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BA5 3AW area guide

Who lives in BA5 3AW, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Draycott, Westbury & Wookey
Council: Somerset
Region: South West
Neighbourhood population: 1,826 (2024)

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At a glance

What BA5 3AW is like

BA5 3AW is a postcode in the Draycott, Westbury & Wookey area of Somerset. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,826 people. 73.3% of households own their home, 9.1% rent privately and 12.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 45–49, and 61.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in BA5 3 sold for a median of £315,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How BA5 3AW compares

Headline figures for BA5 3AW, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 19.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£315,000

Median over 51 sales in BA5 3, −19.7% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

67%

Rated good or better across 3 inspected schools within 2.0 miles.

Household incomeMore

£58,029

Average annual income before tax, higher than 62% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where BA5 3AW differs most from the national average.

01
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in BA5 3 is down 19.7% on the year before.
02
Few private renters
Only 9.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
73.3% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

BA5 3AW FAQs

Is BA5 3AW a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 67% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in BA5 3AW?

The median sale price over the last year was £315,000.

Homes in BA5 3 sold for a median of £315,000 across 51 sales in the year to August 2026, −19.7% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is BA5 3AW safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around BA5 3AW, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in BA5 3AW?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 45–49, at 7.8% of residents. 73.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (42.3%).

Which council covers BA5 3AW?

The local authority for BA5 3AW is Somerset.

BA5 3AW comes under Somerset in the South West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is BA5 3AW?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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