Within two miles of BA11 3QG
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Road closed: Top Lane (Somerset Council)
21 Aug to 16 Oct. Under way. Road repairs in the road. The road will be closed.
Top Lane, Mells, Frome -
Detached house sold for £570,000
Freehold. Completed 29 Apr 2026.
7 Fairview, Mells, Frome, BA11 3PP -
Detached house sold for £750,000
Freehold. Completed 27 Jul 2026.
Oaklands, Mells Lane, Chantry, Frome, BA11 3LW
Sold prices
- Detached£750k2 sales
- Oaklands, Mells Lane Detached house · Mon 27 Jul £750,000
- 7 Fairview, Mells Detached house · Wed 29 Apr £570,000
Sales appear a month or two after they complete. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Planning
Earlier this month 4
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Approved: Tree work at 4 Hollycroft Fairview To Park Hill Mells Frome
T1 - Beech - Reduce crown by 1-2m. Thin remaining crown by 20%. T2 - Ash - Remove heavily weighted limb on eastern aspect of crown (approx 7-8m) & Remove major deadwood. T3 - Goat Willow - Crown raise to 2.5m. Reduce western aspect of crown by 3m.
4 Hollycroft Fairview To Park Hill Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3PJ -
Approved: Conditions sign-off at Branch Farm Branch Farm Lane Mells Frome
Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) on planning consent 2026/0951/FUL
Branch Farm Branch Farm Lane Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3RE -
Approved: Tree work at 1 Rectory Cottages Selwood Street Mells Frome
T1 (Willow) - Repollard.
1 Rectory Cottages Selwood Street Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3PN -
Approved: Tree work at 1 Rectory Cottages Selwood Street Mells Frome
T1 (Willow) - Repollard.
1 Rectory Cottages Selwood Street Mells Frome Somerset BA11 3PN
Roads
On now 1
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Road closed: Top Lane (Somerset Council)
21 Aug to 16 Oct. Under way. Road repairs in the road. The road will be closed.
Top Lane, Mells, Frome
Coming up 1
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Road closed: Vobster Cross To Hatchet Hill (Openreach)
9 Nov to 11 Nov. Work on pipes or cables on the verge. The road will be closed.
Vobster Cross To Hatchet Hill, Mells, Frome
From the government’s Street Manager service, updated monthly.
Food & drink
No new hygiene scores or food places in the last month.
What’s on
No licensed events or applications nearby.
Businesses
Other services 26
- Mells Village Post OfficePost office · 0.2 miles
- SmithsAdvertising agency · 10m
- Kapow Pest ControlPest control service · 0.2 miles
- Triple RockBusiness consulting · 0.3 miles
- Space Creative PartnershipAdvertising agency · 0.3 miles
- Mercer DesignAdvertising agency · 0.3 miles
- Planos HolidaysTravel agent · 0.3 miles
- Western Skip Hire Ltd.Industrial equipment manufacturer · 0.4 miles
- Junk It or Move ItStorage facility · 0.5 miles
- Heidelberg Materials AggregatesMasonry concrete · 0.5 miles
- Bath Granite & MarbleProfessional service · 0.6 miles
- Heidelberg Materials Ready-mixed ConcreteMasonry concrete · 0.6 miles
- Wadbury CampFort · 0.7 miles
- Tedbury Scout CampsitePrinting service · 1.0 miles
- 2 Ants 4 AerialsTelecommunications service · 1.4 miles
- Iron-Age ForgeMetal fabricator · 1.4 miles
- The Bell InnFood and drink · 1.5 miles
- 20 Percent ChallengeProfessional service · 1.5 miles
- TJM AssociatesBusiness consulting · 1.6 miles
- TarmacIndustrial company · 1.8 miles
- Charltons Gates & FencingManufacturer · 1.8 miles
- Charlton GatesCommercial industrial · 1.9 miles
- BluemarlinAdvertising agency · 1.9 miles
- Babington HousePrivate association · 1.9 miles
- Vallis VegFarm · 2.0 miles
- JW Waste RecyclingGarbage collection service · 2.0 miles
Community and faith 9
