Holwell Holwell, Somerset
4 addresses across 3 postcodes (BA11), about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) long. USRN 25004835.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £400,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (G: 1).
- 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 B; 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 Frome, about 6 km (3.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 121 to 146 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Mendip Country Practice, about 5.4 km (3.4 miles) away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £193,500 | £193,500 | £193,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2025 | PRIMROSE RISE BA11 4PZ | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2014 | WESTDOWN FARM BA11 4PU | Other | £31,020 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Dec 2001 | WATERLOO FARM BA11 4PZ | Detached | £193,500 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 182 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
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 B (22% of about 1,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Nunney. 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
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 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: of the 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA11 4PU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA11 4LQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA11 4PZ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 121 m and 146 m above sea level (129 m on average); the ground rises about 26 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA11 4LQ | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA11 4PU | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA11 4PZ | 11% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Frome 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Bruton 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Dilton Marsh 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Hospital Frome | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 29.7 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mendip Country Practice | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Acorn Pharmacy | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Frome Enterprise Resource Centre (Dental Surgery) | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Frome Community Hospital | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Frome Police Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 380 m² | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Whatley and Chantry Parish Field 1.8 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,990 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rockfield House and Service Buildings, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m (0.4 miles) east. 43 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rockfield House and Service Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Manor House, Gates and Gate Piers Adjoining to West | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Nunney Castle | Scheduled monument | 890 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Barn 35 Metres to North-East of Nunney Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Market Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| The Chantry | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Holwell Valley | Valley | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| The Combe | Valley | 660 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 680 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Side Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Chantry Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Castlehill Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the street's 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunney First School | Primary | 4–9 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 4 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
- BA11 4PU: 2 addresses of 3 in the postcode
- BA11 4LQ: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
- BA11 4PZ: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.