BA7 7LY

Wincanton & Bruton · 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 7NG 384 m
BA7 7NA 512 m
BA7 7LZ 637 m
BA7 7NQ 761 m
BA7 7NX 770 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA7 7LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA7
Postcode sector
BA7 7
Latitude
51.081020
Longitude
-2.483668
British National Grid easting
366,216
British National Grid northing
131,412

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008751
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00148853
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 001C · E01029221
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 001 · E02006075

Postcode source versions

Explore BA7

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Crowbush, Hadspen, Castle Cary, BA7 7LY 1 December 2014 £512,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
2
  1. Castle Cary Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.3 km
  2. Ansford Academy

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  3. Sexey's School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA7 7 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

2

within 5 km

  • MILLBROOK SURGERY, CASTLE CARY

    MILLBROOK GARDENS, CASTLE CARY, BA7 7EE

    ODS code L85040

    2.5 km

  • BRUTON SURGERY

    PATWELL LANE, BRUTON, BA10 0EG

    ODS code L85032

    4.1 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

  • The Newt

    BCT · Welham

    0.0 miles
  • The Newt

    BCT · Welham

    0.0 miles
  • Grove Farm

    BCT · Small Way

    0.7 miles
  • Grove Farm

    BCT · Small Way

    0.7 miles
  • Shepton Montague

    BCT · Higher Shepton

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 001C, 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

16,508 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
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

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 2 secondary schools. Castle Cary Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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