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BA5 2LH

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA5 2LD 10 m
BA5 2LQ 39 m
BA5 2QW 65 m
BA5 2QN 126 m
BA5 2SS 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA5 2LH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2013
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA5
Postcode sector
BA5 2
Latitude
51.211913
Longitude
-2.646657
British National Grid easting
354,927
British National Grid northing
146,056

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
E00148127
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 005D · E01029083
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 005 · E02006051

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 Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    217 m

  2. Wells Cathedral School

    Other independent school

    228 m

  3. Stoberry Park School

    Academy converter

    498 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,088
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 440
  • Shoplifting 148
  • Anti social behaviour 124
  • Public order 120
  • Criminal damage and arson 81

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

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 straight-line

  • WELLS CITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85034

    1.1 km

  • WELLS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85002

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • New Street

    BCT · Wells

    0.0 miles

  • New Street

    BCT · Wells

    0.0 miles

  • The Liberty

    BCT · Wells

    0.0 miles

  • The Liberty

    BCT · Wells

    0.1 miles

  • Mendip West Slinky - Wells destination D

    BCT · Wells

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 005D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,982 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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 Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 217 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,088 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 440 events.

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