BA5 2TS

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 2TE 19 m
BA5 2TL 76 m
BA5 2TP 79 m
BA5 2TT 106 m
BA5 2XG 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA5 2TS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA5
Postcode sector
BA5 2
Latitude
51.214407
Longitude
-2.638029
British National Grid easting
355,532
British National Grid northing
146,328

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
E00148118
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 008E · E01029082
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 008 · E02006054

Postcode source versions

Explore BA5

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Lewmond Avenue, Wells, BA5 2TS 30 June 2023 £450,000
6, Lewmond Avenue, Wells, BA5 2TS 1 June 2020 £304,000
3, Lewmond Avenue, Wells, BA5 2TS 10 March 2017 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Stoberry Park School

    Academy converter

    223 m
  2. Wells Cathedral School

    Other independent school

    438 m
  3. St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    879 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
800
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 273
  • Shoplifting 144
  • Public order 95
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Criminal damage and arson 59

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

23 female, 19 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.5% 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+
78.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
78.6%
Gigabit-capable
78.6%
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

    1.7 km

  • WELLS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85002

    1.7 km

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

  • St. Thomas Church

    BCT · Wells

    0.1 miles
  • St Thomas Church

    BCT · Wells

    0.1 miles
  • Hawkers Lane

    BCT · Wells

    0.2 miles
  • Hawkers Lane

    BCT · Wells

    0.2 miles
  • St Thomas Street

    BCT · Wells

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 008E, 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

30,591 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £450,000 from 1 recorded sale in BA5 2TS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Somerset is £281,571 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Stoberry Park School is the nearest published school at 223 m.

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

Recorded crime

800 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 273 events.

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