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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtBA5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:54 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:12 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,317 residentsin the Wells Town census areaMedian age 52.04,142 households66% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,658 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,075 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBrown's Gatehousehistoric site · under a mileSt John's Prioryhistoric site · under a mileBen Knowle Hillmountain · 2.2 miTor Hillhill · under a mileFenny Castlecastle · 3.0 miThe Combevalley · under a mileKnapp Hillhill · 1.1 miMaesbury Castlecastle · 3.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCathedral Greenpark · within reachWells Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 37 haPriddy Greenpark · 3.5 miCollett Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197436 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202627 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.7 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,424 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation45 m148 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 117 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalShepton Mallet Community Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryWells Health Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistNortham House Dental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationWells Police Stationunder a mileCash machineCashpoint 24-26 High Street3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentIndependentWells Cathedral Schoolages 2-19, 670 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 160 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Blue Schoolages 11-18, 1,362 pupilsunder a mileUniversityBath Spa University14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS12 miRailway stationCastle Cary9.2 miBus stationBus StationWellsunder a mileFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops59 within a mileCar parkEuro Car ParksWellsunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationShepton Mallet5.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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