Camel Street Queen Camel, Somerset
20 addresses across 3 postcodes (BA22), about 920 m (0.6 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 36611327.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are 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 C; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 75% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Yeovil Pen Mill, about 8.3 km (5.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 26 to 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Queen Camel Medical Centre, about 240 m away.
- People: About 660 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 37% 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 robbery.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 180 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (23% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Queen Camel. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 11 August 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, stop/go boards, on the footway, carriageway, footpath (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA22 7NA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BA22 7NB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA22 7NF | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 26 m and 38 m above sea level (32 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA22 7NA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA22 7NB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA22 7NF | 100% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Yeovil Pen Mill 170,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Sherborne 207,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Queen Camel Junction | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Yeovil | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 41.8 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Queen Camel Medical Centre | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | Well | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Heron Dental Centre | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Hospital | Yeatman Hospital | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Shell Hazelgrove Services, Sparkford Cashzone | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,370 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,780 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Barnabas, a listed building (Grade I), 730 m (0.5 miles) north. 41 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Barnabas | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Romano-British settlement immediately south west of Camel Hill Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Hazlegrove House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sparkford Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Sparkford Hill Copse | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Camel Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Ridge Copse | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Pepper Hill Copse | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Steart Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 20 |
7 of the street's 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countess Gytha Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 140 m | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countess Gytha Primary School BA22 7LT | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Supply Store Premier BA22 7NG | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 29 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Camel Street (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
- BA22 7NA: 13 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- BA22 7NB: 4 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- BA22 7NF: 3 addresses of 34 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Old Farm Court · Cleaveside Close · Bindwell Lane · Roman Way · Cleaveside Close · The Glebe
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.