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BA5 1LA

Postcode

A postcode in Mendip 005A, Mendip West ward, Somerset.

This report describes the area around BA5 1LA, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around BA5 1LA

Schools near BA5 1LA

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Wookey Primary School
Primary. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
750 m
9 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near BA5 1LA

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £975,000North Road, BA5 1LAMay 2026, detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £335,000High Street, BA5 1JZApril 2026, terraced, established, freehold60 m
  • £402,500Preywater Road, BA5 1LENovember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold190 m
  • £523,000Knowle Lane, BA5 1LBSeptember 2025, detached, established, freehold230 m
  • £420,000Abbey Close, BA5 1LFApril 2026, detached, established, freehold250 m
  • £1,000,000Vicarage Road, BA5 1JWFebruary 2024, detached, established, freehold260 m
  • £210,000Henley Lane, BA5 1JNOctober 2025, terraced, established, freehold270 m
  • £499,995Court Cottages, BA5 1JTJuly 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold310 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

The neighbourhood: Mendip 005A

Everything about Mendip 005A
Deprivation score
19.4
Joint 15,145th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£500,000
Joint 4,699th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,086
Joint 4,102nd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: BA5

Everything about BA5
Median sale price
£335,000
Joint 877th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
18,931
1,226th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
73%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
69.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.