BA8 0DH postcode in Templecombe, Somerset

BA8 0DH is a postcode in Templecombe, in the Blackmoor Vale 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 January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 BA8 0DH can get it Across Somerset: 76% Typical price £250,000 Homes sold in BA8 0, last 12 months. ▼ 21.1% on the year before Nearest station Templecombe 500 m in a straight line

Where BA8 0DH is, and what is near it

Map of BA8 0DH and what is near it Map of BA8 0DH: its centre point, with the 211 other postcodes in the BA8 0 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BA8 0BY: also in BA8 0BA8 0BZ: also in BA8 0BA8 0DG: also in BA8 0BA8 0DL: also in BA8 0BA8 0HA: also in BA8 0BA8 0HB: also in BA8 0BA8 0HD: also in BA8 0BA8 0HE: also in BA8 0BA8 0HF: also in BA8 0BA8 0HG: also in BA8 0BA8 0HJ: also in BA8 0BA8 0HN: also in BA8 0BA8 0HP: also in BA8 0BA8 0HQ: also in BA8 0BA8 0HR: also in BA8 0BA8 0HW: also in BA8 0BA8 0JA: also in BA8 0BA8 0JB: also in BA8 0BA8 0JD: also in BA8 0BA8 0JE: also in BA8 0BA8 0JF: also in BA8 0BA8 0JH: also in BA8 0BA8 0JJ: also in BA8 0BA8 0JL: also in BA8 0BA8 0JN: also in BA8 0BA8 0JP: also in BA8 0BA8 0JR: also in BA8 0BA8 0JS: also in BA8 0BA8 0JT: also in BA8 0BA8 0JW: also in BA8 0BA8 0JX: also in BA8 0 School 1.8 km2 places, 5.3–5.6 km2 places, 5.7–9.7 kmTemplecombe BA8 0DH Map of BA8 0DH and what is near it Map of BA8 0DH: its centre point, with the 211 other postcodes in the BA8 0 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 5.3–5.6 kmGP 9.0 kmTemplecombe BA8 0DH
  • BA8 0DH
  • Other postcodes in BA8 0: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 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 51.0055, longitude -2.4152)

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 BA8 0DH?

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 BA8 0DH?

Every home and business at BA8 0DH 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)

BA8 0DH 0% Somerset 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BA8 0DH 100% 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 BA8 0DH?

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 BA8 0DH 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 BA8 0DH.

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 BA8 0DH: 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 BA8 0DH 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 BA8 0DH?

Homes in BA8 0 sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, down 21.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£250,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£316,750 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 21.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £420,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £270,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £195,000 15 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 BA8 district: a typical £250,000 from 41 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 BA8 0DH

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BA8 0DH 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 BA8 0DH

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BA8 0DH. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BA8 0DH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,010 homes in the neighbourhood around BA8 0DH. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band B. 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 BA8 0DH

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 B, the most common, is £1,992.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (9%)£1,707
Band Babout 310 (31%)£1,992
Band Cabout 200 (20%)£2,276
Band Dabout 180 (18%)£2,561
Band Eabout 120 (12%)£3,130
Band Fabout 50 (5%)£3,699
Band Gabout 50 (5%)£4,268
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,121

When the homes were built

  1. 18% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 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 BA8 0DH is in (ONS area E01029156), 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 BA8 0DH?

The nearest open schools to BA8 0DH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BA8 0DH, 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 BA8 0DH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BA8 0DH is Templecombe Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Templecombe Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Sherborne 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.

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Marconi, 122 m away.

More stations near BA8 0DH, 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 BA8 0DH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BA8 0DH, 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 BA8 0DH?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BA8 0DH 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 BA8 0DH?

The nearest to the centre of BA8 0DH, 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 BA8 0DH?

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 vets are near BA8 0DH?

The nearest vets to the centre of BA8 0DH 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 BA8 0DH in a conservation area?

The centre of BA8 0DH 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 BA8 0DH?

Police.uk records 9 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BA8 0DH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Violence and sexual offences1 report
Burglary1 report
Shoplifting1 report
Other theft1 report

Also: 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 BA8 0DH

Ward
Blackmoor Vale
Parish
Abbas and Templecombe
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Templecombe
Rural or urban
Larger 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

Around BA8 0DH

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

BA8 0 sector BA8 district BA postcode area Templecombe postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

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

BA8 0HB200 mBA8 0BY200 mBA8 0DG210 mBA8 0BZ250 mBA8 0HR270 mBA8 0HJ280 m
All of BA8

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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