BA22 postcode area guide — Dorset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BA22 postcode district in Dorset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BA22
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
65.5%
Gigabit-capable
65.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the BA22 postcode district (Dorset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 799 postcodes Ofcom measures in BA22, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.5%.
Around 0.3% of premises in BA22 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 BA22
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BA22 7AA | 100% | 100% |
| BA22 7AB | 0% | 0% |
| BA22 7AD | 100% | 100% |
| BA22 7AE | 0% | 0% |
| BA22 7AF | 100% | 100% |
| BA22 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| BA22 7AH | 75% | 75% |
| BA22 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BA22 7AL | 100% | 100% |
| BA22 7AN | 93.3% | 93.3% |
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Mobile signal around Dorset
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Dorset district (198,095 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
11.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BA22
Police recorded 3 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BA22 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 1 | 33.3% |
| Robbery | 1 | 33.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 33.3% |
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 BA22
Based on 226 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BA22 is £298,000, up 8.4% on the previous year (£275,000).
Detached
£435,000
88 sales
Semi-detached
£262,000
51 sales
Terraced
£218,000
57 sales
Flat / maisonette
£132,500
21 sales
Latest recorded sales in BA22
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Fennel Way | BA22 8SA |
| 15 May 2026 | £310,000 | Detached | Court Lane | BA22 9UQ |
| 13 May 2026 | £1,904,020 | Other | Steart Hill | BA22 7RF |
| 8 May 2026 | £228,000 | Terraced | Ivel Gardens | BA22 8QP |
| 1 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Highmere | BA22 8AL |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £116,050 | Semi-detached | BA22 7BB | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £350,250 | Semi-detached | Cherry Pie Lane | BA22 7AT |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Laurel Close | BA22 9EU |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Montacute Road | BA22 8FH |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £420,000 | Detached | Brambling Mews | BA22 8GP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Dorset demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Dorset district (379,579 residents, 169,261 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.2% |
| 15–29 | 17.2% |
| 30–44 | 15.5% |
| 45–64 | 22.5% |
| 65+ | 29.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.4% |
| Private rented | 16.3% |
| Social rented | 11% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BA22
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazlegrove Preparatory School | Not applicable | 2–14 | 375 | BA22 7JA |
| Ilchester Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 322 | BA22 8JL |
| Kingfisher Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 265 | BA22 8FJ |
| East Coker Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 199 | BA22 9HY |
| Countess Gytha Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 184 | BA22 7FF |
| Chilthorne Domer Church School | Primary | 4–11 | 146 | BA22 8RD |
| Chilton Bridge School | Not applicable | 6–19 | 115 | BA22 8BE |
| North Cadbury Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 100 | BA22 7DE |
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 BA22
145 rated food businesses operate in BA22. 108 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 14 Farm Street, At The Farm, At The Station Yeovil Junction, Avalon Farm Canteen, Babylonstoren (UK) Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BA22
From a sample of 79 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 BA22 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 23% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
22%
Band D
34%
Band E
25%
Band F
15%
Band G
3%
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 Dorset
Landlines around BA22 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.