Buxtons Close Wookey, Somerset
17 addresses across 2 postcodes (BA5), about 40 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 25001778.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 9).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band F; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 53% to 59% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Castle Cary, about 16.9 km (10 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 27 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wells Health Centre, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 210 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 63% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 13 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 39 m². Most common: Flat (9); Bungalow, semi-detached (5); Bungalow, end-terrace (1). Built: 1950-1966 (14); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (15).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,561 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,707 | £1,992 | £2,276 | £2,561 | £3,130 | £3,699 | £4,268 | £5,121 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band F (23% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Border Bridge Garage site, Wookey: up to 5 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA5 1JP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA5 1JW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 27 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA5 1JP | 100% | 53% | 53% | 0% |
| BA5 1JW | 100% | 59% | 59% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 16.9 km (10 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Buxtons Close Wookey | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Wells | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Car Park on Sheldon Drive, BA5 | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 19.3 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wells Health Centre | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wells City Pharmacy | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Priory Road Dental Surgery | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | West Mendip Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Wells Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM SPAR | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,130 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Matthew, a listed building (Grade I), 120 m west. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Matthew | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m west |
| Mellifont Abbey, Boundary Walls and Gate Piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m west |
| Court Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m south-west |
| Bishop's palace | Scheduled monument | 270 m south-west |
| Milton Lodge and The Combe | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Knowle Wood | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Henley Hill | Hill | 680 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Ben Knowle Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Hay Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Hembury Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Ebbor Gorge | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 17 | 17 |
None of the street's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Somerset: see them on the Somerset page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wookey Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wookey Hub BA5 1JZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2025 |
| Burcott Mill Guest House and Tearoom BA5 1NJ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 260 m | 5 Very good | 15 Nov 2011 |
| The Burcott Inn BA5 1NJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 4 Good | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Orchard Vale Trust BA5 1AR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Greenacre Piggery BA5 1AR | Other catering premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jan 2022 |
| Honeycroft Farm BA5 1LW | Manufacturers/packers | 380 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Henley Lane (6); On or near Buxtons Close (4); On or near B3139 (2); On or near Vicarage Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
High Street · Mary Brown Davis Lane · Vicarage Road · Vicarage Lane · Glebe Paddock · North Road · Knowle Lane · Doctor's Hill · B3139 · Abbey Close · Holmlea · Castle Court
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.