BA22 7EL postcode in Somerset, England

BA22 7EL is a postcode in Somerset, in the Blackmoor Vale ward. It is in the Glastonbury and Somerton parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 6 of 17 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 73% of homes and businesses at BA22 7EL can get it Across Somerset: 76% Typical price £342,625 Homes sold in BA22 7, last 12 months. ▼ 20.3% on the year before Nearest station Templecombe 7.2 km in a straight line

Where BA22 7EL is, and what is near it

Map of BA22 7EL and what is near it Map of BA22 7EL: its centre point, with the 203 other postcodes in the BA22 7 sector, 4 schools (3 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 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BA22 7BJ: also in BA22 7BA22 7BS: also in BA22 7BA22 7BW: also in BA22 7BA22 7DB: also in BA22 7BA22 7DE: also in BA22 7BA22 7DF: also in BA22 7BA22 7DG: also in BA22 7BA22 7DH: also in BA22 7BA22 7DJ: also in BA22 7BA22 7DL: also in BA22 7BA22 7DN: also in BA22 7BA22 7DP: also in BA22 7BA22 7DQ: also in BA22 7BA22 7DR: also in BA22 7BA22 7DS: also in BA22 7BA22 7DT: also in BA22 7BA22 7DU: also in BA22 7BA22 7DW: also in BA22 7BA22 7DX: also in BA22 7BA22 7DY: also in BA22 7BA22 7EA: also in BA22 7BA22 7EB: also in BA22 7BA22 7ED: also in BA22 7BA22 7EE: also in BA22 7BA22 7EF: also in BA22 7BA22 7EH: also in BA22 7BA22 7EJ: also in BA22 7BA22 7EN: also in BA22 7BA22 7EP: also in BA22 7BA22 7EQ: also in BA22 7BA22 7ER: also in BA22 7BA22 7ES: also in BA22 7BA22 7ET: also in BA22 7BA22 7EW: also in BA22 7BA22 7EX: also in BA22 7BA22 7EY: also in BA22 7BA22 7EZ: also in BA22 7BA22 7FG: also in BA22 7BA22 7FS: also in BA22 7BA22 7FX: also in BA22 7BA22 7HA: also in BA22 7BA22 7HB: also in BA22 7 School 3.6 kmGP 5.4 km3 places, 6.0–7.4 km2 places, 6.3–6.5 kmTemplecombe station 7.2 kmCastle Cary BA22 7EL Map of BA22 7EL and what is near it Map of BA22 7EL: its centre point, with the 203 other postcodes in the BA22 7 sector, 4 schools (3 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 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 5.4 km3 places, 6.0–7.4 km2 places, 6.3–6.5 kmTemplecombe station 7.2 kmCastle Cary BA22 7EL
  • BA22 7EL
  • Other postcodes in BA22 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 51.0343, longitude -2.5073)

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 BA22 7EL?

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 BA22 7EL?

73% of the homes and businesses at BA22 7EL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 73% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BA22 7EL 73% Somerset 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BA22 7EL 73% Somerset 95%
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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 BA22 7EL?

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 BA22 7EL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 17 homes and businesses at BA22 7EL. 6 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 5 more at a lower risk.

17 homes and businesses at BA22 7EL High: 6Medium: 1Low: 4Not in an area at risk: 6

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 BA22 7EL: 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 BA22 7EL is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 19:59 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 19:59 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BA22 7EL?

Homes in BA22 7 sold for a typical £342,625 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, down 20.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£342,625 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£430,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 20.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £600,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £315,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £250,000 14 sales

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

Across the whole BA22 district: a typical £300,000 from 236 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 BA22 7EL

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in BA22 7EL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 8 October 2024. 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 BA22 7EL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around BA22 7EL. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band F. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (44%). 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 BA22 7EL

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 £5,121 (band H); band F, the most common, is £3,699.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,707
Band Babout 90 (10%)£1,992
Band Cabout 100 (11%)£2,276
Band Dabout 150 (17%)£2,561
Band Eabout 160 (18%)£3,130
Band Fabout 200 (23%)£3,699
Band Gabout 130 (15%)£4,268
Band Habout 20 (2%)£5,121

When the homes were built

  1. 44% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 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 BA22 7EL is in (ONS area E01029155), rounded by the VOA.

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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 BA22 7EL?

The nearest open schools to BA22 7EL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BA22 7EL, 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 BA22 7EL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BA22 7EL is Templecombe Rail Station, 7.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Templecombe Rail Station Railway station 7.2 kmDrive
  • Castle Cary Rail Station Railway station 7.4 kmDrive

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Mollands, 277 m away.

More stations near BA22 7EL, 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 BA22 7EL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BA22 7EL, 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 BA22 7EL?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BA22 7EL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 12 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 148 kW 1.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 BA22 7EL?

The nearest to the centre of BA22 7EL, 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 BA22 7EL?

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 BA22 7EL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BA22 7EL, 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 vets are near BA22 7EL?

The nearest vets to the centre of BA22 7EL 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 BA22 7EL in a conservation area?

The centre of BA22 7EL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 BA22 7EL?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of BA22 7EL in the latest month it has published.

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 BA22 7EL

Ward
Blackmoor Vale
Parish
Compton Pauncefoot
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BA22 7EJ170 mBA22 7EN280 mBA22 7EQ450 mBA22 7EW500 mBA22 7EH590 mBA22 7DT1.0 km
All of BA22

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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