A359 Somerset
35 addresses across 5 postcodes (BA11,BA4), about 4 km (2.5 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 25006293.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1, F: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 69% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Frome, about 7.9 km (4.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 130 to 154 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 35 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Mendip Country Practice, about 7.1 km (4.4 miles) away.
- People: About 930 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 179 m². Most common: House, detached (3); Bungalow, detached (1); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (3); 1983-1990 (1); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (18% of about 2,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 15.
- 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
- ALICE STREET FARMHOUSE, grade II*
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II*
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II*
- Bridge over stream, 350 metres east of facade of Manor Farmhouse, grade II
- BROADGROVE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- CANDY CHEST TOMB, 5 METRES EAST OF EAST WALL OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- CLOFORD COMMON FARMHOUSE, grade II
- FERNWELL, grade II
- MEAD HOUSE, grade II
- PEAR TREE COTTAGE, grade II
- POSTLEBURY FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN, grade II
- SCHOOL COTTAGES, grade II
- STABLES AND COACH HOUSE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO FACADE OF MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- The Rectory, grade II
- WHITE COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 October 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
- 25 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA4 4TQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA11 4NX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BA4 4SX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA11 4PE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA4 4TD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 35 addresses are between 130 m and 154 m above sea level (140 m on average); the ground rises about 24 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA11 4NX | 88% | 69% | 69% | 0% |
| BA11 4PE | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA4 4SX | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA4 4TD | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA4 4TQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Frome 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Bruton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Hospital Frome | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 31.1 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mendip Country Practice | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Acorn Pharmacy | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Frome Enterprise Resource Centre (Dental Surgery) | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Frome Community Hospital | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Police station | Frome Police Station | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 120 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,530 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Alice Street Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m (0.2 miles) east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Street Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Street Wood | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Barrow Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Barrow Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Bean Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Studley Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 35 |
14 of the street's 35 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Somerset: see them on the Somerset page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (avon-and-somerset).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 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 | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- BA4 4TQ: 17 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- BA11 4NX: 9 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- BA4 4SX: 6 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- BA11 4PE: 2 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- BA4 4TD: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.