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Thinking of living at BA5 2PQ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Stoberry Park School | Primary | 700 m | – |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| The Blue School | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 49.7 · 15.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wells Cathedral School | Independent | 550 m | 41.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BA5 2PQ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Wells Blue Sports Centre | 450 m | 3 |
| Golf | Wells Golf Club | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Football | Wells City F.C. | 780 m | 1 |
| Rugby union | Wells Rugby Club | 920 m | 1 |
| Rugby | Rugby Club Parking | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Wells Sport And Fitness | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Wells Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Wells Cricket Club | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Eborlands Equestrian Centre | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Motor | Launcherly MX | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Mendip Shooting Ground | 4.6 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Castle Cary, a drive away (15 km), with 355k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Chamberlain Street, 150 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 126, 173, 67); 65 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 81 minutes away by public transport (48 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 65% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Blue School, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 49.7 · 15.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 350 m away, with Asda Express Wells PFS closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wells Health Centre (800 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Marshfield & Buckley is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal United Hospital Bath, 27 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 29 restaurants and cafés and 17 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Rona Mezze & Bar is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Globe Inn the nearest pub (50 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 106 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 33% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Wells).
There are 266 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 18% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bristol is 20 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
44 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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It's an older community: 30% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.