PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Shepton Mallet

Housing in BA4 9TR

What the homes in BA4 9TR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,491 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (34.1%). Flats make up 16%, below the 22.2% across England.

BA4 9TREngland
Detached34.1%22.9%
Semi-detached20.7%31.5%
Terraced29.2%23%
Purpose-built flat10.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74% of households in the BA4 9TR area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 42.4% own outright and 31.6% with a mortgage.

BA4 9TR
74%
23%
England
  • Owned74%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented22.8%20.5%
  • Social rented2.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BA4 9TREngland
Owned outright42.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council0.1%8.3%
From a housing association2.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BA4 9TREngland
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.1%). 20.9% of households include dependent children.

BA4 9TREngland
Living alone, under 6615.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.3%12.8%
Couple, no children21.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Somerset

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Somerset (August 2026, +6.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SomersetEngland
All homes£1,016£1,459
One bedroom£692£1,195
Two bedrooms£913£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,135£1,489
Four or more£1,619£2,161
Detached£1,392£1,640
Semi-detached£1,097£1,449
Terraced£1,016£1,435
Flat or maisonette£788£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BA4 9TR (Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip) (about 1,491 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes