Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
13597
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13597 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.
Police Recorded Crime near BA5 1SU
Crime trends · near BA5 1SU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY +89%
ASB
10
YoY +67%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
5
YoY stable
Criminal damage
5
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
63
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,942
White Brit.90.9%
Other White4.5%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,940
Christian52.1%
No religion38.7%
Not answered6.5%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,943
50–6420.6%
35–4916.3%
65–7413.3%
25–3411.7%
75–849.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Total households: 966
Any member 66+22.3%
Other17.3%
All members 66+11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.5%
+ 8 other households · 30.3%
Administrative Information
Somerset
Local Authority
Council Area
Wells and Mendip Hills E14001572
Constituency
E14001572
Avon and Somerset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Wells
Constituency code
E14001572
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Wells
International Territorial Level
Somerset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Somerset, 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 008D E01029081
E01029081
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mendip 008 E02006054
E02006054
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mendip 008D E01029081
E01029081
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Mendip 008 E02006054
E02006054
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
4:27 AM
Sunrise
7:46 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:27 AM
Sunset (today)
7:46 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BA5 1SU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 13597
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01029081 and MSOA E02006054 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BA5 1SU 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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