A371 Shepton Mallet, Somerset
1 address across 1 postcode (BA4), about 50 m long, classed as a a road. USRN 25086638.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Somerset cost £282,498 in August 2026 (+2.8% on a year); private rents averaged £1,021 a month.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 21 times (25 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 10 to 30% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Framptons Limited Energy Centre, is 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A371, carries 12,648 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 67% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Castle Cary, about 10.1 km (6.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Collett Park, is about 350 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 143 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Park Medical Practice, about 400 m (0.2 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 61% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 165 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Somerset
A typical home in Somerset cost £282,498 in August 2026, 2.8% more than a year before. That is 14% more than five years earlier and 37% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £459,165 |
| Semi-detached | £289,787 |
| Terraced | £235,285 |
| Flat or maisonette | £136,214 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £232,749 |
Private renters in Somerset paid £1,021 a month on average in September 2026, 6.3% more than a year before. That is 35% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £695 |
| Two bedrooms | £918 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,142 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,628 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
The postcode does not have the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
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 street: most are in band C (40% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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
- FORMER ST MICHAEL'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 14/16 Commercial Road, Shepton Mallet: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framptons Limited Energy Centre Somerset 2020/2382/FUL | Biomass | 3.9 MW | Being built | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Warren Farm, Masbury - Wind Turbine Somerset 2024/1807/FUL | Wind 1 turbine, 74 m tall | 0.3 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Nov 2025 | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 13 August 2026 to 14 August 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, lane closure, on the footway, carriageway, footpath (immediate - urgent works)
- 13 August 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, lane closure, on the footway, carriageway, footpath (immediate - urgent works)
- 5 August 2026 to 6 August 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 21 times, for 25 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Sheppey, Groundwater Via Infilt System.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cats Ash Combined Sewer Overflow Wessex Water | River Sheppey | 6 | 1 | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Shaftgate Avenue Cso Wessex Water | Groundwater Via Infilt System | 0 | 0 | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Sunny Mount Cso Wessex Water | River Sheppey | 15 | 24 | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 10 to 30%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 143 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA4 5SB | 89% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
| Bruton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ALDI Shepton Mallet | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Wells | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Townsend Retail Car Park | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 24.4 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park Medical Practice Good Jan 2017 | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest High Street Dental Practice - Shepton Mallett | 290 m |
| Hospital | Shepton Mallet Community Hospital | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Cecilia Care Home Requires improvement Mar 2023 | 210 m |
| Police station | Shepton Mallet Police Station | 80 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Collett Park 7.6 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,780 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,570 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 8.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former St Michael's Roman Catholic Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 200 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Former St Michael's Roman Catholic Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Anglo Trading Estate | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north |
| Market cross in the market place | Scheduled monument | 350 m north-east |
| Market Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north-east |
| 8, Market Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-east |
| Two bowl barrows on Barren Down, 250m north west of Princes Lodge | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Runaway Hill | Hill | 770 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Titwell Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Darshill Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Windsor Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Beacon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
| Chilcote Combe | Valley | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 340 m | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 52% in 2024 and 48% in 2023) |
| Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery | Primary | 2–7 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Whitstone | Secondary | 11–16 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 39.7 (40.5 in 2025 and 43.6 in 2024); 29.1% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Bowlish Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met | None published |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
5 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 350 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini Mojos BA4 5LA | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 350 m | |
| TLE-Shepton BA4 5HE | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 470 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School and Nursery BA4 5HE | Full day care | 12 | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| First Steps Day Nursery BA4 5QT | Full day care | 42 | Good (Jul 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Willow Nursery and Pre-School BA4 5PG | Full day care | 43 | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 180 childminders and 43 home childcarers (nannies) in Somerset. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greggs BA4 5SB | Manufacturers/packers | 90 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Subway BA4 5SB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2025 |
| Card Factory BA4 5EG | Retailers - other | 100 m | Exempt | |
| Sports Direct BA4 5EG | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 28 Mar 2024 |
| Argos Ltd BA4 5EG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | Exempt | |
| TESCO BA4 5EG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 170 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jan 2024 |
| Shepton Brasserie and Cafe Bar Ltd BA4 5AX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Screwfix BA4 5AX | Retailers - other | 190 m | Exempt | |
| The Shrubbery Hotel BA4 5BU | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 200 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| St. Cecilia Nursing Home BA4 5TZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jan 2025 |
| The Hive BA4 5AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 7 May 2026 |
| Shepton Mallet Kebab House BA4 5AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 28 May 2026 |
| Denelas BA4 5AQ | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 9 Feb 2024 |
| Sunrise Chinese Takeaway BA4 5DH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Mughal Empire BA4 5DH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 4 Good | 2 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 53 |
| Shoplifting | 36 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 30 |
| Public order | 16 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (75); On or near Shopping Area (24); On or near Westfield (16); On or near Board Cross (13); On or near Summerleaze Park (10).
Road safety
3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 1 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a motorcyclist. 33% happened in the dark, and 33% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 2025 13:16 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | A371, 60 mph | Wet road |
| 1 Mar 2025 19:00 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | A371, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 23 Jun 2022 13:30 | Slight | 1 person | A371, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A371 between A361 and A37/A361, with 12,648 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 310 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor road | Not recorded | 597 counted 2025 | 0% | 160 m | |
| A361 | A37 to B3136 | 5,523 estimated; counted 2019 | 1% | -33% since 2015 | 300 m |
| A371 | A361 to A37/A361 | 12,648 estimated; counted 2024 | 2% | +12% since 2015 | 310 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Art Bank Cafe (other catering premises, BA4 5AD) re-inspected, still 4 Good (rated 24 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BA4 5SB: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Kings Close · West Shepton · Board Cross · Westfield · Summerleaze Park · A371 · Old Market Road · Townsend · Hitchin Lane · Board Cross · Station Road · Cornwall Road
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.