BA5 3JS

Mendip Hills · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wells
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA5
Postcode sector
BA5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA5 3LA 57 m
BA5 3QE 73 m
BA5 3NP 82 m
BA5 3HX 89 m
BA5 3LH 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA5 3JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA5
Postcode sector
BA5 3
Latitude
51.216767
Longitude
-2.615440
British National Grid easting
357,112
British National Grid northing
146,577

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008582
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00147978
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 006B · E01029056
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 006 · E02006052

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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96 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, New Square, South Horrington Village, Wells, BA5 3JS 9 January 2026 £253,000
7, New Square, South Horrington Village, Wells, BA5 3JS 19 December 2025 £243,000
25, New Square, South Horrington Village, Wells, BA5 3JS 19 December 2023 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Horrington Primary School

    Academy converter

    738 m
  2. Stoberry Park School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Wells Cathedral School

    Other independent school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
109
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 61
  • Other theft 9
  • Public order 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Burglary 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
69

36 female, 33 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
2.0
BA5 3 residents
4,660

Age bands in BA5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

585 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.4%

315 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

785 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.6%

1,292 residents

Age 65 and over
29.6%

1,252 residents

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA5 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
67.6%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • WELLS CITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L85034

    3.2 km

  • WELLS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code L85002

    3.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • South Horrington

    BCT · Wells

    0.1 miles
  • South Horrington

    BCT · Wells

    0.1 miles
  • Knapp Hill

    BCT · Wells

    0.4 miles
  • Knapp Hill

    BCT · Wells

    0.4 miles
  • West Horrington

    BCT · West Horrington

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 006B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,620 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £253,000 from 5 recorded sales in BA5 3JS. 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

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Horrington Primary School is the nearest published school at 738 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

109 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 61 events.

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