BA5 3QL

Shepton Mallet · 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 3QR 63 m
BA5 3QU 74 m
BA5 3QX 101 m
BA5 3QN 104 m
BA5 3QT 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA5 3QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA5
Postcode sector
BA5 3
Latitude
51.196605
Longitude
-2.584186
British National Grid easting
359,277
British National Grid northing
144,317

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008552
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00147996
Lower layer super output area
Mendip 013B · E01029059
Middle layer super output area
Mendip 013 · E02006059

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Alma Cottage, Long Street, Croscombe, Wells, BA5 3QL 12 September 2025 £419,500
Sheppey Race Cottages, 2, Long Street, Croscombe, Wells, BA5 3QL 8 November 2023 £220,000
Alma Cottage, Long Street, Croscombe, Wells, BA5 3QL 25 November 2022 £406,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Croscombe Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    116 m
  2. Bowlish Infant School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  3. Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery

    Community school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
31
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Public order 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

10 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.4% 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+
55.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
55.6%
Gigabit-capable
55.6%
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

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    WEST SHEPTON, SHEPTON MALLET, BA4 5UH

    ODS code L85053

    2.1 km

  • PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANNARDS GRAVE ROAD, SHEPTON MALLET, BA4 5RT

    ODS code L85043

    2.9 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

  • Primary School

    BCT · Croscombe

    0.1 miles
  • Croscombe Primary School

    BCT · Croscombe

    0.1 miles
  • The George Inn

    BCT · Croscombe

    0.2 miles
  • The George Inn

    BCT · Croscombe

    0.2 miles
  • Fayreway

    BCT · Croscombe

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mendip 013B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,049 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
4
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 £412,750 from 4 recorded sales in BA5 3QL. 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. Croscombe Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 116 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

31 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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