Western Lane Wallace, Bath and North East Somerset
15 addresses across 4 postcodes (BS40), about 640 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 47918079.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2014 the median was £590,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (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 F; Band D in Bath and North East Somerset costs £2,383 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Parson Street, about 15.6 km (9.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 158 to 188 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Harptree Surgery, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 900 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | £590,000 | £590,000 | £590,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2014 | GARROW COTTAGE BS40 6DJ | Detached | £590,000 | |
| 24 Jan 2001 | HILLSIDE BS40 6DJ | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 16 Apr 1997 | WESTERN HOUSE BS40 6DL | Detached | £125,000 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 59 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Bath and North East Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,383 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,589 | £1,854 | £2,119 | £2,383 | £2,913 | £3,443 | £3,972 | £4,767 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band F (25% of about 650 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
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 17 December 2026 to 18 December 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major (paa) works)
- 17 December 2026 to 18 December 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 158 m and 188 m above sea level (170 m on average); the ground rises about 30 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS40 6BX | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| BS40 6BY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS40 6DJ | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| BS40 6DL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Parson Street 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.6 km (9.7 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Wells | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Harptree Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Chew Pharmacy | 8.1 km (5.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Harptree Dental Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Paulton Hospital | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Police station | Wells Police Station | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 310 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Richmont Castle: the remains of a medieval castle, parts of its water management system and later C17 mining activity, a scheduled monument, 590 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Richmont Castle: the remains of a medieval castle, parts of its water management system and later C17 mining activity | Scheduled monument | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| East Harptree Woods | Wood | 690 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| The Grove | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Harptree Combe | Valley | 750 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Niver Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Payne's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Herons Green Bay | Bay | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 15 |
2 of the street's 15 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 Bath and North East Somerset: see them on the Bath and North East Somerset page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Harptree Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (avon-and-somerset).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility asset works, 17 December 2026 to 18 December 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BS40 6DJ: 9 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- BS40 6DL: 4 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- BS40 6BX: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
- BS40 6BY: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
All the streets in BS40 and across Bath and North East Somerset.
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.