BA16 9LD postcode in Walton, Somerset, Somerset

BA16 9LD is a postcode in Walton, Somerset, in the Mendip West ward of Somerset. It is in the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since December 1999.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Somerset: 76% Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in BA16 9, last 12 months. ▲ 4% on the year before Nearest station Bridgwater 15.4 km in a straight line

Where BA16 9LD is, and what is near it

Map of BA16 9LD and what is near it Map of BA16 9LD: its centre point, with the 80 other postcodes in the BA16 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BA16 9AB: also in BA16 9BA16 9AD: also in BA16 9BA16 9AE: also in BA16 9BA16 9AF: also in BA16 9BA16 9LA: also in BA16 9BA16 9LB: also in BA16 9BA16 9LE: also in BA16 9BA16 9NA: also in BA16 9BA16 9NB: also in BA16 9BA16 9PB: also in BA16 9BA16 9PD: also in BA16 9BA16 9PE: also in BA16 9BA16 9PF: also in BA16 9BA16 9PG: also in BA16 9BA16 9PH: also in BA16 9BA16 9PJ: also in BA16 9BA16 9PL: also in BA16 9BA16 9PN: also in BA16 9BA16 9PP: also in BA16 9BA16 9PQ: also in BA16 9BA16 9PR: also in BA16 9BA16 9PS: also in BA16 9BA16 9PT: also in BA16 9BA16 9PU: also in BA16 9BA16 9PW: also in BA16 9BA16 9PX: also in BA16 9BA16 9PY: also in BA16 9BA16 9PZ: also in BA16 9BA16 9QA: also in BA16 9BA16 9QB: also in BA16 9BA16 9QE: also in BA16 9BA16 9QF: also in BA16 9BA16 9QG: also in BA16 9BA16 9QH: also in BA16 9BA16 9QJ: also in BA16 9BA16 9QL: also in BA16 9BA16 9QN: also in BA16 9BA16 9QP: also in BA16 9BA16 9QQ: also in BA16 9BA16 9QR: also in BA16 9BA16 9QS: also in BA16 9BA16 9QT: also in BA16 9BA16 9QU: also in BA16 9BA16 9QW: also in BA16 9BA16 9QX: also in BA16 9BA16 9QY: also in BA16 9BA16 9QZ: also in BA16 9BA16 9RA: also in BA16 9BA16 9RB: also in BA16 9BA16 9RE: also in BA16 9BA16 9RF: also in BA16 9BA16 9RG: also in BA16 9BA16 9RL: also in BA16 9BA16 9RN: also in BA16 9BA16 9RP: also in BA16 9BA16 9RQ: also in BA16 9BA16 9RR: also in BA16 9BA16 9RS: also in BA16 9BA16 9RT: also in BA16 9BA16 9RU: also in BA16 9BA16 9RW: also in BA16 9BA16 9RX: also in BA16 9BA16 9RY: also in BA16 9BA16 9RZ: also in BA16 9BA16 9SA: also in BA16 9BA16 9SJ: also in BA16 9BA16 9SL: also in BA16 9BA16 9SN: also in BA16 9 Avalon School 1.8 kmGP 2.2 kmCrispin School Academy 2.6 kmGlastonbury Surgery 4.2 kmGP 4.7 kmBridgwater station 15.4 kmCastle Cary station 17.4 kmStreet BA16 9LD Map of BA16 9LD and what is near it Map of BA16 9LD: its centre point, with the 80 other postcodes in the BA16 9 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 GP practices, 4.2–4.7 kmMendip West BA16 9LD
  • BA16 9LD
  • Other postcodes in BA16 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.1251, longitude -2.7692)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BA16 9LD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BA16 9LD?

Every home and business at BA16 9LD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Somerset: 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Somerset: 95%

The line marks the figure across Somerset.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BA16 9LD?

BinDayBuddy does not read Somerset Council's collection days yet.

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BA16 9LD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BA16 9LD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Somerset

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BA16 9LD: 9,147 properties in Somerset are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Somerset

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BA16 9LD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BA16 9LD?

Homes in BA16 9 sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 30 sales, up 4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£260,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£250,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £335,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £266,000 16 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BA16 district: a typical £269,250 from 152 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BA16 9LD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BA16 9LD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 March 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BA16 9LD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around BA16 9LD. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BA16 9LD

Band D in Somerset for 2026‑27: £2,561. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,707 (band A) to £4,268 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,276.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (7%)£1,707
Band Babout 90 (16%)£1,992
Band Cabout 170 (30%)£2,276
Band Dabout 110 (20%)£2,561
Band Eabout 120 (21%)£3,130
Band Fabout 20 (4%)£3,699
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,268
Band Hwithheld£5,121

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 29% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for Somerset before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BA16 9LD is in (ONS area E01029055), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BA16 9LD?

The nearest open schools to BA16 9LD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BA16 9LD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BA16 9LD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BA16 9LD is Bridgwater Rail Station, 15.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Bridgwater Rail Station Railway station 15.4 kmDrive
  • Castle Cary Rail Station Railway station 17.4 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Walton Church, 236 m away.

More stations near BA16 9LD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BA16 9LD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BA16 9LD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BA16 9LD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BA16 9LD on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BA16 9LD?

The nearest to the centre of BA16 9LD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BA16 9LD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BA16 9LD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BA16 9LD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BA16 9LD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BA16 9LD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BA16 9LD?

The nearest vets to the centre of BA16 9LD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BA16 9LD in a conservation area?

The centre of BA16 9LD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BA16 9LD?

Police.uk records 33 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BA16 9LD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Shoplifting10 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Robbery2 reports
Public order1 report

Also: other theft 1, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BA16 9LD

Ward
Mendip West
Parish
Walton
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Walton, Somerset
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
December 1999

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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