BA22 7XJ

Castle Cary · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA22
Postcode sector
BA22 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA22 7RQ 3 m
BA22 7RG 449 m
BA22 7RH 776 m
BA22 7RA 930 m
BA22 7QS 972 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA22 7XJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2003
Terminated
1 June 2004
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA22
Postcode sector
BA22 7
Latitude
51.029808
Longitude
-2.621018
British National Grid easting
356,547
British National Grid northing
125,789

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008764
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00148567
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 006B · E01029165
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 006 · E02006080

Postcode source versions

Explore BA22

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Countess Gytha Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km
  2. Hazlegrove Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    3.5 km
  3. Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Other theft 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Public order 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA22 7 residents
3,944

Age bands in BA22 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

595 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

339 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.4%

615 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

1,123 residents

Age 65 and over
28.9%

1,087 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEEN CAMEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST CAMEL ROAD, QUEEN CAMEL, YEOVIL, BA22 7LT

    ODS code L85044

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • West Camel

    BCT · West Camel

    1.1 miles
  • Parsonage Road

    BCT · West Camel

    1.1 miles
  • Fleet Air Arm Museum

    BCT · Stockwitch Cross

    1.2 miles
  • Fury Car Park

    BCT · Yeovilton

    1.2 miles
  • Fleet Air Arm Museum

    BCT · Stockwitch Cross

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 006B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,898 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Countess Gytha Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.