BA5 3DP postcode in South Horrington, Somerset

BA5 3DP is a postcode in South Horrington, in the Mendip Hills 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 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 0% of homes and businesses at BA5 3DP can get it Across Somerset: 76% Typical price £315,000 Homes sold in BA5 3, last 12 months. ▼ 17.9% on the year before Nearest station Castle Cary 14.2 km in a straight line

Where BA5 3DP is, and what is near it

Map of BA5 3DP and what is near it Map of BA5 3DP: its centre point, with the 209 other postcodes in the BA5 3 sector, 4 schools (3 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 250 m. BA5 3BJ: also in BA5 3BA5 3BL: also in BA5 3BA5 3BW: also in BA5 3BA5 3DE: also in BA5 3BA5 3DF: also in BA5 3BA5 3DG: also in BA5 3BA5 3DJ: also in BA5 3BA5 3DL: also in BA5 3BA5 3DN: also in BA5 3BA5 3DR: also in BA5 3BA5 3DS: also in BA5 3BA5 3DT: also in BA5 3BA5 3DU: also in BA5 3BA5 3DW: also in BA5 3BA5 3DX: also in BA5 3BA5 3DY: also in BA5 3BA5 3EA: also in BA5 3BA5 3EB: also in BA5 3BA5 3EW: also in BA5 3BA5 3FB: also in BA5 3BA5 3FP: also in BA5 3BA5 3HJ: also in BA5 3BA5 3HL: also in BA5 3BA5 3HX: also in BA5 3BA5 3JR: also in BA5 3BA5 3JS: also in BA5 3BA5 3LA: also in BA5 3BA5 3LH: also in BA5 3BA5 3NP: also in BA5 3BA5 3QE: also in BA5 3BA5 3QF: also in BA5 3BA5 3QG: also in BA5 3 School 2.6 km2 schools, 2.9–3.6 km2 GP practices, 4.0 kmMendip Hills BA5 3DP Map of BA5 3DP and what is near it Map of BA5 3DP: its centre point, with the 209 other postcodes in the BA5 3 sector, 4 schools (3 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 schools, 2.9–3.6 km2 GP practices, 4.0 kmMendip Hills BA5 3DP
  • BA5 3DP
  • Other postcodes in BA5 3: 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 51.2173, longitude -2.6023)

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 BA5 3DP?

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 BA5 3DP?

19% of the homes and businesses at BA5 3DP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BA5 3DP 0% Somerset 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BA5 3DP 19% 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 BA5 3DP?

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 BA5 3DP 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 BA5 3DP.

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 BA5 3DP: 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 BA5 3DP 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 BA5 3DP?

Homes in BA5 3 sold for a typical £315,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 49 sales, down 17.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£315,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£383,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 17.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £560,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £315,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £272,500 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £220,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole BA5 district: a typical £330,000 from 249 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 BA5 3DP

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in BA5 3DP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 May 2025. 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 BA5 3DP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,060 homes in the neighbourhood around BA5 3DP. 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 BA5 3DP

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 BA5 3DP 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 BA5 3DP?

The nearest open schools to BA5 3DP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BA5 3DP, 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 BA5 3DP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BA5 3DP is Castle Cary Rail Station, 14.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Castle Cary Rail Station Railway station 14.2 kmDrive
  • Bruton Rail Station Railway station 16.0 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 BA5 3DP, 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 BA5 3DP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BA5 3DP, 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 BA5 3DP?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BA5 3DP 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 BA5 3DP?

The nearest to the centre of BA5 3DP, 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 BA5 3DP?

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 BA5 3DP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BA5 3DP, 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 BA5 3DP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BA5 3DP, 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 BA5 3DP?

The nearest vets to the centre of BA5 3DP 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 BA5 3DP in a conservation area?

The centre of BA5 3DP 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 BA5 3DP?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of BA5 3DP 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 BA5 3DP

Ward
Mendip Hills
Parish
St Cuthbert Out
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
South Horrington
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.

BA5 3DT160 mBA5 3EA170 mBA5 3DR280 mBA5 3DL570 mBA5 3DX630 mBA5 3DW630 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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