Beacon is in Doulting, Shepton Mallet and in Mendip district.
BA4 4LA is located in the Cranmore, Doulting and Nunney electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of Somerton and Frome. This postcode has been in use
since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Beacon, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4LA and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
| Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knapps Farm Beacon, Shepton Mallet, Somerset Other, an established residential building | £1,640,000 | 2020-09-02 | £1,843,455 |
| Mendip House Beacon, Shepton Mallet, Somerset Detached, an established residential building | £358,000 | 2003-07-18 | £828,544 |
| Mendip House Beacon, Shepton Mallet, Somerset Detached, an established residential building | £222,500 | 1999-10-14 | £963,611 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke St Michael Primary School Moonshill Road , Stoke St Michael BA3 5LG | 2out of 4 | 2,245 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Oakhill Church School Oakhill , BA3 5AQ | 3out of 4 | 2,262 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Chelynch Park , BA4 4PL | 3out of 4 | 2,541 yd | Voluntary aided school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery Waterloo Road , BA4 5HE | 3out of 4 | 3,701 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School Paul Street , BA4 5LA | 3out of 4 | 3,975 yd | Voluntary controlled school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstone Charlton Road , BA4 5PF | 3out of 4 | 3,756 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Hallows School Cranmore Hall , East Cranmore BA4 4SF | - not rated | 4,185 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Downside School , BA3 4RJ | - not rated | 5,454 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Waggon and Horses Inn | The Wagon And Horses Inn, Old Frome Road | 8 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
| Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s | 100.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s | 100.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s | 100.0% |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
According to police statistics, there was no crime reported
in Beacon area in year 2023. This neighbourhood is very safe.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
BA4 4LA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.
The percentage of retired residents living in BA4 4LA area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 32% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.
| Full-Time Employee | 85 |
| Retired | 78 |
| Part-Time Employee | 32 |
| Self-Employed | 30 |
| Looking after home or family | 12 |
| Other | 4 |
| Student (economically inactive) | 3 |
| Unemployed | 1 |
| Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 0 |
| Long-Term Sick or disabled | 0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 27 |
| Education | 26 |
| Manufacturing | 16 |
| Human health and social work activities | 14 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 14 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 10 |
| Transport and storage | 10 |
| Other | 9 |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 8 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 8 |
| Information and communication | 7 |
| Construction | 7 |
| Mining and quarrying | 3 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 3 |
| Real estate activities | 1 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 1 |
| Female | 133 |
| Male | 150 |
| Single | 54 |
| Married: Opposite sex | 146 |
| Separated | 9 |
| Divorced | 20 |
| Widowed | 16 |
| Very good health | 139 |
| Good health | 97 |
| Fair health | 39 |
| Bad health | 10 |
| No qualifications | 46 |
| 1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 27 |
| 5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 30 |
| Apprenticeship | 17 |
| HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 39 |
| Degree or Similar | 83 |
| Other | 4 |
| White | 285 |
| United Kingdom | 270 |
| European Union | 5 |
| Africa | 5 |
| The Americas and the Caribbean | 1 |
| Oceania | 2 |
| British Overseas | 1 |
| Born in the UK | 270 |
| 10+ Years | 11 |
| 5-10 Years | 2 |
| 2-5 Years | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 225 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |
| South and Eastern Africa | 1 |
| North America and the Caribbean | 1 |
| No passport held | 55 |
| No religion | 102 |
| Christian | 165 |
| Jewish | 1 |
| Not answered | 17 |