BA22 9SG postcode in Dorset, England
BA22 9SG is a postcode in Dorset, in the Yetminster ward. It is in the West Dorset parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where BA22 9SG is, and what is near it
- BA22 9SG
- Other postcodes in BA22 9: 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 50.8734, longitude -2.6605)
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 9SG?
- DorsetCouncil, for all local services Dorset: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around BA22 9SG Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- DorsetPolice force area
- West DorsetParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat), as Parliament lists them. Contact Edward Morello
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 9SG?
Every home and business at BA22 9SG can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 9SG?
BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for BA22 9SG today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for BA22 9SG on BinDayBuddySource: 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 9SG 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 9SG.
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 Dorset
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BA22 9SG: 4,861 properties in Dorset are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Dorset
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 9SG 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 9SG?
Homes in BA22 9 sold for a typical £340,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 76 sales, up 16.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £450,000 33 sales
- Semi-detached £310,000 22 sales
- Terraced £235,000 17 sales
- Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price
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 postcodeSource: 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 9SG
HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in BA22 9SG from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 July 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 BA22 9SG?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 920 homes in the neighbourhood around BA22 9SG. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (48%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Dorset for 2026‑27: £2,765. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,843 (band A) to £5,530 (band H); band E, the most common, is £3,379.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 60 (7%) | £1,843 |
| Band B | about 80 (9%) | £2,151 |
| Band C | about 170 (18%) | £2,458 |
| Band D | about 150 (16%) | £2,765 |
| Band E | about 200 (22%) | £3,379 |
| Band F | about 150 (16%) | £3,994 |
| Band G | about 90 (10%) | £4,608 |
| Band H | about 20 (2%) | £5,530 |
When the homes were built
- 48% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 3% 1919 to 1939
- 9% 1945 to 1964
- 10% 1965 to 1982
- 20% 1983 to 1999
- 7% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- 1% 2020 or later
2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Dorset 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 9SG is in (ONS area E01020530), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 9SG?
The nearest open schools to BA22 9SG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 9SG?
The nearest railway station to the centre of BA22 9SG is Chetnole Rail Station, 6.2 km away in a straight line.
- Chetnole Rail Station Railway station 6.2 kmDrive
- Yetminster Rail Station Railway station 6.6 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 9SG, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near BA22 9SG?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of BA22 9SG, 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.
- West Coker Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01935 862212 5.4 kmDrive
- Yetminster Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01935 872530 6.3 kmDrive
- Diamond Health Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2025 · Phone 01935 470200 7.4 kmDrive
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 9SG?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BA22 9SG 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near BA22 9SG?
The nearest to the centre of BA22 9SG, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Southwoods Dental Practice Phone 01935 421249 6.9 kmDrive
- Penn Hill Dental Practice Phone 01935 474509 7.6 kmDrive
- Hendford Dental Practice Phone 01935 433337 7.7 kmDrive
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 9SG?
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.
- Yeovil District Hospital Phone 01935 475122 8.1 kmDrive
- Crewkerne Community Hospital 9.7 kmDrive
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 vets are near BA22 9SG?
The nearest vets to the centre of BA22 9SG on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Synergy Farm Health 5.2 kmDrive
- Yeovil Veterinary Surgery 7.9 kmDrive
- Vets4Pets 8.4 kmDrive
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 9SG in a conservation area?
The centre of BA22 9SG is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 9SG?
Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BA22 9SG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for BA22 9SG
- Ward
- Yetminster
- Parish
- Halstock
- 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
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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