BA22 8LF postcode in Ilchester, Somerset

BA22 8LF is a postcode in Ilchester, in the Martock ward of Somerset. It is in the Glastonbury and Somerton parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since April 2026.

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 Typical price £264,000 Homes sold in BA22 8, last 12 months. ▲ 0.4% on the year before Nearest school Ilchester Community School 1.2 km in a straight line Nearest station Yeovil Pen Mill 7.9 km in a straight line

Where BA22 8LF is, and what is near it

Map of BA22 8LF and what is near it Map of BA22 8LF: its centre point, with the 348 other postcodes in the BA22 8 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 8AU: also in BA22 8BA22 8EP: also in BA22 8BA22 8ER: also in BA22 8BA22 8EW: also in BA22 8BA22 8FT: also in BA22 8BA22 8GF: also in BA22 8BA22 8JJ: also in BA22 8BA22 8JL: also in BA22 8BA22 8JN: also in BA22 8BA22 8JR: also in BA22 8BA22 8JS: also in BA22 8BA22 8JT: also in BA22 8BA22 8JU: also in BA22 8BA22 8JW: also in BA22 8BA22 8JX: also in BA22 8BA22 8JY: also in BA22 8BA22 8JZ: also in BA22 8BA22 8LA: also in BA22 8BA22 8LB: also in BA22 8BA22 8LD: also in BA22 8BA22 8LE: also in BA22 8BA22 8LH: also in BA22 8BA22 8LJ: also in BA22 8BA22 8LL: also in BA22 8BA22 8LN: also in BA22 8BA22 8LP: also in BA22 8BA22 8LQ: also in BA22 8BA22 8LR: also in BA22 8BA22 8LT: also in BA22 8BA22 8LU: also in BA22 8BA22 8LW: also in BA22 8BA22 8LX: also in BA22 8BA22 8LY: also in BA22 8BA22 8LZ: also in BA22 8BA22 8NA: also in BA22 8BA22 8NB: also in BA22 8BA22 8ND: also in BA22 8BA22 8NE: also in BA22 8BA22 8NF: also in BA22 8BA22 8NG: also in BA22 8BA22 8NH: also in BA22 8BA22 8NJ: also in BA22 8BA22 8NL: also in BA22 8BA22 8NN: also in BA22 8BA22 8NQ: also in BA22 8BA22 8NR: also in BA22 8BA22 8NS: also in BA22 8BA22 8NT: also in BA22 8BA22 8NU: also in BA22 8BA22 8NW: also in BA22 8BA22 8NX: also in BA22 8BA22 8NY: also in BA22 8BA22 8NZ: also in BA22 8BA22 8PS: also in BA22 8BA22 8QP: also in BA22 8BA22 8WJ: also in BA22 8 School 3.5 kmChilton Bridge School 4.8 kmStanchester Academy 6.0 kmOaklands Surgery 6.9 kmGP 7.5 kmIlchester BA22 8LF Map of BA22 8LF and what is near it Map of BA22 8LF: its centre point, with the 348 other postcodes in the BA22 8 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 250 m. School 3.5 kmGP 7.5 kmIlchester BA22 8LF
  • BA22 8LF
  • Other postcodes in BA22 8: 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. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.0002, longitude -2.6830)

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 8LF?

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 8LF?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for BA22 8LF. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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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 8LF?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for BA22 8LF.

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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 8LF 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 8LF.

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 8LF: 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 8LF is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 19:44 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 19:44 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 8LF?

Homes in BA22 8 sold for a typical £264,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 116 sales, up 0.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£264,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£262,998 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £351,000 38 sales
  • Semi-detached £257,000 33 sales
  • Terraced £240,000 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £124,000 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 8LF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BA22 8LF 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 8LF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around BA22 8LF. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (37%). 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 8LF

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 B, the most common, is £1,992.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (10%)£1,707
Band Babout 380 (41%)£1,992
Band Cabout 90 (10%)£2,276
Band Dabout 120 (13%)£2,561
Band Eabout 120 (13%)£3,130
Band Fabout 110 (12%)£3,699
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,268
Band Hwithheld£5,121

When the homes were built

  1. 37% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 8LF is in (ONS area E01029199), 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 8LF?

The nearest open schools to BA22 8LF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BA22 8LF, 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 8LF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BA22 8LF is Yeovil Pen Mill Rail Station, 7.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Yeovil Pen Mill Rail Station Railway station 7.9 kmDrive
  • Yeovil Junction Rail Station Railway station 9.7 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 Lyster Close, 102 m away.

More stations near BA22 8LF, 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 8LF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BA22 8LF, 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 8LF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BA22 8LF 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.

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

Which dentists are near BA22 8LF?

The nearest to the centre of BA22 8LF, 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 8LF?

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 8LF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BA22 8LF, 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 BA22 8LF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BA22 8LF, 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 BA22 8LF?

The nearest vets to the centre of BA22 8LF 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 8LF in a conservation area?

The centre of BA22 8LF 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 8LF?

Police.uk records 23 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BA22 8LF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences9 reports
Other theft8 reports
Other crime3 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report

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 BA22 8LF

Ward
Martock
Parish
Ilchester
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Ilchester
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
April 2026

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

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BA22 8LE0 mBA22 8NJ40 mBA22 8LJ60 mBA22 8NL80 mBA22 8LL90 mBA22 8LR90 m
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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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