BA7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Castle Cary, Ansford and South Cary, in Somerset.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BA7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BA7, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BA7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BA7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BA7 at a rate of 59.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.4 per 1,000 people across the BA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BA7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (132), other crime (35) and anti-social behaviour (29).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BA7 was 72.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in BA7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BA7 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BA7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Somerset 002B | 1,694 | 72.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.0% |
| South Somerset 002C | 1,756 | 55.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.8% |
MPs for BA7
- Sarah DykeLiberal DemocratMP for Glastonbury and Somerton99% of BA7’s postcodes
- Anna SabineLiberal DemocratMP for Frome and East Somerset1.5% of BA7’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BA71
Postcode sectors in BA71
Council1
Postcode districts next to BA76
Nearest rail stations1
More in the BA postcode area2
BA7 in brief
BA7 is a postcode district covering Castle Cary, Ansford and South Cary, in Somerset.
About 4,227 people lived in BA7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £270,000 in 2025 across 64 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 59.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BA7 was £270,000 in 2025.
BA7 had 3,913 usual residents at the census.
In BA7, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BA7, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.