BA20 postcode area guide — Somerset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BA20 postcode district in Somerset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BA20
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
96.9%
Gigabit-capable
96.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BA20 postcode district (Somerset) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 433 postcodes Ofcom measures in BA20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 96.9%.
Around 0% of premises in BA20 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BA20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BA20 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| BA20 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| BA20 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| BA20 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| BA20 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| BA20 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
| BA20 1AR | 100% | 100% |
| BA20 1AS | 100% | 100% |
| BA20 1AW | 100% | 100% |
| BA20 1AY | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Somerset
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Somerset district (287,293 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
79.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
98%
5G outdoors — all networks
1.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BA20
Police recorded 251 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BA20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 97 | 38.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 54 | 21.5% |
| Shoplifting | 41 | 16.3% |
| Public order | 14 | 5.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 4.4% |
| Other theft | 11 | 4.4% |
| Burglary | 6 | 2.4% |
| Robbery | 5 | 2.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BA20
Based on 133 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BA20 is £255,000, up 4.1% on the previous year (£245,000).
Detached
£425,000
32 sales
Semi-detached
£268,000
37 sales
Terraced
£195,000
35 sales
Flat / maisonette
£100,000
19 sales
Latest recorded sales in BA20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £113,000 | Terraced | Ashmead | BA20 2SG |
| 20 May 2026 | £90,000 | Flat | Preston Road | BA20 2BY |
| 15 May 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Huish | BA20 1BG |
| 8 May 2026 | £745,000 | Detached | Nash Lane | BA20 2HN |
| 8 May 2026 | £407,500 | Semi-detached | Helena Road | BA20 2HQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £595,000 | Detached | Tarratt Road | BA20 2LJ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Seaton Road | BA20 2AW |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £169,500 | Terraced | Everton Road | BA20 1UF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £290,000 | Detached | Beaconfield Road | BA20 2JW |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Ivy Walk | BA20 2NU |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Somerset demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Somerset district (571,548 residents, 250,124 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.9% |
| 15–29 | 19.8% |
| 30–44 | 16.9% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 24.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.5% |
| Private rented | 17.8% |
| Social rented | 8.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BA20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 420 | BA20 2DU |
| Huish Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 420 | BA20 1AY |
| Holy Trinity Church School | Primary | 4–11 | 419 | BA20 2PW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BA20
219 rated food businesses operate in BA20. 176 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 7 Days Ltd Market, Accelerate Mini Gym, Appletree Children's Nursery Ltd, Asda Stores Ltd & Petrol Station, ASK Italian also trades as Coco Di Mama.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BA20
From a sample of 84 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 BA20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
10%
Band C
33%
Band D
36%
Band E
18%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Somerset
Landlines around BA20 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.
