BA7 postcode area guide — Somerset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BA7 postcode district in Somerset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BA7
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.7%
Gigabit-capable
83.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BA7 postcode district (Somerset) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 203 postcodes Ofcom measures in BA7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.7%.
Around 0% of premises in BA7 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 BA7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BA7 7AA | 100% | 57.1% |
| BA7 7AB | 100% | 100% |
| BA7 7AD | 100% | 85% |
| BA7 7AE | 100% | 95.2% |
| BA7 7AF | 100% | 100% |
| BA7 7AG | 100% | 85.7% |
| BA7 7AH | 100% | 75% |
| BA7 7AL | 100% | 100% |
| BA7 7AN | 100% | 90.5% |
| BA7 7AR | 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 BA7
Police recorded 24 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BA7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 11 | 45.8% |
| Public order | 4 | 16.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 12.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 12.5% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 8.3% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 4.2% |
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 BA7
Based on 62 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BA7 is £245,000, down 18.3% on the previous year (£300,000).
Detached
£532,500
13 sales
Semi-detached
£270,000
17 sales
Terraced
£225,000
24 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,500
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in BA7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Brookfields | BA7 7BS |
| 6 May 2026 | £212,000 | Terraced | Station Road | BA7 7BU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Ashby Place | BA7 7BE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £317,000 | Semi-detached | Brookfields | BA7 7BS |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced | Ansford Hill | BA7 7JN |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced | South Street | BA7 7ES |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £249,000 | Terraced | Brookfields | BA7 7BS |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £835,000 | Detached | BA7 7LX | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £75,500 | Flat | Station Road | BA7 7NL |
| 11 Mar 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached | Florida Street | BA7 7AE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 BA7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansford Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 469 | BA7 7JJ |
| Castle Cary Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 177 | BA7 7EH |
| Lovington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 35 | BA7 7PX |
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 BA7
44 rated food businesses operate in BA7. 28 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ansford Academy, Belly, Brue Farm Day Nursery, Cary Brook, Carymoor Environmental Centre.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BA7
From a sample of 79 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BA7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
11%
Band B
18%
Band C
18%
Band D
30%
Band E
14%
Band F
8%
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
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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.