Bath Road West Horrington, Somerset
16 addresses across 7 postcodes (BA5), about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 25008080.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £735,000 across 1 sale.
- 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.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (F: 1).
- 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.
- Landfill: 2 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Mendip Hospital, is 40 m away.
- 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, Charlie Bighams Quarry Kitchen, Dulcote Hill Lane - Solar Array, is 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- 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 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Castle Cary, about 15.1 km (9.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 3 km (1.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 89 to 207 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wells Health Centre, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 1,290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No 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
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £735,000 | £735,000 | £735,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £450,000 | £225,000 | £675,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £347,500 | £347,500 | £347,500 |
| 2007 | 1 | £740,000 | £740,000 | £740,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £632,000 | £632,000 | £632,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £410,000 | £410,000 | £410,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2015 | BIRDWOOD HOUSE BA5 3EW | Detached | £675,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2016 | FIR BANK BA5 3DH | Detached | £735,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2015 | MELLORS COTTAGE BA5 3EW | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2007 | MENDIP HOUSE BA5 3DH | Detached | £740,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2005 | MENDIP HOUSE BA5 3DH | Detached | £632,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2000 | MENDIP HOUSE BA5 3DH | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 7 May 2004 | THE GATEHOUSE BA5 3DH | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 2 Sep 2010 | THE OLD POLICE HOUSE BA5 3EB | Detached | £347,500 |
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
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 308 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 18,867 kWh of it on average in 2024, 84% more than the district's 10,243 kWh, and 5,846 kWh of electricity, 68% more than the district's 3,486 kWh. There are gas meters for about 29% of the homes.
2 of its postcodes have no gas meters recorded among 10 or more homes: often flats heated by electricity, or homes off the gas grid.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA5 3DH | 6 | 6,810 kWh | 13 | 15,405 kWh |
| BA5 3DR | 11 | 5,446 kWh | none recorded | |
| BA5 3DZ | 5 | 2,807 kWh | 5 | 8,772 kWh |
| BA5 3ED | 54 9 Economy 7 | 4,262 kWh | none recorded | |
| BA5 3HT | 7 | 2,408 kWh | 6 | 14,659 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is BA5.
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 (25% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Mendip Hospital (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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
- CHAPEL WITH COVERED APPROACH TO MENDIP HOSPITAL, grade II
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- Mendip Hospital, main building, grade II
- SOUTH LODGE TO MENDIP HOSPITAL, grade II
- WISTERIA COTTAGE, grade II
Energy projects nearby
6 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitts Farm Somerset 2013/0526 | Solar farm | 2.6 MW | Operational Mar 2014 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Charlie Bighams Quarry Kitchen, Dulcote Hill Lane - Solar Array Somerset 2024/2010/FUL | Solar farm | 2.2 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Sep 2025 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Crapnell Farm Solar Farm Somerset 2013/1243 | Solar farm | 5.4 MW | Operational Mar 2014 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Priddy Road Farm Biomass Boiler (Retrospective) Somerset 2020/2033/FUL | Biomass | Operational Jan 2014 | 2.2 km (1.3 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 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Shooters Bottom Wind Park Somerset 116407-000 | Wind 1 turbine | 2 MW | Operational Jun 2008 | 3.6 km (2.2 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
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 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA5 3EB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA5 3DH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA5 3EW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA5 3DR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA5 3DZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA5 3ED | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA5 3HT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any 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
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 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 that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: 5 to 10% (3); 10 to 30% (5).
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
2 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 40 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendip Hospital Off Bath Road, Wells, Somerset | until 1981 | Commercial, household, special (hazardous), liquid sludge | 40 m |
| Mendip Hospital Tip West Horrington, Somerset | Not recorded | Not recorded | 110 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 89 m and 207 m above sea level (147 m on average); the ground rises about 118 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA5 3DH | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA5 3DR | 10% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| BA5 3DZ | 100% | 29% | 0% | 0% |
| BA5 3EB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA5 3ED | 2% | 2% | 2% | 50% |
| BA5 3EW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA5 3HT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.1 km (9.4 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest West Horrington | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Wells | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 19.1 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wells Health Centre Good Dec 2017 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Northam House Dental Surgery | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Shepton Mallet Community Hospital | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Torrwood Care Centre Good Sep 2021 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Wells Police Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Mfg Peregrine - Wells | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,150 m² | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 410 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,300 m² | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Two bowl barrows 550m south west of Haydon House, a scheduled monument, 370 m north. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Two bowl barrows 550m south west of Haydon House | Scheduled monument | 370 m north |
| Bowl barrow 380m south east of Beechbarrow | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Three bowl barrows 400m north west of Haydon Hut | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Mendip Hospital Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Horrington Hill | Hill | 380 m north |
| Nettle Combe | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Biddle Combe | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Beryl Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Middleway Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Bishop's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 16 |
9 of the street's 16 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horrington Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 57% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 38% in 2024 and 46% in 2023) |
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
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 300 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horrington House Pre School BA5 3EB | Sessional day care | 16 | Good (Jul 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 300 m |
| Tree House Day Nursery BA5 3DL | Full day care | 56 | Good (Jul 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The French Kitchen BA5 3ED | Other catering premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Apr 2025 |
| Wookey Brewing Co BA5 3ED | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (avon-and-somerset).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
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
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 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) | 51% | 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) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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; 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.