Axe Lane Clapton, Somerset
19 addresses across 2 postcodes (DT8,TA18), about 420 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 36686567.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3, E: 1, F: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 E; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 94% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Crewkerne, about 4.6 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 84 to 95 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Symphony South Healthcare, about 4.1 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 105 m². Most common: House, detached (3); Bungalow, detached (2); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (2); 1967-1975 (2); 2012 onwards (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (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 street: most are in band E (21% of about 1,160 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
- CLAPTON BRIDGE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DT8 3RJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TA18 8PY | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 84 m and 95 m above sea level (91 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT8 3RJ | 100% | 94% | 94% | 0% |
| TA18 8PY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Crewkerne 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Axminster 418,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.4 km (9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blue Boy Inn Clapton | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 42.9 km (27 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 59.6 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Symphony South Healthcare | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Crewkerne Pharmacy | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Crewkerne Hospital | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Chard Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Park View Cashzone | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 450 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,580 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Clapton Mill (Lockyer and Son), with aqueduct to north east, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m north. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clapton Mill (Lockyer and Son), with aqueduct to north east | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north |
| Wayford Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Former Priests House, About 10 Metres East of Wayford Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Wayford Manor House | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bentom Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Long Alder Copse | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Long Copse | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Staker's Cross Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Spring Bottom | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) north |
| Castle Gully | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 19 |
9 of the street's 19 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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Bridge Farm DT8 3RJ | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 13 Aug 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Axe Lane (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
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
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.