# BA4 6PJ: area report for a postcode in Somerset

BA4 6PJ is a postcode in Somerset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Somerset. Open the map at BA4 6PJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [BA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba4) › [BA4 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba4-6)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Mendip 013C: 33 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5358,51.1231,BA46PJ
- **Castle Cary, 2.7 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5358,51.1231,BA46PJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5358,51.1231,BA46PJ
- **No property in BA4 6PJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.5358,51.1231,BA46PJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Mendip 013C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5358,51.1231,BA46PJ
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5358,51.1231,BA46PJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5358,51.1231,BA46PJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5358,51.1231,BA46PJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BA4 6PJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5358,51.1231,BA46PJ
- **Low road and rail noise at BA4 6PJ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5358,51.1231,BA46PJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.5358,51.1231,BA46PJ
- **5.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5358,51.1231,BA46PJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ditcheat Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ditcheat-primary-school-e123642) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2023 | £352,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £610,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2024 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2024 | £760,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2024 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,062** (July 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,062 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in Somerset earned a median of £36,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 103rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Somerset costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Somerset has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Mendip 013C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.3** (2025). Mendip 013C has a deprivation score of 17.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,706th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £565,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mendip 013C was £565,000 in 2025. Joint 3,257th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,102** (2021). Mendip 013C had 2,102 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,900th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 78.2%** (January 2026). In Mendip 013C, 78.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BA4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £293,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BA4 was £293,000 in 2025. 1,098th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,439** (2021). BA4 had 18,439 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,199th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in BA4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 63.4%** (January 2026). In BA4, 63.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Centre: 51.1231, -2.5358

Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Frome and East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/frome-and-east-somerset): Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.5358,51.1231,BA46PJ

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