Pit Road Somerset
13 addresses across 4 postcodes (TA17), about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 36614706.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 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 C; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 26% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Crewkerne, about 5.7 km (3.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 51 to 88 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Symphony South Healthcare, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 45% 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
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 154 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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 C (22% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 11.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II*
- BECK MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 13 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II
- BRIGG MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 17 METRES SOUTH OF NAVE, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II
- BROOM LODGE, grade II
- DARBEY MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 11 METRES SOUTH OF PORCH, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II
- DEAN MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 6 METRES SOUTH OF NAVE, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II
- ENTRANCE GATEWAY ABOUT 5 METRES EAST OF BROOM LODGE, AND FLANKING WALLS, grade II
- FIVE MONUMENTS AGAINST WEST WALL OF CHURCHYARD, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II
- FRONT BOUNDARY WALL, GATES AND RAILINGS ABOUT 5 METRES NORTH OF FORMER BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHAPEL, grade II
- PARSONAGE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 13 METRES SOUTH OF PORCH, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, 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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 51 m and 88 m above sea level (65 m on average); the ground rises about 37 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA17 8SR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TA17 8ST | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| TA17 8SU | 26% | 26% | 26% | 74% |
| TA17 8TJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Crewkerne 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gas Lane Hinton St George | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 45.3 km (28 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 53.1 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Symphony South Healthcare | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Merriott Pharmacy | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Crewkerne Dental Centre | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Crewkerne Hospital | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Chard Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Britannia Building Society | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,040 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,320 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St George, a listed building (Grade I), 440 m (0.3 miles) east. 47 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Hinton House (South Range) | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| The Village Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Village cross | Scheduled monument | 580 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Priory Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Hinton House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Broome's Drive Plantation | Wood | 150 m east |
| Palmer's Copse | Wood | 290 m east |
| Drake's Ground Clump | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Diana Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Shippen Lea Goil | Valley | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Eggwood Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 13 |
2 of the street's 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton St George Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton St George C of E Primary School TA17 8SA | School/college/university | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jun 2026 |
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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 8 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
- TA17 8SU: 7 addresses of 49 in the postcode
- TA17 8ST: 3 addresses
- TA17 8TJ: 2 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- TA17 8SR: 1 address of 4 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.