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BA5 1LJ

Postcode

A postcode in Mendip 008D, Wells ward, Somerset.

This report describes the area around BA5 1LJ, 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 1LJ

Schools near BA5 1LJ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School
Primary
930 m
12 minutes on foot
Good (overall), September 2023, before the school changed
St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School
Primary
960 m
12 minutes on foot
School remains Good, June 2023
St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Primary. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
Wells Cathedral School
Independent
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Blue School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 47.7 (2025/26, provisional)
1.3 km
17 minutes on foot
School remains Good, May 2023
Stoberry Park School
Primary
1.5 km
18 minutes on foot
School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, January 2024

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 1LJ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £195,000Cursley Path, BA5 1FFJanuary 2026, flat or maisonette, established, freehold130 m
  • £400,000Catcott Road, BA5 1FLMay 2025, detached, established, freehold150 m
  • £315,000Thompson Road, BA5 1FBJune 2025, terraced, established, freehold210 m
  • £195,000Clares Road, BA5 1FJJuly 2026, flat or maisonette, established, freehold210 m
  • £335,000Pinching Close, BA5 1FHOctober 2025, terraced, established, freehold210 m
  • £162,000Gate Lane, BA5 1DJMay 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold400 m
  • £290,000Alfred Street, BA5 1TYAugust 2025, terraced, established, freehold400 m
  • £87,000Moss Close, BA5 1FXApril 2023, semi-detached, established, leasehold420 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

Within 1 km of BA5 1LJ

In a straight line

GP practices

  • WELLS HEALTH CENTRE740 m
  • WELLS CITY PRACTICE740 m

Pharmacies

  • WELLS CITY PHARMACY740 m
  • BOOTS770 m
  • TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY850 m

Dental practices

  • PRIORY ROAD DENTAL SURGERY540 m
  • 11 PRIORY ROAD (DENTAL PRACTICE)540 m
  • PRIORY ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY)610 m
  • ROCK HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY730 m

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons WellsMorrisons370 m
  • Lidl Strawberry WayLidl650 m
  • Tesco Wells SuperstoreTesco700 m
  • Cook WellsCook700 m
  • Spar - WellsSpar860 m

The neighbourhood: Mendip 008D

Everything about Mendip 008D
Deprivation score
18.2
Joint 16,139th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£300,000
Joint 15,380th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,941
Joint 6,353rd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.5%
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.