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BA5 1XA

Wells · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 1XJ 19 m
BA5 1PB 41 m
BA5 1TH 42 m
BA5 1TJ 47 m
BA5 1LN 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA5 1XA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 August 2004
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA5
Postcode sector
BA5 1
Latitude
51.203251
Longitude
-2.655195
British National Grid easting
354,322
British National Grid northing
145,098

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

    203 m

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

    Academy converter

    241 m

  3. St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    941 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,001
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 390
  • Shoplifting 148
  • Anti social behaviour 121
  • Public order 112
  • Criminal damage and arson 74

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 straight-line

  • WELLS CITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85034

    19 m

  • WELLS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85002

    19 m

Nearby transport

  • Priory Health Park

    BCT · Wells

    0.0 miles

  • Priory Health Park

    BCT · Wells

    0.0 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 203 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,001 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 390 events.

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