- St Andrew's ChurchAnglican or episcopal place of worship · 0.2 miles
- St Mary Magdalene's ChurchChristian place of worship · 1.2 miles
- Walled Garden Community NurseryCharity organization · 0.2 miles
- Mells Group of ChurchesChristian place of worship · 0.2 miles
- 1st Mells (St Andrews)Scout hall · 0.2 miles
- St George's, WhatleyAnglican or episcopal place of worship · 0.9 miles
- St Mary Magdalene, Great ElmAnglican or episcopal place of worship · 1.2 miles
- Holy Trinity, ChantryAnglican or episcopal place of worship · 1.3 miles
- St Margaret's ChurchChristian place of worship · 1.9 miles
Shops 9
- South West Street ClothingClothing store · 1.2 miles
- CPM GroupBuilding supply store · 1.6 miles
- Charltons Timber StoreLumber store · 1.8 miles
- PerudoToy store · 0.1 miles
- Hillside StudiosRecording and rehearsal studio · 0.4 miles
- Bath Cast StoneBuilding supply store · 1.0 miles
- Helping Hands Cleaning CoBuilding supply store · 1.8 miles
- Maple Leaf RestorationShopping · 1.9 miles
- Back in GlassShopping · 2.0 miles
Trades and home 8
- The Walled Garden at MellsBotanical garden · 0.2 miles 5
- Alan P GardinerContractor · 130m
- Heidelberg Materials AsphaltStone and masonry · 0.7 miles
- J C JoineryCarpenter · 1.4 miles
- John Scott BuildersContractor · 1.4 miles
- IcfdirectBuilding or construction service · 1.8 miles
- Rebastone MasonryContractor · 2.0 miles
- Architectural Mould ServicesArchitect · 2.0 miles
Eat and drink 5
Learning and childcare 5
Food shops 4
Hair and beauty 4
Places to stay 4
Cars and bikes 3
Fitness and sport 2
Arts and nights out 2
Health 1
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Schools
Every school near here 1
- Mells Church First School School remains Good (2021)
State schools and nurseries, with their latest Ofsted result. Tap a school for its full report on the Ofsted website.
Charities
Charities based near here 15
- Mells Village Hall MANAGEMENT OF VILLAGE HALL
- Long And Almshouse Charity PROVISION OF TWO RESIDENCES FOR RESIDENTS OF THE PARISH OF MELLS & VOBSTER, SOMERSET.
- State Ceramics
- Mells Nursery Provision of high quality nursery day care to children between the ages of 2 and 5 years.
- Mells First School Pfa (Parents And Friends Assoc) Mells First School PFA is a Parents and Friends Association raising money in the local community to directly benefit the children of Mells…
- Col Wilfred Horatio Micholls Deceased Charitable Trust Fund The trustees consider the wishes of the testator in considering donees.
- The M J Samuel Charitable Trust The Trustees can benefit such charitable bodies associations and organisations as see they see fit.
- The Hon A G Samuel Charitable Trust The Trustees aim to distribute the net income each year in accordance with the terms of the Trust Deed.
- Great Elm Village Hall Management Committee A village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Great Elm in the county of Somerset (hereinafter called the area of…
- Jackdaws Educational Trust The charity holds music courses and weekends for adults as well as organising music events for children.
- The Work Ready Academy
- The Babington Charity Meets once a year in November to distribute small grants
- Vobster Village Trust monitor money that the trust have invested from the sale of land.support local community events through funding.
- National Traction Engine Trust To encourage and promote public interest in the preservation of historical steam powered road vehicles, fairground and agricultural…
- St Margaret'S Babington Charitable Trust The Charity owns and manages a former Parish Church that stands within its own Churchyard. The main activity of the Charity is the…
From the Charity Commission register. We show the street only, never trustees’ names.
Crime
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