BA22 8FG

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA22 8AN 214 m
BA22 8AW 406 m
BA22 8AD 421 m
BA22 8AH 547 m
BA22 8AF 559 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA22 8FG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA22
Postcode sector
BA22 8
Latitude
50.989806
Longitude
-2.559430
British National Grid easting
360,832
British National Grid northing
121,306

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008747
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00148563
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
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Trent Young's CofE Primary School

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    3.2 km
  2. Countess Gytha Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km
  3. The Gryphon School

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    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA22 8 residents
9,681

Age bands in BA22 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,708 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.7%

1,398 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

2,726 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

2,525 residents

Age 65 and over
18%

1,838 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA22 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • QUEEN CAMEL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85044

    3.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Middle Street

    BCT · Rimpton

    0.3 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Rimpton

    0.3 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Sandford Orcas

    1.0 miles
  • Adber Cross

    BCT · Adber

    1.0 miles
  • Police House

    BCT · Marston Magna

    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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Trent Young's CofE 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

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 2 events.

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