Merryfields Mark, Somerset
44 addresses across 2 postcodes (TA9), about 280 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34002201.
28 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 6, E: 17, F: 3). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Highbridge and Burnham, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. It is about 5 m above sea level. The nearest GP surgery is Brent Area Medical Centre, about 5.0 km away. About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 11 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
28 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 74 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (16); Bungalow, semi-detached (12). Built: 1967-1975 (17); 1976-1982 (6); 1983-1990 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (22); rented (private) (5).
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 D (23% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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 ELMS, FORECOURT WALL AND RAILINGS, grade II
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 45 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 18 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TA9 4NB | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| TA9 4NE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA9 4NB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TA9 4NE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Highbridge and Burnham 249,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km |
| Bridgwater 487,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km | |
| Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Churchlands Mark | 170 m |
| Ferry terminal | Bridgwater Ferry Terminal | 11.8 km |
| EV charging points | Mer | 3.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 21.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Brent Area Medical Centre | 5.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Wedmore Pharmacy | 5.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Wedmore Dental Practice | 5.9 km |
| Hospital | Burnham On Sea Hospital | 7.2 km |
| Police station | Burnham on Sea Police station Avon & Somerset Police | 6.7 km |
| Cash machines | Roadchef - Sedgemoor Services S/B, Rooks Bridge Cashzone | 4.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 260 m |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy Church of England | Primary | 2–9 | 1.8 km | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packhorse Inn TA9 4NF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 100 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2025 |
| Mark Community Association TA9 4NY | Other catering premises | 200 m | Exempt | |
| Mark Moor Bowling Club TA9 4PD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 13 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Church Street (6); On or near The Wall (2); On or near Merryfields (1); On or near Churchlands (1); On or near Kingsway (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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
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
Nearby streets
Church Street · Fishers Lane · The Wall · Churchlands · Queensway Close · Northwick Road · Tuckers Close · Vicarage 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.
- 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.