BA3 5RJ
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Property report — BA3 5RJ
Open-data due diligence for BA3 5RJ and the area around it.
BA3 5RJ in brief: 12 recorded sales (£145,000–£1,150,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BA3 5RJ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BA3 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£406,898
Population
22,902
Crimes recorded
10
Schools
6
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
62%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BA3 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (22 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | £841,800 | VOBSTER INN | Detached |
| 2022-09-16 | £875,000 | ST EDMUNDS COURT | Other |
| 2022-09-07 | £670,000 | HONEYSUCKLE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2021-09-27 | £685,000 | THE OLD POST OFFICE | Detached |
| 2020-10-23 | £1,150,000 | VOBSTER HOUSE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-02-26 | £500,000 | THE OLD POST OFFICE | Detached |
| 2013-06-05 | £570,000 | VOBSTER HOUSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-09-19 | £666,620 | VOBSTER INN | Detached |
| 2004-03-24 | £295,000 | THE OLD POST OFFICE | Detached |
| 2002-11-07 | £160,000 | HONEYSUCKLE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 1996-05-03 | £250,000 | VOBSTER INN | Detached |
| 1996-04-29 | £145,000 | ST EDMUNDS COURT | Semi-detached |
12 recorded sales on BA3 5RJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mells Church First School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Leigh On Mendip School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Kilmersdon Church School | 2.3 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Stoke St Michael Primary School | 2.9 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Hemington Primary School | 3.1 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: MENDIP COUNTRY PRACTICE (1.1 mi) · WESTFIELD SURGERY (3.4 mi) · HOPE HOUSE SURGERY (3.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CHANTRY HOUSE DAY HOSPITAL (4.4 mi) · COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WARD (4.9 mi) · FROME COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (4.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: HOUSE, 50 METRES NORTH WEST OF VOBSTER BRIDGE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · VOBSTER INN BRIDGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · CHURCH OF ST EDMUND (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: COLEFORD PHARMACY (1.1 mi) · WESTFIELD PHARMACY (3.7 mi) · CLEMENT PHARMACY (3.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Frome (5.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (1.1 mi) · The Co-Operative Fosseway (3.4 mi) · Co-operative - Radstock (3.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 9,251
Owned 72% · Social rent 12% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BA3 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BA3 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 10/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBA3 | SectorBA3 5 | PostcodeBA3 5RJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £360,893 | £406,898 | £567,368 |
| Population | 49,976 | 22,902 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 214 | 10 | — |
| Schools | 26 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 73% | 62% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 89% | 80% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BA3 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.