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BA5 postcode area · Somerset

The BA5 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Somerset. Area Scores range from 55 to 73 across them. Every full BA5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the BA5 district, Wedmore & Mark is the strongest performer at 73 out of 100 (#1,828 of 6,856 nationally); Pilton, Butleigh & Alhampton is the weakest at 55. 3 of the 7 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £312,000 in Glastonbury West & Street South to £565,000 in Wedmore & Mark — a 1.8× gap within the BA5 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,074a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime51per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)50
Owner-occupied76%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BA5 district

£335,000median home sold over the past year · +15.5% over 5 years · +4.7% over the year · 302 sales
Detached£565,000
Semi-detached£324,250
Terraced£295,000
Flat£187,000
Somerset£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Wedmore & MarkSomerset 1,82873 £565,000
Glastonbury West & Street SouthSomerset 1,85673 £312,000
Cheddar & AxbridgeSomerset 1,89772 £355,000
Draycott, Westbury & WookeySomerset 2,40465 £385,000
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton MendipSomerset 2,43264 £325,000
Wells TownSomerset 3,00156 £315,000
Pilton, Butleigh & AlhamptonSomerset 3,08355 £433,000

People living in BA5 Census 2021

Residents56,546
Median age (est.)50
Density104per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above37%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 18%45–64 30%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 8%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 8%Other: 21%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 17% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors17%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 40% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in BA5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BA5 district.

Glastonbury

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BA5.

BS27 BS28 BA6 BA16 BS25 BS26 BA4 TA11

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.