Old School Lane Catcott, Somerset
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (TA7), about 160 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 34001472.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2017 the median was £615,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 2, C: 1, E: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 Bridgwater, about 8.7 km (5.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 41 to 48 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Polden Medical Practice, about 420 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | £615,000 | £615,000 | £615,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £532,500 | £450,000 | £615,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £477,500 | £477,500 | £477,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £490,000 | £490,000 | £490,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2017 | OLD SCHOOL HOUSE TA7 9HE | Detached | £615,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2016 | OLD SCHOOL HOUSE TA7 9HE | Detached | £615,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2016 | THE LAURELS TA7 9HE | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 8 May 2015 | LAWN HOUSE TA7 9HE | Detached | £425,000 | New build. |
| 23 Sep 2014 | OLD SCHOOL HOUSE TA7 9HE | Detached | £477,500 | |
| 27 Mar 2013 | RUSCOMBE HOUSE TA7 9HE | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 10 May 2004 | GAMMA HOUSE TA7 9HE | Detached | £490,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 221 m². Most common: House, detached (6). Built: 2014 (3); 2008 (1); 1967-1975 (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 (30% of about 560 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 MANOR HOUSE AND FORECOURT WALL, grade II
- The Old House, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TA7 9HE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TA7 9HD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 41 m and 48 m above sea level (45 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA7 9HD | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA7 9HE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bridgwater 487,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Highbridge and Burnham 249,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Demand Responsive Area Catcott | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Street | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bridgwater Ferry Terminal | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 28.1 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Polden Medical Practice | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Woolavington Pharmacy | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bridgwater Dental Centre | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Bridgwater Hospital | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) |
| Police station | Bridgwater Police Station | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,040 m² | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 190 m north-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 190 m north-east |
| Edington House | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Socombe Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Billicombe Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Purchase Copse | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Billicombe Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Hawke's Hills | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Crook Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the street's 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catcott Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 250 m | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King William Inn TA7 9HU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Old School Lane (3); On or near Manor Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 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 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
Nearby streets
Manor Road · Broadway · Manor Road · Church Way · King William Road · The Standards · Steel Lane · Brook Lane · Vine Orchard
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.