Low deprivation
IMD England
77
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BA5 1BL
Postcode
BA5 1BL
Coordinates
51.2238, -2.6707
Grid reference
ST532473
Easting
353,260
Northing
147,393
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3V68FH+GP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wookey Hole
Travel to Work
Street and Wells
ITL Region
Somerset
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
20010
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20010 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · BA5 1BL
HM Land Registry · Somerset
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Police Recorded Crime near BA5 1BL
Crime trends · near BA5 1BL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
614630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
31
YoY -30%
ASB
21146
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY -53%
Vehicle Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Burglary
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +33%
Criminal damage
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +75%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.5%
Other White3.9%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
No religion49.0%
Christian43.1%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
50–6421.3%
35–4920.3%
65–7410.8%
25–3410.1%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Other15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.2%
Any member 66+11.8%
All members 66+10.2%
+ 7 other households · 32.9%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council AreaWells and Mendip Hills E14001572
Constituency
E14001572Avon and Somerset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Mendip West
Constituency code
E14001572
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
St Cuthbert Out
International Territorial Level
Somerset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandSomerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Somerset
Sub ICB Location
NHS Somerset ICB - 11X
Cancer Alliance
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Mendip 005E E01035108
E01035108MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mendip 005 E02006051
E02006051LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mendip 005C E01029061
E01029061MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Mendip 005 E02006051
E02006051Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
4:06 AM
Sunrise
8:24 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:06 AM
Sunset (today)
8:24 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BA5 1BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 20010
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01035108 and MSOA E02006051 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BA5 1BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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