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BA5 3QL

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Property report — BA5 3QL

Open-data due diligence for BA5 3QL and the area around it.

BA5 3QL in brief: 19 recorded sales (£134,000–£695,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BA5 3QL 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

sector BA5 3 · 65 sales

Population

18,377

sector BA5 3

Crimes recorded

sector BA5 3 · Apr 26

Schools

sector BA5 3

Flood risk

High

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

49%

sector BA5 3 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual average (mean) sold price in BA5 3, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (18 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

Date	Price	Address	Type
2025-09-12	£419,500	ALMA COTTAGE LONG STREET	Semi-detached
2023-11-08	£220,000	2, SHEPPEY RACE COTTAGES LONG STREET	Semi-detached
2022-11-25	£406,000	ALMA COTTAGE LONG STREET	Semi-detached
2022-06-11	£695,000	THE OLD MANOR HOUSE LONG STREET	Detached
2021-06-30	£260,000	1, SHEPPEY RACE COTTAGES LONG STREET	Semi-detached
2020-12-11	£460,000	THE OLD MANOR HOUSE LONG STREET	Detached
2020-01-23	£355,000	RIVERSIDE COTTAGE LONG STREET	Detached
2017-02-03	£328,000	SUNNYSIDE LONG STREET	Semi-detached
2016-02-05	£324,000	SUNNYSIDE LONG STREET	Semi-detached
2014-12-05	£170,000	2, SHEPPEY RACE COTTAGES LONG STREET	Semi-detached
2012-06-14	£175,000	SUNNYSIDE LONG STREET	Semi-detached
2011-12-16	£349,950	RIVERSIDE COTTAGE LONG STREET	Detached
2011-02-21	£550,000	THE OLD MANOR HOUSE LONG STREET	Detached
2008-06-27	£145,000	1, SHEPPEY RACE COTTAGES LONG STREET	Semi-detached
2008-06-18	£311,000	RIVERSIDE COTTAGE LONG STREET	Detached
2007-08-24	£294,000	ALMA COTTAGE LONG STREET	Semi-detached
2006-07-05	£500,000	THE OLD MANOR HOUSE LONG STREET	Detached
2005-09-28	£215,950	1, SHEPPEY RACE COTTAGES LONG STREET	Semi-detached
1999-11-26	£134,000	RIVERSIDE COTTAGE LONG STREET	Detached

19 recorded sales on BA5 3QL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

School	Distance	Phase	Ofsted
Croscombe Church of England Primary School	0.1 mi	Primary	Requires improvement (2023)
Bowlish Infant School	1.1 mi	Primary	Report card →
Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery	1.7 mi	Primary	Report card →
St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School	1.7 mi	Primary	Good (2023)
Whitstone	1.9 mi	Secondary	Good (2022)
Horrington Primary School	2.1 mi	Primary	Requires improvement (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: GROVE HOUSE SURGERY (1.3 mi) · PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.8 mi) · WELLS HEALTH CENTRE (3.1 mi)

Nearest hospitals: SHEPTON MALLET COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · WILLOWBANK DAY HOSPITAL (3.1 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: THE OLD MANOR (Grade I) (0.0 mi) · Croscombe roadbridge over the River Sheppey (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · ALMA COTTAGE SUNNYSIDE (Grade II) (0.0 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (1.5 mi) · SHEPTON MALLET PHARMACY (1.8 mi) · BOOTS (2.8 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (1.6 mi) · Aldi (1.6 mi) · The Co-operative Food (1.7 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

Modelled flood risk for BA5 3QL: High — 8 properties here fall in an at-risk band (2 in the significant Medium/High bands).

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 3	PostcodeBA5 3QL
Average sold price	£442,774	£473,938	£332,232
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	High
Gigabit broadband	60%	49%	56%
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 29 June 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.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.