Sealey Close Draycott, Somerset
23 addresses across 1 postcode (BS27), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25001016.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 16, E: 1).
- 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 E; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 81% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Worle, about 15.8 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.2 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 36 to 42 m above sea level.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cheddar Medical Centre, about 2.7 km away.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 21 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
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 49 m². Most common: Bungalow, mid-terrace (7); Bungalow, end-terrace (6); Bungalow, semi-detached (3). Built: 1967-1975 (13); 1950-1966 (6). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (19).
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 E (28% of about 860 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.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 36 m and 42 m above sea level (39 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS27 3UA | 100% | 81% | 81% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.8 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Back Lane Draycott | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Wells | 8.9 km |
| Car parks | Cliff Street Car Park | 3.0 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 9.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 14.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cheddar Medical Centre | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Tout's Pharmacy | 2.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Cheddar Dental Practice | 3.5 km |
| Hospital | West Mendip Hospital | 11.2 km |
| Police station | Wells Police Station | 8.9 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 2.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 260 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Deserted medieval hamlet E of Draycott, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km north-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Deserted medieval hamlet E of Draycott | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Bowl barrow 330m north of Stoke Woods | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Westbury Camp, slight univallate hillfort, 750m north of Stokewood Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stoke Woods | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Cleaves Copse | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Big Stoke | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Nyland Hill | Hill | 2.0 km west |
| Cheddar Rising | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north |
| Cheddar Gorge | Valley | 3.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First School | Primary | 2–9 | 320 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landsky Group Ltd BS27 3TH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Draycott Community Shop Ltd BS27 3TH | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 17 Dec 2019 |
| Strawberry Special Inn BS27 3TQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 390 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2010 |
| Cheddar Valley Community Church BS27 3UE | Other catering premises | 400 m | Exempt | |
| The Cider Barn BS27 3YB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2025 |
| The Laurels BS27 3TN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Batch (6); On or near Wells Road (5); On or near New Road (4); On or near North Close (2); On or near Sealey Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- BS27 3UA: 23 addresses of 24 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Street · Corrick Close · North Close · Baggs Lane · Strawberry Close · Wells Road · Cross Farm Road · Sun Batch · The Binnings · Wet Lane · Twitchens Lane · South Close
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.