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 690 m north-east |
| Furze Wood | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Sunny Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north-east |
| Coneygore Hill | Hill | 2.1 km east |
| Wadhamsdown Wood | Wood | 2.6 km west |
| Spear Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 26 |
23 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 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) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 North Street.