Strawberry Way Wells, Somerset
4 addresses across 3 postcodes (BA5), about 380 m long, classed as a a road. USRN 25008231.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Somerset cost £282,498 in August 2026 (+2.8% on a year); private rents averaged £1,021 a month.
- Flood: 19 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 12 times (8 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Charlie Bighams Quarry Kitchen, Dulcote Hill Lane - Solar Array, is 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A39, carries 14,201 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Castle Cary, about 14.8 km (9.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Cathedral Green, is about 800 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 32 to 34 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wells Health Centre, about 190 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 46% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 115 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 6 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 2 of them fatal or serious; 2 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Somerset
A typical home in Somerset cost £282,498 in August 2026, 2.8% more than a year before. That is 14% more than five years earlier and 37% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £459,165 |
| Semi-detached | £289,787 |
| Terraced | £235,285 |
| Flat or maisonette | £136,214 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £232,749 |
Private renters in Somerset paid £1,021 a month on average in September 2026, 6.3% more than a year before. That is 35% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £695 |
| Two bedrooms | £918 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,142 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,628 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 5,761 kWh of it on average in 2024, 44% less than the district's 10,243 kWh, and 2,919 kWh of electricity, 16% less than the district's 3,486 kWh. There are gas meters for about 97% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA5 2HB | 39 6 Economy 7 | 1,682 kWh | 35 | 5,229 kWh |
| BA5 2HF | 48 | 1,423 kWh | 49 | 6,006 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is BA5.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (32% of about 1,900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- FIRE HYDRANT, grade II
- WEST STREET HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land north of Tincknell Fuels, off Strawberry Way, Wells: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- The Mermaid Inn, 1 Tucker Street, Wells, permissioned (370 m)
- Land to r/o 32-36 Balch Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2BZ: up to 4 homes, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Bighams Quarry Kitchen, Dulcote Hill Lane - Solar Array Somerset 2024/2010/FUL | Solar farm | 2.2 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Sep 2025 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Priddy Road Farm Biomass Boiler (Retrospective) Somerset 2020/2033/FUL | Biomass | Operational Jan 2014 | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 17 at medium risk and 35 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 39 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 12 medium, 2 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA5 2HB | zone 2 | 1 / 17 / 20 | unlikely |
| BA5 2AZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BA5 2HF | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 15 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 12 times, for 8 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into St Andrews Stream.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priory Hospital Cso Wessex Water | St Andrews Stream | 12 | 8 | 90 m |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 32 m and 34 m above sea level (33 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA5 2AZ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BA5 2HB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BA5 2HF | 100% | 39% | 39% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Castle Cary 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Priory Health Park Wells | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Wells | 360 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Car Park on Sheldon Drive, BA5 | 180 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 20.2 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wells Health Centre Good Dec 2017 | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wells City Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Priory Road Dental Surgery | 220 m |
| Hospital | West Mendip Hospital | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fletcher House Good Apr 2024 | 310 m |
| Police station | Wells Police Station | 240 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM SPAR | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Cathedral Green 7,450 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 950 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,970 m² | 360 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St John's Priory With Front Boundary Wall and Railings, a listed building (Grade I), 450 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 261 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 18 of them Grade I and 26 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St John's Priory With Front Boundary Wall and Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Cuthbert | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| The Old Almshouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| St Cuthbert's Lodge and Attached Walls and Gate Piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Bishop's tithe barn | Scheduled monument | 710 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Browne's Gate | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well house | Scheduled monument | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Bishops Palace, Wells | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Milton Lodge and The Combe | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Torhill Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Tor Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Under Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Strawberry Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| The Combe | Valley | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 5 |
4 of the street's 5 addresses are 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 310 m | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School | Primary | 2–7 | 370 m | No published inspection | None published |
| St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 65% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 9% at the higher standard (2025; 67% in 2024 and 73% in 2023) |
| The Blue School Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 47.7 (49.7 in 2025 and 48.0 in 2024); 40.8% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade B-; 22.9% AAB or better; progress average |
| Stoberry Park School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 190 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockers and Rollers Day Nursery BA5 1XJ | Full day care | 60 | Good (Jul 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 190 m |
| Cuddles & Care Children's Day Nursery BA5 1UA | Full day care | 51 | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Stepping Stones Preschool (Wells) BA5 2TJ | Sessional day care | 33 | Not inspected yet | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 180 childminders and 43 home childcarers (nannies) in Somerset. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tincknell Country Stores BA5 1TH | Retailers - other | 80 m | 5 Very good | 28 Apr 2010 |
| Fletcher House BA5 1TN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 120 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Crandon Springs Care Home BA5 1WE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 120 m | 5 Very good | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Priory Health Park BA5 1TH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jun 2026 |
| The Square BA5 1SY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2023 |
| Premier Inn BA5 1UA | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 220 m | 5 Very good | 10 Nov 2023 |
| Quarter Jack BA5 1SY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2023 |
| Cheddar Valley Inn Ltd BA5 2DZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 25 Oct 2024 |
| Spar BA5 2DZ | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2013 |
| Studio 24 BA5 1SZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2024 |
| Tuckers Takeaway BA5 2DZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2026 |
| The Sheep & Penguin BA5 2DZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | 4 Good | 6 Mar 2026 |
| The Full Moon BA5 1UH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2021 |
| Little Theatre BA5 2PS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 24 Aug 2011 |
| Loaf Bakehouse BA5 2DS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Apr 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 32 |
| Shoplifting | 27 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (57); On or near Priory Road (12); On or near Webb'S Close (11); On or near West Street (9); On or near St Andrews Mews (7).
Road safety
6 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight, in which 2 people were seriously hurt. 2 involved a pedestrian; 1 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a child under 16. 17% happened in the dark, and 50% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2025 19:29 | Serious | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 9 Jul 2024 10:15 | Serious | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | A39, 30 mph | Wet road |
| 2 Jan 2024 09:03 | Slight | 1 person | A39, 30 mph | Wet road |
| 20 Mar 2023 06:23 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 25 Sep 2022 01:11 | Slight | 2 people | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark |
| 27 Jan 2022 15:30 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian, 1 child | A39, 30 mph | Wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A39 between A371 and A371, with 14,201 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 70 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A39 | A371 to A371 | 14,201 estimated; counted 2019 | 2% | -3% since 2015 | 70 m |
| Minor road | Not recorded | 2,251 counted 2025 | 1% | 70 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 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
- Food hygiene ratings Cafe Nostra (restaurant/cafe/canteen, BA5 2DN) re-inspected, still 4 Good (rated 30 September 2026) found 5 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BA5 2HB: 2 addresses of 44 in the postcode
- BA5 2AZ: 1 address
- BA5 2HF: 1 address of 53 in the postcode
Nearby streets
St Andrews Walk · Webb's Close · West Street · A39 · Sheldon Mill · Sheldon Drive · St Andrews Mews · Sandford Gardens · Ethel Street · Priory Road · Sheldon Drive · St Andrews Park
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.