BA4 5AT postcode in Shepton Mallet, Somerset

BA4 5AT is a postcode in Shepton Mallet, in the Shepton Mallet ward of Somerset. It is in the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since December 2001.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Somerset: 76% Typical price £255,000 Homes sold in BA4 5, last 12 months. ▲ 4.1% on the year before Nearest station Castle Cary 10.1 km in a straight line

Where BA4 5AT is, and what is near it

Map of BA4 5AT and what is near it Map of BA4 5AT: its centre point, with the 284 other postcodes in the BA4 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. BA4 5AA: also in BA4 5BA4 5AD: also in BA4 5BA4 5AE: also in BA4 5BA4 5AL: also in BA4 5BA4 5AN: also in BA4 5BA4 5AQ: also in BA4 5BA4 5AS: also in BA4 5BA4 5AX: also in BA4 5BA4 5AZ: also in BA4 5BA4 5BB: also in BA4 5BA4 5BD: also in BA4 5BA4 5BE: also in BA4 5BA4 5BG: also in BA4 5BA4 5BH: also in BA4 5BA4 5BJ: also in BA4 5BA4 5BL: also in BA4 5BA4 5BN: also in BA4 5BA4 5BP: also in BA4 5BA4 5BS: also in BA4 5BA4 5BT: also in BA4 5BA4 5BU: also in BA4 5BA4 5BW: also in BA4 5BA4 5BX: also in BA4 5BA4 5BY: also in BA4 5BA4 5DB: also in BA4 5BA4 5DD: also in BA4 5BA4 5DF: also in BA4 5BA4 5DG: also in BA4 5BA4 5DH: also in BA4 5BA4 5DJ: also in BA4 5BA4 5DL: also in BA4 5BA4 5DN: also in BA4 5BA4 5DS: also in BA4 5BA4 5DT: also in BA4 5BA4 5DU: also in BA4 5BA4 5DW: also in BA4 5BA4 5DX: also in BA4 5BA4 5DY: also in BA4 5BA4 5EA: also in BA4 5BA4 5EB: also in BA4 5BA4 5EE: also in BA4 5BA4 5EF: also in BA4 5BA4 5EG: also in BA4 5BA4 5EH: also in BA4 5BA4 5EL: also in BA4 5BA4 5EN: also in BA4 5BA4 5EQ: also in BA4 5BA4 5EW: also in BA4 5BA4 5FE: also in BA4 5BA4 5FJ: also in BA4 5BA4 5FP: also in BA4 5BA4 5FQ: also in BA4 5BA4 5GX: also in BA4 5BA4 5HA: also in BA4 5BA4 5HB: also in BA4 5BA4 5HE: also in BA4 5BA4 5HP: also in BA4 5BA4 5HR: also in BA4 5BA4 5HS: also in BA4 5BA4 5HW: also in BA4 5BA4 5HY: also in BA4 5BA4 5LA: also in BA4 5BA4 5LD: also in BA4 5BA4 5LE: also in BA4 5BA4 5LF: also in BA4 5BA4 5LG: also in BA4 5BA4 5LH: also in BA4 5BA4 5LJ: also in BA4 5BA4 5LL: also in BA4 5BA4 5LN: also in BA4 5BA4 5LP: also in BA4 5BA4 5LQ: also in BA4 5BA4 5LR: also in BA4 5BA4 5LS: also in BA4 5BA4 5LT: also in BA4 5BA4 5LW: also in BA4 5BA4 5LX: also in BA4 5BA4 5LY: also in BA4 5BA4 5LZ: also in BA4 5BA4 5NH: also in BA4 5BA4 5NP: also in BA4 5BA4 5NW: also in BA4 5BA4 5NY: also in BA4 5BA4 5NZ: also in BA4 5BA4 5PE: also in BA4 5BA4 5PF: also in BA4 5BA4 5PJ: also in BA4 5BA4 5QP: also in BA4 5BA4 5RE: also in BA4 5BA4 5RL: also in BA4 5BA4 5RP: also in BA4 5BA4 5RT: also in BA4 5BA4 5RW: also in BA4 5BA4 5SB: also in BA4 5BA4 5SE: also in BA4 5BA4 5SF: also in BA4 5BA4 5SG: also in BA4 5BA4 5SQ: also in BA4 5BA4 5TF: also in BA4 5BA4 5TH: also in BA4 5BA4 5TJ: also in BA4 5BA4 5TT: also in BA4 5BA4 5TU: also in BA4 5BA4 5TW: also in BA4 5BA4 5TX: also in BA4 5BA4 5TY: also in BA4 5BA4 5TZ: also in BA4 5BA4 5UA: also in BA4 5BA4 5UB: also in BA4 5BA4 5UJ: also in BA4 5BA4 5UP: also in BA4 5BA4 5UR: also in BA4 5BA4 5UY: also in BA4 5BA4 5XA: also in BA4 5BA4 5XD: also in BA4 5BA4 5XF: also in BA4 5BA4 5YA: also in BA4 5BA4 5YB: also in BA4 5BA4 5YD: also in BA4 5BA4 5YE: also in BA4 5BA4 5YF: also in BA4 5BA4 5YQ: also in BA4 5 Grove House Surgery 750 mOakhill Surgery 4.1 kmBruton station 11.1 kmShepton Mallet BA4 5AT Map of BA4 5AT and what is near it Map of BA4 5AT: its centre point, with the 284 other postcodes in the BA4 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Shepton Mallet BA4 5AT
  • BA4 5AT
  • Other postcodes in BA4 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 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 51.1893, longitude -2.5476)

