BA7 7BE

Castle Cary · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Castle Cary
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA7
Postcode sector
BA7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA7 7BD 29 m
BA7 7BH 30 m
BA7 7NW 49 m
BA7 7BQ 57 m
BA7 7EA 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA7 7BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA7
Postcode sector
BA7 7
Latitude
51.088367
Longitude
-2.515157
British National Grid easting
364,016
British National Grid northing
132,244

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008673
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00148576
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 002B · E01029167
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 002 · E02006076

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Ashby Place, Castle Cary, BA7 7BE 30 April 2026 £180,000
2, Ashby Place, Castle Cary, BA7 7BE 28 August 2020 £150,000
3, Ashby Place, Castle Cary, BA7 7BE 28 June 2007 £233,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. Castle Cary Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    205 m
  2. Ansford Academy

    Academy converter

    785 m
  3. Sexey's School

    Academy converter

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
237
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 119
  • Public order 27
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Vehicle crime 17
  • Burglary 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
BA7 7 residents
3,919

Age bands in BA7 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

530 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

384 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.4%

761 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,166 residents

Age 65 and over
31.4%

1,298 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA7 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • MILLBROOK SURGERY, CASTLE CARY

    MILLBROOK GARDENS, CASTLE CARY, BA7 7EE

    ODS code L85040

    164 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Horsepond Inn

    BCT · Castle Cary

    0.0 miles
  • Horse Pond Inn

    BCT · Castle Cary

    0.0 miles
  • The Horsepond

    BCT · Castle Cary

    0.0 miles
  • Town Hall

    BCT · Ansford

    0.1 miles
  • Florida Fields

    BCT · Ansford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 002B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,253 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £180,000 from 1 recorded sale in BA7 7BE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Somerset is £281,571 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Castle Cary Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 205 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

237 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 119 events.

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