Ebbor Lane Somerset
8 addresses across 1 postcode (BA5), about 470 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 25008148.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1).
- Flood: 3 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 E; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Castle Cary, about 18.3 km (11 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Priddy Green, is about 3 km (1.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 82 to 98 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wells Health Centre, about 3.6 km (2.2 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
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 173 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 (24% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- 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
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 18 January 2027 to 19 January 2027: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major (paa) works)
- 18 January 2027 to 19 January 2027: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are 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: of the 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 82 m and 98 m above sea level (92 m on average); the ground rises about 16 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA5 1AY | 64% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 18.3 km (11 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Wells | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Deerleap Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 17.2 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wells Health Centre | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Northam House Dental Surgery | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | West Mendip Hospital | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Police station | Wells Police Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Br Spar Wells | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Priddy Green 4,800 m² | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,210 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,130 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bracelet Cave, a scheduled monument, 370 m north. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bracelet Cave | Scheduled monument | 370 m north |
| Outlook Cave | Scheduled monument | 710 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Milton Lodge and The Combe | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wattles Hill | Hill | 300 m south-east |
| Ebbor Wood | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Hope Wood | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Wattles Wood | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Ebbor Gorge | Valley | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Brimble Pit Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 8 |
4 of the street's 8 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
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (avon-and-somerset).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 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) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility asset works, 18 January 2027 to 19 January 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BA5 1AY: 8 addresses of 31 in the postcode
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.