Glebe Paddock Wookey, Somerset
10 addresses across 2 postcodes (BA5), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25001810.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £495,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3, E: 2).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Castle Cary, about 16.7 km (10 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Cathedral Green, is about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 24 to 25 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wells Health Centre, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 550 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £495,000 | £405,000 | £585,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £449,000 | £449,000 | £449,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £380,000 | £380,000 | £380,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £223,000 | £223,000 | £223,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £112,500 | £112,500 | £112,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £101,000 | £101,000 | £101,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2025 | 7 BA5 1LH | Detached | £585,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2025 | 5 BA5 1LH | Detached | £405,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2020 | 4 BA5 1LH | Detached | £449,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2016 | 2 BA5 1LH | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2015 | 4 BA5 1LH | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2014 | 7 BA5 1LH | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 9 Mar 2012 | 1 BA5 1LH | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2008 | 1 BA5 1LH | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2004 | 7 BA5 1LH | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2002 | 2 BA5 1LH | Detached | £223,000 | |
| 1 Jul 1998 | 5 BA5 1LH | Detached | £112,500 | |
| 1 Nov 1996 | 6 BA5 1LH | Detached | £101,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 122 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (4); House, detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (5); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 (620 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 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 1LH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA5 1LQ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 24 m and 25 m above sea level (24 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA5 1LH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA5 1LQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 16.7 km (10 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burcott Inn Wookey | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Wells | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Car Park on Sheldon Drive, BA5 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 19.5 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wells Health Centre | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wells City Pharmacy | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Priory Road Dental Surgery | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | West Mendip Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Wells Police Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM SPAR | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Cathedral Green 7,450 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,290 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,260 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Matthew, a listed building (Grade I), 250 m north-west. 18 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 | 250 m north-west |
| Court Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m west |
| Bishop's palace | Scheduled monument | 260 m west |
| Mellifont Abbey, Boundary Walls and Gate Piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north-west |
| Fenny Castle Cross: a medieval wayside cross 20m north west of Castle Farm, Castle | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Milton Lodge and The Combe | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Knowle Wood | Wood | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Henley Hill | Hill | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Ben Knowle Hill | Hill | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Hay Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Hembury Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Ebbor Gorge | Valley | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 10 |
1 of the street's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 | 800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burcott Mill Guest House and Tearoom BA5 1NJ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 70 m | 5 Very good | 15 Nov 2011 |
| The Burcott Inn BA5 1NJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 110 m | 4 Good | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Honeycroft Farm BA5 1LW | Manufacturers/packers | 320 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2019 |
| Wookey Hub BA5 1JZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2025 |
| Burcott Mill BA5 1NJ | Manufacturers/packers | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2018 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| 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 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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
Vicarage Road · Vicarage Lane · Mary Brown Davis Lane · B3139 · Buxtons Close · High Street · Castle Court · Abbey Close · Knowle Lane · North Road
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.