Coombe Cottages Croscombe, Somerset
22 addresses across 1 postcode (BA5), about 90 m long. USRN 25002065.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £204,975 across 2 sales.
- 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: 11 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 9).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 4 times (11 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 30% or more 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, Warren Farm, Masbury - Wind Turbine, is 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- 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 83% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Castle Cary, about 11.6 km (7.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 77 to 87 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 22 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Grove House Surgery, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £204,975 | £179,950 | £230,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £259,950 | £259,950 | £259,950 |
| 2021 | 1 | £315,000 | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £195,000 | £120,000 | £234,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £174,975 | £100,000 | £249,950 |
| 2008 | 1 | £212,500 | £212,500 | £212,500 |
| 2007 | 1 | £342,500 | £342,500 | £342,500 |
| 2006 | 2 | £203,000 | £170,000 | £236,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £20,580 | £20,580 | £20,580 |
| 1996 | 1 | £38,000 | £38,000 | £38,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2006 | 2 BA5 3QU | Semi-detached | £236,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2016 | 3 BA5 3QU | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2023 | 5 BA5 3QU | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2016 | 5 BA5 3QU | Semi-detached | £234,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2008 | 7 BA5 3QU | Semi-detached | £212,500 | |
| 26 Jun 2006 | 7 BA5 3QU | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2001 | 7 BA5 3QU | Semi-detached | £20,580 | |
| 19 Dec 2025 | 13 BA5 3QU | Terraced | £179,950 | |
| 12 May 2016 | 13 BA5 3QU | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2012 | 13 BA5 3QU | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 29 Nov 1996 | 15 BA5 3QU | Semi-detached | £38,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2022 | 18 BA5 3QU | Semi-detached | £259,950 | |
| 19 Feb 2025 | 20 BA5 3QU | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2007 | COOMBE HEIGHTS BA5 3QU | Detached | £342,500 | |
| 24 Aug 2012 | ST MARY MEAD BA5 3QU | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 21 Feb 1995 | ST MARY MEAD BA5 3QU | Detached | £86,500 | |
| 27 Aug 2021 | ST MARYS LODGE BA5 3QU | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 10 Apr 2015 | ST MARYS LODGE BA5 3QU | Detached | £270,000 |
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
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 52 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, semi-detached (3); Bungalow, end-terrace (2). Built: 1950-1966 (8); 1930-1949 (2); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (social) (2); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
- 3, Coombe Cottages, Croscombe
- 5, Coombe Cottages, Croscombe
- 8, Coombe Cottages, Croscombe
- 9, Coombe Cottages, Croscombe
- 11, Coombe Cottages, Croscombe
- 12, Coombe Cottages, Croscombe
- 13 COOMBE COTTAGES, CROSCOMBE, SHEPTON MALLET
- 14, Coombe Cottages, Croscombe
- 15 Coombe Cottages, Croscombe
- 18, Coombe Cottages, Croscombe
- 20 Coombe Cottages, Croscombe
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 9,227 kWh of it on average in 2024, 10% less than the district's 10,243 kWh, and 2,351 kWh of electricity, 33% less than the district's 3,486 kWh. There are gas meters for about 95% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the 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 E (20% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- THE OLD MANOR, grade I
- Croscombe roadbridge over the River Sheppey, grade II
Energy projects nearby
4 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crapnell Farm Solar Farm Somerset 2013/1243 | Solar farm | 5.4 MW | Operational Mar 2014 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pitts Farm Somerset 2013/0526 | Solar farm | 2.6 MW | Operational Mar 2014 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Framptons Limited Energy Centre Somerset 2020/2382/FUL | Biomass | 3.9 MW | Being built | 3.8 km (2.3 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
- 1 September 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 4 times, for 11 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Sheppey (S), River Sheppey.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor House Combined Sewer Overflow Wessex Water | River Sheppey (S) | 0 | 0 | 300 m |
| Long Street Combined Sewer Overflow Wessex Water | River Sheppey | 2 | 4 | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Croscombe Water Recycing Centre Wessex Water | River Sheppey | 2 | 7 | 920 m (0.6 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 30% or more: 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 22 addresses are between 77 m and 87 m above sea level (82 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA5 3QU | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| Bruton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Primary School Croscombe | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Wells | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Townsend Retail Car Park | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 22.6 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Grove House Surgery Good Dec 2019 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Town Street Dental Practice | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Shepton Mallet Community Hospital | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Care homes | St Cecilia Care Home Requires improvement Mar 2023 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Shepton Mallet Police Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,550 m² | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,720 m² | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 350 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Manor, a listed building (Grade I), 50 m. 51 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Manor | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m north-west |
| Medieval standing cross 80m south of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 190 m west |
| Village Cross Adjacent to the Bull Terrier | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m west |
| The Old Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Yewtree Wood | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Paradise Hill | Hill | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Titcombe Wood | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Cliff Wood | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Darshill Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Chilcote Combe | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 22 |
1 of the street's 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croscombe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 60 m | Requires improvement (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| Bowlish Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 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
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsonage Farm Ltd BA5 3QN | Manufacturers/packers | 80 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2017 |
| Paradise House B & B BA5 3QH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 360 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2010 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Boards Lane (4); On or near Rocks Street (1); On or near Duncart Lane (1).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 involved a child under 16. Most were on roads with a 20 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2022 11:30 | Slight | 1 person: 1 child | A361, 20 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
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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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
- BA5 3QU: 22 addresses of 25 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Ganes Terrace · Rocks Street · Boards Lane · Boards Lane · Church Street · Jack's Lane · Bennett's Close · Jack's Lane
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.