BA5 1LW
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Property report — BA5 1LW
Open-data due diligence for BA5 1LW and the area around it.
BA5 1LW in brief: 10 recorded sales (£150,000–£865,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BA5 1LW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BA5 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£569,559
Population
14,369
Crimes recorded
7
Schools
5
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
62%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BA5 1, 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 (33 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-16 | £865,000 | WORTH COTTAGE WORTH | Detached |
| 2017-09-01 | £815,000 | HILLGATE HOUSE WORTH | Detached |
| 2015-11-20 | £607,500 | WORTH COTTAGE WORTH | Detached |
| 2012-11-30 | £450,000 | WORTH HOUSE HOTEL WORTH | Detached |
| 2011-04-08 | £535,000 | HIGHGATE COTTAGE WORTH | Detached |
| 2005-09-30 | £700,000 | HILLGATE HOUSE WORTH | Detached |
| 2001-05-08 | £290,000 | WORTH HOUSE HOTEL WORTH | Semi-detached |
| 2000-09-12 | £239,000 | DONNARD LODGE WORTH | Detached |
| 2000-04-11 | £275,000 | HILLGATE HOUSE WORTH | Detached |
| 1996-11-01 | £150,000 | WORTH HOUSE HOTEL WORTH | Semi-detached |
10 recorded sales on BA5 1LW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wookey Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Coxley Primary School | 1.7 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School | 2.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School | 2.1 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Lawrence's CofE Primary School | 2.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| The Blue School | 2.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
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: WELLS HEALTH CENTRE (2.2 mi) · WELLS CITY PRACTICE (2.2 mi) · GLASTONBURY HEALTH CENTRE (3.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WILLOWBANK DAY HOSPITAL (2.2 mi) · WEST MENDIP HOSPITAL (3.1 mi) · WEST MENDIP COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (3.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: PREYWATER HOUSE (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · PREYBROOK FARM (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · YEW TREE FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELLS CITY PHARMACY (2.2 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (2.3 mi) · BOOTS (2.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (2.3 mi) · Tesco (2.3 mi) · Waitrose (2.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 51
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 24%
- Households
- 6,270
Owned 72% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BA5 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BA5 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 6/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 | DistrictBA5 | SectorBA5 1 | PostcodeBA5 1LW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £442,774 | £569,559 | £492,650 |
| Population | 30,999 | 14,369 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 92 | 7 | — |
| Schools | 12 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 60% | 62% | 91% |
| Superfast broadband | 88% | 90% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BA5 1); 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.