# BA4 5LW: area report for a postcode in Somerset

BA4 5LW is a postcode in Somerset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Somerset. Open the map at BA4 5LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [BA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba4) › [BA4 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba4-5)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 44% on July. Mendip 006C: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5450,51.1914,BA45LW
- **Castle Cary, 10 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5450,51.1914,BA45LW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5450,51.1914,BA45LW
- **No property in BA4 5LW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.5450,51.1914,BA45LW
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Mendip 006C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5450,51.1914,BA45LW
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5450,51.1914,BA45LW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5450,51.1914,BA45LW
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5450,51.1914,BA45LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BA4 5LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5450,51.1914,BA45LW
- **Low road and rail noise at BA4 5LW**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5450,51.1914,BA45LW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.5450,51.1914,BA45LW
- **5.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5450,51.1914,BA45LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shepton-mallet-community-infants-school-and-nursery-e123660) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | – |
| [St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-vc-junior-school-e123783) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitstone-e137192) | Secondary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bowlish Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bowlish-infant-school-e123672) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2023 | £265,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £202,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| October 2023 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| January 2025 | £178,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2023 | £277,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £811,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £152,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE (610 m); GROVE HOUSE SURGERY (1 km)
- Pharmacies: SHEPTON MALLET PHARMACY (610 m); BOOTS (610 m)
- Dental practices: TOWN STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (120 m); HIGH STREET DENTAL PRACTICE - SHEPTON MALLETT (200 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Shepton Mallet (230 m, Morrisons); Aldi Shepton Mallet (380 m, Aldi); Tesco Shepton Mallet Superstore (560 m, Tesco); Co-op Shepton Mallet (770 m, The Radstock Co-operative Society)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,062** (July 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,062 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in Somerset earned a median of £36,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 103rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Somerset costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Somerset has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Mendip 006C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.5** (2025). Mendip 006C has a deprivation score of 15.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,926th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £294,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mendip 006C was £294,500 in 2025. Joint 15,692nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,506** (2021). Mendip 006C had 1,506 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,210th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 57.3%** (January 2026). In Mendip 006C, 57.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BA4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £293,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BA4 was £293,000 in 2025. 1,098th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,439** (2021). BA4 had 18,439 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,199th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in BA4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 63.4%** (January 2026). In BA4, 63.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Centre: 51.1914, -2.5450

Council: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wells and Mendip Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wells-and-mendip-hills): Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.5450,51.1914,BA45LW

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