BA3 4UJ postcode in Somerset, England

BA3 4UJ is a postcode in Somerset, in the Mendip Hills ward. It is in the Wells and Mendip Hills 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 33% of homes and businesses at BA3 4UJ can get it Across Somerset: 76% Typical price £355,000 Homes sold in BA3 4, last 12 months. ▼ 1.4% on the year before Nearest station Castle Cary 15.2 km in a straight line

Where BA3 4UJ is, and what is near it

Map of BA3 4UJ and what is near it Map of BA3 4UJ: its centre point, with the 339 other postcodes in the BA3 4 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BA3 4TG: also in BA3 4BA3 4TH: also in BA3 4BA3 4TJ: also in BA3 4BA3 4TL: also in BA3 4BA3 4TP: also in BA3 4BA3 4TQ: also in BA3 4BA3 4TR: also in BA3 4BA3 4TS: also in BA3 4BA3 4TT: also in BA3 4BA3 4TU: also in BA3 4BA3 4TX: also in BA3 4BA3 4TY: also in BA3 4BA3 4UA: also in BA3 4BA3 4UD: also in BA3 4BA3 4UE: also in BA3 4BA3 4UF: also in BA3 4BA3 4UG: also in BA3 4BA3 4UH: also in BA3 4BA3 4UL: also in BA3 4BA3 4UN: also in BA3 4BA3 4UQ: also in BA3 4BA3 4UR: also in BA3 4BA3 4US: also in BA3 4BA3 4UT: also in BA3 4BA3 4UU: also in BA3 4BA3 4UX: also in BA3 4BA3 4UY: also in BA3 4 2 places, 3.0 kmSchool 3.4 kmDownside School 5.2 kmGrove House Surgery 5.2 kmMendip Hills BA3 4UJ Map of BA3 4UJ and what is near it Map of BA3 4UJ: its centre point, with the 339 other postcodes in the BA3 4 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 3.0 kmSchool 3.4 kmDownside School 5.2 km3 places, 5.2–15.2 kmMendip Hills BA3 4UJ
  • BA3 4UJ
  • Other postcodes in BA3 4: 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 51.2344, longitude -2.5638)

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 BA3 4UJ?

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 BA3 4UJ?

33% of the homes and businesses at BA3 4UJ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 33% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BA3 4UJ 33% Somerset 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BA3 4UJ 33% 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 BA3 4UJ?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for BA3 4UJ.

Check the bin days for BA3 4UJ on BinDayBuddy

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 BA3 4UJ 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 BA3 4UJ.

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 BA3 4UJ: 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 BA3 4UJ 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 BA3 4UJ?

Homes in BA3 4 sold for a typical £355,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 95 sales, down 1.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£355,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£360,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £432,500 50 sales
  • Semi-detached £327,498 18 sales
  • Terraced £257,000 25 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole BA3 district: a typical £311,250 from 430 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 BA3 4UJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BA3 4UJ 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

Food hygiene ratings at BA3 4UJ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BA3 4UJ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BA3 4UJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,060 homes in the neighbourhood around BA3 4UJ. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (34%). 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 BA3 4UJ

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 C, the most common, is £2,276.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (4%)£1,707
Band Babout 70 (7%)£1,992
Band Cabout 270 (25%)£2,276
Band Dabout 210 (20%)£2,561
Band Eabout 170 (16%)£3,130
Band Fabout 170 (16%)£3,699
Band Gabout 120 (11%)£4,268
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,121

When the homes were built

  1. 34% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 30% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 BA3 4UJ is in (ONS area E01029056), 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 BA3 4UJ?

The nearest open schools to BA3 4UJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BA3 4UJ, 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 BA3 4UJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BA3 4UJ is Castle Cary Rail Station, 15.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Castle Cary Rail Station Railway station 15.2 kmDrive
  • Bruton Rail Station Railway station 15.9 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 BA3 4UJ, 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 BA3 4UJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BA3 4UJ, 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 BA3 4UJ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BA3 4UJ 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 BA3 4UJ?

The nearest to the centre of BA3 4UJ, 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 BA3 4UJ?

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 BA3 4UJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BA3 4UJ, 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 BA3 4UJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of BA3 4UJ 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 BA3 4UJ in a conservation area?

The centre of BA3 4UJ 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 BA3 4UJ?

Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BA3 4UJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Vehicle crime1 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 BA3 4UJ

Ward
Mendip Hills
Parish
St Cuthbert Out
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

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Nearby postcodes

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

BA3 4UL520 mBA5 3EY530 mBA3 4UN680 mBA3 4UF1.2 kmBA3 4UG1.2 kmBA3 4UH1.2 km
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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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