BA5 2HT

Wells · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wells
Ward
Wells
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA5
Postcode sector
BA5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA5 2BB 56 m
BA5 2HU 59 m
BA5 2HD 66 m
BA5 2HS 68 m
BA5 2BA 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA5 2HT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA5
Postcode sector
BA5 2
Latitude
51.208409
Longitude
-2.654281
British National Grid easting
354,391
British National Grid northing
145,671

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
E00148109
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 008B · E01029079
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 008 · E02006054

Postcode source versions

Explore BA5

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Melrose Avenue, Wells, BA5 2HT 29 January 2020 £230,000
25, Melrose Avenue, Wells, BA5 2HT 14 June 2019 £140,000
3, Melrose Avenue, Wells, BA5 2HT 26 May 2005 £171,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    444 m
  2. The Blue School

    Academy converter

    445 m
  3. St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School

    Academy converter

    562 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,028
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 396
  • Shoplifting 148
  • Anti social behaviour 124
  • Public order 115
  • Criminal damage and arson 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

13 female, 5 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
1.3
BA5 2 residents
7,655

Age bands in BA5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

1,086 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

800 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

1,435 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,123 residents

Age 65 and over
29.4%

2,270 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • WELLS CITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85034

    562 m

  • WELLS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85002

    562 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Welsford Avenue

    BCT · Wells

    0.1 miles
  • Welsford Avenue

    BCT · Wells

    0.1 miles
  • Chamberlain Street

    BCT · Wells

    0.1 miles
  • Chamberlain Street

    BCT · Wells

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Wells

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 008B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,518 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
8
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 444 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,028 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 396 events.

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