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BA5 1PB

Wells · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wells
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills
Postcode district
BA5
Postcode sector
BA5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA5 1TH 5 m
BA5 1XJ 46 m
BA5 1TN 76 m
BA5 1LN 83 m
BA5 1TJ 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA5 1PB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA5
Postcode sector
BA5 1
Latitude
51.203060
Longitude
-2.655693
British National Grid easting
354,287
British National Grid northing
145,077

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Wells · E05014388
Parish or community
E04008595
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00186635
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 008D · E01029081
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 008 · E02006054

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School

    Academy converter

    181 m

  2. St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School

    Academy converter

    211 m

  3. St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    976 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
997
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 388
  • Shoplifting 148
  • Anti social behaviour 121
  • Public order 112
  • Criminal damage and arson 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA5 1 residents
6,830

Age bands in BA5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

981 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

651 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.3%

1,283 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

2,081 residents

Age 65 and over
28.6%

1,999 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • WELLS CITY PRACTICE

    PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE, PRIORY HEALTH PARK, GLASTONBURY ROAD, WELLS, BA5 1XJ

    ODS code L85034

    46 m

  • WELLS HEALTH CENTRE

    PRIORY HEALTH PARK, GLASTONBURY ROAD, WELLS, BA5 1XJ

    ODS code L85002

    46 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Priory Health Park

    BCT · Wells

    0.0 miles

  • Priory Health Park

    BCT · Wells

    0.1 miles

  • Bishopslea Close

    BCT · Wells

    0.2 miles

  • Jocelyn Drive Turn

    BCT · Wells

    0.2 miles

  • Jocelyn Drive Turn

    BCT · Wells

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 008D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,228 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School is the nearest published school at 181 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

997 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 388 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.