# BA5 1GU: area report for a postcode in Somerset

BA5 1GU 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 BA5 1GU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) › [BA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba5) › [BA5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 56% on July. Mendip 005F: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6681,51.2108,BA51GU
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6681,51.2108,BA51GU
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6681,51.2108,BA51GU
- **No property in BA5 1GU 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=-2.6681,51.2108,BA51GU
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Mendip 005F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6681,51.2108,BA51GU
- **£282,062 average price**: For the whole of Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6681,51.2108,BA51GU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6681,51.2108,BA51GU
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6681,51.2108,BA51GU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BA5 1GU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6681,51.2108,BA51GU
- **Low road and rail noise at BA5 1GU**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6681,51.2108,BA51GU
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.6681,51.2108,BA51GU
- **5.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6681,51.2108,BA51GU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Blue School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-blue-school-e137285) | Secondary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-church-of-england-junior-school-e151584) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-church-of-england-academy-infants-and-pre-school-e138942) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |
| [St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-joseph-and-st-teresa-catholic-primary-school-e148949) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wells Cathedral School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wells-cathedral-school-e123916) | Independent | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Stoberry Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoberry-park-school-e151291) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, January 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £382,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2023 | £590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £341,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £116,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £126,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 005F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Mendip 005F has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,375th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mendip 005F was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 13,409th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,363** (2021). Mendip 005F had 1,363 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,653rd least 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: 73.8%** (January 2026). In Mendip 005F, 73.8% 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.

## BA5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £335,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BA5 was £335,000 in 2025. Joint 877th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,931** (2021). BA5 had 18,931 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,226th 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: 73%** (2022). About 73% of people in BA5 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: 69.9%** (January 2026). In BA5, 69.9% 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: 51.2108, -2.6681

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=-2.6681,51.2108,BA51GU

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