BA22 7HW postcode in Somerset, England

BA22 7HW is a postcode in Somerset, in the Castle Cary 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 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 60% of homes and businesses at BA22 7HW 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 Sherborne 8.4 km in a straight line

Where BA22 7HW is, and what is near it

Map of BA22 7HW and what is near it Map of BA22 7HW: 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) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BA22 7FD: also in BA22 7BA22 7FF: also in BA22 7BA22 7HE: also in BA22 7BA22 7HF: also in BA22 7BA22 7HG: also in BA22 7BA22 7HQ: also in BA22 7BA22 7HT: also in BA22 7BA22 7HU: also in BA22 7BA22 7HY: also in BA22 7BA22 7HZ: also in BA22 7BA22 7JF: also in BA22 7BA22 7LJ: also in BA22 7BA22 7LS: also in BA22 7BA22 7LT: also in BA22 7BA22 7LU: also in BA22 7BA22 7NA: also in BA22 7BA22 7NB: also in BA22 7BA22 7ND: also in BA22 7BA22 7NE: also in BA22 7BA22 7NF: also in BA22 7BA22 7NG: also in BA22 7BA22 7NH: also in BA22 7BA22 7NJ: also in BA22 7BA22 7NL: also in BA22 7BA22 7NN: also in BA22 7BA22 7NP: also in BA22 7BA22 7NQ: also in BA22 7BA22 7NR: also in BA22 7BA22 7NS: also in BA22 7BA22 7NT: also in BA22 7BA22 7NU: also in BA22 7BA22 7NW: also in BA22 7BA22 7NX: also in BA22 7BA22 7NY: also in BA22 7BA22 7NZ: also in BA22 7BA22 7PE: also in BA22 7BA22 7PF: also in BA22 7BA22 7PG: also in BA22 7BA22 7PQ: also in BA22 7BA22 7PR: also in BA22 7BA22 7PS: also in BA22 7BA22 7PT: also in BA22 7 School 3.1 kmChilton Bridge School 4.2 km2 places, 6.9–7.5 kmOaklands Surgery 7.7 kmCastle Cary BA22 7HW Map of BA22 7HW and what is near it Map of BA22 7HW: 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) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 3.1 kmChilton Bridge School 4.2 km3 places, 6.9–8.4 kmCastle Cary BA22 7HW
  • BA22 7HW
  • Other postcodes in BA22 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.0137, longitude -2.5600)

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 7HW?

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 7HW?

Every home and business at BA22 7HW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 60% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BA22 7HW 60% Somerset 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BA22 7HW 100% Somerset 95%
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 BA22 7HW?

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 7HW 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 BA22 7HW.

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 7HW: 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 7HW 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 BA22 7HW?

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 7HW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BA22 7HW from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 7HW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around BA22 7HW. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (23%). 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 7HW

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 (5%)£1,707
Band Babout 150 (19%)£1,992
Band Cabout 190 (23%)£2,276
Band Dabout 120 (15%)£2,561
Band Eabout 150 (19%)£3,130
Band Fabout 130 (16%)£3,699
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£4,268
Band Hwithheld£5,121

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 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 7HW is in (ONS area E01029164), 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 BA22 7HW?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of BA22 7HW is Sherborne Rail Station, 8.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Sherborne Rail Station Railway station 8.4 kmDrive
  • Yeovil Pen Mill Rail Station Railway station 8.5 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near BA22 7HW, 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 7HW?

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BA22 7HW 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 BA22 7HW?

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

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 7HW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BA22 7HW, 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 7HW?

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

The centre of BA22 7HW 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 BA22 7HW?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of BA22 7HW 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 7HW

Ward
Castle Cary
Parish
Queen Camel
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

Around BA22 7HW

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

BA22 7 sector BA22 district BA postcode area

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Nearby postcodes

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

BA22 7HT880 mBA22 7NB1.1 kmBA22 7HQ1.2 kmBA22 7HZ1.2 kmBA22 7HY1.3 kmBA22 7NY1.3 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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