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 BA4 5AT?

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 BA4 5AT?

Every home and business at BA4 5AT can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Somerset: 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Somerset: 95%

The line marks the figure across Somerset.

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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 BA4 5AT?

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 BA4 5AT 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 BA4 5AT.

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 BA4 5AT: 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 BA4 5AT 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 BA4 5AT?

Homes in BA4 5 sold for a typical £255,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 113 sales, up 4.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£255,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£245,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £402,500 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £272,000 35 sales
  • Terraced £222,500 37 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £145,000 17 sales

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

Across the whole BA4 district: a typical £281,500 from 214 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 BA4 5AT

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BA4 5AT 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 BA4 5AT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 850 homes in the neighbourhood around BA4 5AT. The largest share of them, 40%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (29%). 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 BA4 5AT

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 £3,130 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,276.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (14%)£1,707
Band Babout 270 (32%)£1,992
Band Cabout 340 (40%)£2,276
Band Dabout 100 (12%)£2,561
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£3,130
Band Fwithheld£3,699
Band Gwithheld£4,268
Band Hfewer than 5£5,121

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 29% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 20% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 BA4 5AT is in (ONS area E01029066), 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 BA4 5AT?

The nearest open schools to BA4 5AT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BA4 5AT, 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 BA4 5AT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BA4 5AT is Castle Cary Rail Station, 10.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Castle Cary Rail Station Railway station 10.1 kmDrive
  • Bruton Rail Station Railway station 11.1 kmDrive

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest ALDI, 134 m away.

More stations near BA4 5AT, 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 BA4 5AT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BA4 5AT, 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 BA4 5AT?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BA4 5AT 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 BA4 5AT?

The nearest to the centre of BA4 5AT, 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 BA4 5AT?

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 BA4 5AT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BA4 5AT, 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 BA4 5AT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BA4 5AT, 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 BA4 5AT?

The nearest vets to the centre of BA4 5AT 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 BA4 5AT in a conservation area?

The centre of BA4 5AT 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 BA4 5AT?

Police.uk records 60 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BA4 5AT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences26 reports
Anti-social behaviour8 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Other theft4 reports
Public order3 reports

Also: vehicle crime 2, burglary 1, drugs 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

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 BA4 5AT

Ward
Shepton Mallet
Parish
Shepton Mallet
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Shepton Mallet
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
December 2001

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

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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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