Orchard Cottages, Ditcheat, Shepton Mallet

House prices, sold prices and local information for BA4 6QU.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£260,000

2 sales

Price range

£230k – £290k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

13 Apr 2018

BA4 6QU

At a glance

House prices£260k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station35 min walkCastle Cary station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

2 property sales on Orchard Cottages, Ditcheat, Shepton Mallet have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 13 Apr 2018. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £260,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Orchard Cottages compared

BA4 postcode area£304,517

Shepton Mallet£306,157

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Orchard Cottages has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BA4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	2	£260,000	13 Apr 2018

Sold prices on Orchard Cottages

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Orchard Cottages BA4 6QU	13 Apr 2018	£290,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, Orchard Cottages BA4 6QU	15 Mar 2017	£230,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
1, Orchard Cottages	£230,000 (Mar 2017) → £290,000 (Apr 2018)	+26% over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Orchard Cottages

Crime

1 crime was reported within about a mile of Orchard Cottages in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Burglary

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Orchard Cottages is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

East Somerset Rivers Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Orchard Cottages

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Ditcheat Primary School 89 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Ansford Academy 469 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Requires improvement Report	2.2 mi
Evercreech Church of England Primary School 198 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	2.3 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

Castle Cary station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
Bruton station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Bus Shelter (N-bound, Alhampton Road) 1 min walk
Bus Shelter (S-bound, Alhampton Road) 1 min walk
Longmans Lea (E-bound, Manor Road) 5 min walk
Longmans Lea (W-bound, Manor Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Millbrook Surgery, Castle Cary
Millbrook Gardens, Castle Cary · 2.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 9 of 10 · Crime: decile 8 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	77.0%	62.5%
Private rented	18.2%	20.3%
Social rented	4.8%	17.1%
Households	851

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	13.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	25.6%	18.6%
Residents	2,102

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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