BA5 3LS
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Property report — BA5 3LS
Open-data due diligence for BA5 3LS and the area around it.
BA5 3LS in brief: 34 recorded sales (£49,000–£490,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BA5 3LS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BA5 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£473,938
Population
18,377
Crimes recorded
6
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
49%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BA5 3, 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 (18 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | £415,000 | 15 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2024-10-14 | £310,000 | 18 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-09-19 | £250,000 | THE LINKS KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Detached |
| 2023-05-19 | £300,000 | 24 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2022-11-04 | £320,000 | 9 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-12-17 | £490,000 | 3 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2019-10-08 | £332,500 | 2 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Detached |
| 2019-08-23 | £277,000 | 6 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-07-18 | £275,000 | 22 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-06-16 | £239,950 | 6 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-06-12 | £200,000 | THE LINKS KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Detached |
| 2016-09-01 | £290,000 | 4 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Detached |
| 2015-05-01 | £187,000 | 24 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2015-02-27 | £185,000 | THE LINKS KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Detached |
| 2013-03-05 | £180,000 | 16 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-03-01 | £160,000 | 6 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2009-11-18 | £205,000 | 11 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-07-13 | £200,000 | THE LINKS KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-11-10 | £320,000 | 3 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-11-03 | £185,000 | 32 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-06-07 | £176,500 | 20 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2005-01-14 | £210,000 | 11A KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-06-30 | £160,000 | 11A KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-08-29 | £140,000 | 22 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-06-16 | £130,000 | 20 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-01-27 | £158,000 | 10 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-03-30 | £99,500 | 14 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-03-28 | £115,000 | 18 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-12-01 | £84,000 | 18 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-12-21 | £105,000 | 4 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Detached |
| 1998-11-05 | £68,000 | 7 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-08-28 | £74,000 | 22 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-12 | £52,000 | 10 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1995-10-27 | £49,000 | 11 KINGS CASTLE ROAD | Semi-detached |
34 recorded sales on BA5 3LS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoberry Park School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Horrington Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Blue School | 1.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School | 1.6 mi | Primary | 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 (1.4 mi) · WELLS CITY PRACTICE (1.4 mi) · GROVE HOUSE SURGERY (3.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WILLOWBANK DAY HOSPITAL (1.4 mi) · SHEPTON MALLET COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (3.1 mi) · WEST MENDIP HOSPITAL (4.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Mortuary chapel (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · MILEPOST APPROXIMATELY 160 METRES EAST OF CHURCHILL ROAD CORNER (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · SOUTH LODGE TO MENDIP HOSPITAL (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.9 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (1.2 mi) · WELLS CITY PHARMACY (1.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Budgens (0.4 mi) · Morrisons (1.1 mi) · Waitrose (1.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 51
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 24%
- Households
- 7,785
Owned 76% · Social rent 8% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BA5 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BA5 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 9/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BA5 3LS in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — 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 3 | PostcodeBA5 3LS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £442,774 | £473,938 | £204,190 |
| Population | 30,999 | 18,377 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 92 | 6 | — |
| Schools | 12 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 60% | 49% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 88% | 73% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BA5 3); 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.