# BA5 1BU

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.227248, -2.670158
- **Open Location Code:** 9C3V68GH+VW
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO81pf
- **Qibla:** 116°
- **Grid reference:** ST 53301 47776
- **UTM:** 30U 523031 5675147
- **Elevation:** 79m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South West (E12000009)
- **Admin district:** Somerset (E06000066)
- **Ward:** Mendip West (E05014373)
- **Constituency:** Wells and Mendip Hills (E14001572)
- **Parish code:** E04008582
- **Travel to work area:** E30000274
- **Police force area:** E23000036
- **Built-up area:** E63012782
- **European electoral region:** South West (E15000009)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01035108
- **2021 MSOA:** Draycott, Westbury & Wookey (E02006051)
- **2021 output area:** E00148010
- **2011 LSOA:** E01029061
- **2011 MSOA:** E02006051
- **2011 output area:** E00148010
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33050112
- **Rural/urban classification:** Smaller rural: further from a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 20010
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000006
- **ICB location:** E38000150
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000038
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000033

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Castle Cary | 17529 |
| Hospital | West Mendip Community Hospital | 7697 |
| GP | Wells City Practice | 2846 |
| School | The Blue School | 1995 |
| Airport | Bristol Airport | 17542 |
| Bus stop | School Hill | 144 |
| Food bank | Wells | 2998 |
| Defibrillator | Wookey Hole Caves | 248 |
| Pharmacy | Superdrug | 2628 |
| Post office | Post Office | 2482 |
| Library | Wells Library | 2567 |
| Coast | — | 22947 |
| Central London | — | 179222 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** National Grid Electricity Distribution (region L, MPAN 22)
- **Water:** South West Water
- **Sewerage:** Wessex Water
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 100% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [BA5 1BX](https://openpostcodes.uk/BA5%201BX)
- [BA5 1BZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/BA5%201BZ)
- [BA5 1BB](https://openpostcodes.uk/BA5%201BB)
- [BA5 1DG](https://openpostcodes.uk/BA5%201DG)
- [BA5 1DH](https://openpostcodes.uk/BA5%201DH)
- [BA5 1GG](https://openpostcodes.uk/BA5%201GG)
- [BA5 3AY](https://openpostcodes.uk/BA5%203AY)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/BA5%201BU.json).

## Data

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