Lock's Hill Frome, Somerset
122 addresses across 10 postcodes (BA11), about 690 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 25004449.
- Energy: 76 homes have an energy certificate (B: 9, C: 17, D: 38, E: 10, F: 2).
- Flood: 6 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 B; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Frome, about 320 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 280 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 79 to 109 m above sea level.
- Noise: 37 of its 122 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Frome Medical Practice, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 2,050 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 149 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
76 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 98 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (35); House, mid-terrace (17); House, end-terrace (11). Built: before 1900 (31); 1967-1975 (7); 1930-1949 (7). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (40); rented (private) (19).
Each home's certificates and sales (36 addresses)
- 2 Portway Mews, Locks Hill
- 4 Portway Mews, Locks Hill
- 4, Locks Hill
- 5 Portway Mews, Locks Hill
- 7 Portway Mews, Locks Hill
- 7, Locks Hill
- 8, Locks Hill
- 9, Locks Hill
- 11, Locks Hill
- 12, Locks Hill
- 17, Locks Hill
- 19, Locks Hill
- 22, Locks Hill
- 26, Locks Hill
- 28, Locks Hill
- 41, Locks Hill
- 43, Locks Hill
- 62, Locks Hill
- 65, Locks Hill
- 71, Locks Hill
- 73, Locks Hill
- 75, Locks Hill
- 77, Locks Hill
- 78, Locks Hill
- 81, Locks Hill
- 87 Locks Hill
- 89, Locks Hill
- 90, Locks Hill
- 92, Locks Hill
- 93a, Locks Hill
- 93b, Locks Hill
- 103, Locks Hill
- 105, Locks Hill
- 107, Locks Hill
- 113, Locks Hill
- 117, Locks Hill
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (37% of about 3,860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Frome (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 14.
- 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
- NO 25 KEYFORD, grade II*
- CROWN INN, grade II
- Keyford Elms, grade II
- NO 30 KEYFORD, grade II
- NO 32 KEYFORD, grade II
- NO 54 KEYFORD, grade II
- NO 57 KEYFORD, grade II
- NO 58 KEYFORD, grade II
- NO 60A KEYFORD, grade II
- NO 61 KEYFORD, grade II
- NOS 19-23 KEYFORD, grade II
- NOS 34 AND 35 KEYFORD, grade II
- NOS 55 AND 56 KEYFORD, grade II
- NOS 59 AND 60 KEYFORD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land off Garsdale, Saxonvale, Frome, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Eastgate Buildings, Christchurch Street East, Frome, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Saxonvale, Frome: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 25 Christchurch Street West, Frome: up to 10 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 30 September 2026 to 1 October 2026: BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 11 August 2026: Somerset Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, lane closure, on the footway, carriageway, footpath (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA11 1NA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| BA11 1NG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BA11 1ND | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA11 1FT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA11 1NH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA11 1NB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA11 1LA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA11 1LU | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 3 | unlikely |
| BA11 1NJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 3 | unlikely |
| BA11 1PN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 122 addresses are between 79 m and 109 m above sea level (93 m on average); the ground rises about 30 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA11 1FT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA11 1LA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA11 1LU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA11 1NA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA11 1NB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA11 1ND | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA11 1NG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA11 1NH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA11 1NJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA11 1PN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Frome 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| Dilton Marsh 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Westbury 543,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Caxton Road Keyford | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hospital Frome | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Catherine St Parking | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 33 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Frome Medical Practice | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Acorn Pharmacy | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Portway Dental Practice | 120 m |
| Hospital | Frome Community Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Frome Enquiry Office - Avon And Somerset Police | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Frome Cashzone | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,580 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 5.0 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,600 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 5.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Vicarage, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 264 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| No 25 Keyford | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Parish Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| The Chantry and the Hermitage | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Drying house at The Coach House, Willow Vale | Scheduled monument | 670 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Hapsford House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Feltham Hill | Hill | 700 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Gibbet Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Fishlake Wood | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Vallis Vale | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Longhouse Plantation | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Marston Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 85 | 122 |
37 of the street's 122 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome | Primary | 4–9 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Avanti Park School | Middle deemed primary | 3–13 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ Church First School Church of England | Primary | 2–9 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Vallis First School | Primary | 4–9 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Hayesdown First School | Primary | 5–9 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Selwood Academy Church of England/Methodist | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oakfield Academy | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Trinity Church of England First School | Primary | 2–9 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Frome Community College | Secondary | 13–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spar BA11 1NE | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2025 |
| Herbies Pizza / Tasty Bun BA11 1NE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Rainbow Nursery BA11 1QR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Saddle Goose BA11 1RE | Manufacturers/packers | 200 m | 4 Good | 15 Apr 2025 |
| The Lucky Chance BA11 1QR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 5 Very good | 26 Sep 2025 |
| B&M BA11 1RE | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2017 |
| Green & Grainy BA11 1RE | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2024 |
| Alfreds Bread Ltd BA11 1RE | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Lee's Fish & Chip BA11 1QP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 5 Very good | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Golden Inn BA11 1QY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 4 Good | 26 Feb 2025 |
| Platform 1 BA11 1RE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Sweet Bee Organics BA11 1RE | Manufacturers/packers | 270 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2022 |
| Lungi Babas BA11 1RE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 11 Oct 2023 |
| Owen's Sausages and Hams | Farmers/growers | 270 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2025 |
| JJ's Trini Doubles BA11 1RE | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 47 |
| Other theft | 31 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 28 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (88); On or near Knightstone Heights (13); On or near Caxton Road (11); On or near Summer Hill (7); On or near Alexandra Road (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 5 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 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
- BA11 1NA: 38 addresses of 40 in the postcode
- BA11 1NG: 29 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- BA11 1ND: 26 addresses
- BA11 1FT: 11 addresses
- BA11 1NH: 8 addresses
- BA11 1NB: 6 addresses
- BA11 1LA: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
- BA11 1LU: 1 address of 32 in the postcode
- BA11 1NJ: 1 address of 58 in the postcode
- BA11 1PN: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Caxton Road · Butlers Gardens · Portway Gardens · Newland Gardens · Stonefield Court · Butler's Gardens · Adderwell · Portway · Alexandra Road · Readers End · Inkwell Road · Avenue Road
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.