Castle Cary

21°COvercast

• Today: 22° / 11° · 20% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:33

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom

24 reported · July 2026

• Violence & sexual offences13
• Anti-social behaviour4
• Burglary4
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Wincanton Rural West · Avon And Somerset

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

864 reported road collisions (2024)

148 killed or seriously injured · 1,215 casualties · 15.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

49 food businesses within 2 miles

• 43 rated 4–5 ★ (31 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Castle Cary (1.0 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£281,571 average▲ 4.5% YoY

Across Somerset · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,006 average monthly rent▲ 5.6% YoY

• 1 bed £685
• 2 bed £905
• 3 bed £1,124

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

8.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (7.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Morrisons (8.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Morrisons (8.2 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

8 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 148 kW
• Nearest: Millbrook Gardens Car Park SSDC (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools7
• Sports pitches7
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• British Empire Medal awarded to ‘community hero’ by The Lord Lieutenant of Somerset· 11 Sept 2026
• Walk for a Life comes to Shepton Mallet for the first time· 9 Sept 2026
• New guidance aims to prevent choking deaths· 7 Sept 2026
• New hyperacute stroke services launch across Somerset and Dorset and Somerset Council· 7 Sept 2026
• Skills for Care webinars· 7 Sept 2026

Source: Somerset Council

571,548 residents in Somerset

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

£2,561 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (27% of 272,060)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

305 schools · 77,908 pupils

218 primary · 28 secondary · 59 other

Ofsted: 100 of 138 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (72%)

265inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Somerset

551 CQC-registered services

• Care homes198
• GP practices73
• Dentists105
• Homecare agencies122
• Hospitals & hospices25

CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Somerset

• In a conservation area (Castle Cary)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 118 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

788 applications decided

87.2% granted · 687 granted, 101 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sarah Dyke

Liberal Democrat

Glastonbury and Somerton

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 5
• Con 31
• LD 62
• Grn 4
• Ref 3
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

28,445 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

114 jobs advertised · £32,716 avg

e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Paid per Shift Car Required, Drama Specialist, Commis Chef

Source: Adzuna

£711 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,473 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

58% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 50,033 certificates

10.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

77% low-carbon electricity

Solar 57% · Gas 19% · Wind 18% · Imports 4%

77 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.6 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 63 women · 62.8 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Glastonbury and Somerton:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership383 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office336 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases312 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s286 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Castle Cary Market House · 0.2 km

  Castle Cary Market House, also known as Castle Cary Town Hall, is a municipal building in the Market Place in Castle Cary, Somerset, England. The structure, which accommodates the offices of Castle Cary Town council a…

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  Castle Cary · 0.3 km

  Castle Cary is a market town and civil parish in south Somerset, England, 5 miles (8 km) north west of Wincanton and 8 miles (12.9 km) south of Shepton Mallet, at the foot of Lodge Hill and on the River Cary, a tribut…

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  Ansford · 0.3 km

  Ansford is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the northern edge of Castle Cary, with a population of 1,175.

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  Church of St Andrew, Ansford · 0.4 km

  The Church of St Andrew in Ansford, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Cary Castle · 0.4 km

  Cary Castle stood on Lodge Hill overlooking the town of Castle Cary, Somerset, England. It is a scheduled monument.

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  Church of All Saints, Castle Cary · 0.5 km

  All Saints Church in Castle Cary in the English county of Somerset dates from 1470 and is notable for its high steeple. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)