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Draycott, Westbury & Wookey

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About

Draycott, Westbury and Wookey lie on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, set among limestone slopes, pastures and pockets of broadleaved woodland. The River Axe runs through Wookey, cutting a short limestone gorge and feeding mill ponds and water meadows; its underground passage has created a series of caverns and passages. Farming patterns here are mixed: dairy and arable fields interspersed with hedgerows, orchards and small former quarry workings where folded beds of Carboniferous Limestone are exposed.

Villages cluster along narrow lanes and around village greens, with stone houses and small community amenities. In Wookey the cave system opens to the valley and has long been associated with local folk tales about a woman said to have been turned to stone; entrance passages and show-cave features reflect the area's karst geology. Westbury and Draycott show traces of Mendip's mining and lime-burning past in disused shafts and kiln faces visible on the slopes. The area is used for walking, local events, and small-scale agriculture, with transport routes following older field and parish boundaries.

Area overview

On average Draycott, Westbury & Wookey has moderate deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 42 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 5.4% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Draycott, Westbury & Wookey is £58,029 per year. There are 7 schools in Draycott, Westbury & Wookey: 6 primary (0 Outstanding and 5 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Draycott, Westbury & Wookey is home to around 8,473 people, with a population density of about 76.9 per km2.

Crime rate
3/10
Crimes per 1k residents
42
Deprivation level
4/10
Income level
8/10
Social housing
5.4%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Draycott, Westbury & Wookey Population
8,473
Population density
76.9 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
24.08(-27%)
Anti-social behaviour
4.37(-71%)
Criminal damage and arson
4.01(-38%)
Public order
3.54(-46%)
Burglary
3.3(+21%)
South West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
7,862
92.81%
Other White
266
3.14%
Chinese
85
1%
Irish
53
0.63%
Other Asian
40
0.47%
Total population: 8,471

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,804
39.5%
Level 3 (A level)
1,110
15.64%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,099
15.48%
No qualifications
982
13.83%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
571
8.04%
Total 16+ residents: 7,099

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,741
49.46%
Owns with a mortgage
943
26.79%
Private landlord or letting agency
375
10.65%
Other social rented
250
7.1%
Other forms of private rent
115
3.27%
Total households: 3,520

Property prices in Draycott, Westbury & Wookey

Based on 100 recent sales, the median property price is £370,000 in Draycott, Westbury & Wookey area, with individual transactions ranging from £102,000 up to £1,825,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Draycott, Westbury & Wookey in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Draycott, Westbury & Wookey over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached41£585,000
Flats6£176,250
Semi-Detached23£350,000
Terraced30£260,000

10 years median price trend in Draycott, Westbury & Wookey

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Draycott, Westbury & Wookey.

All postcodes in Draycott, Westbury & Wookey

BA51BU

Holeground

BA51HL

Broadway Lane

BA51JH

Broad Road

BA51QW

Burcott Lane

BA52NQ

Wookey Hole Road

BA52NU

Biddle Combe Close

BA52UN

Cathedral Green

BA52UW

St Andrews Street

BA51NU

Ash Hay Drove

BS406DF

Mendip Hills

BS273TJ

Twitchens Lane

BS273TF

Barnetts Well

BA51BP

High Street

BA51DQ

Hales Close

BA52GT

Portis Close

BA53AG

Walcombe Lane

BS273UB

Corrick Close

BA51NH

Pennybatch Lane

BA51LE

Preywater Road

BS273TU

Baggs Lane

BA51EN

Farm Close

BA51JX

Mendip West

BA52QR

Ash Close

BA51DX

St Pauls Terrace

BA51EZ

Duck Lane

BA51NQ

Burcott Farm Cottage

BA51QT

Main Road

BA52NT

Arthurs Point Drive

BA52TB

College Road

BS273UP

Stoke Street

BS406DD

Old Bristol Road

BA53AN

Rookham Hill

BA51BW

Homestead Park

BA51QD

Cartwright Close

BA53AU

Wells Road

BS273FE

Ashleigh Close

BA51HY

Top Road

BA52NX

Yargrass Green

BS273TL

Milking Lane

BS273TW

South Close

BS273UX

Wells Road

BA51NX

Hembury Lane

BA51GZ

Tower Hill Close

BA51BY

South Bank

BA51EA

Little Green

BA51EX

Wells Road

BA51GL

The Mead

BA51GN

Yarley Field Lane

BA51RE

Harters Close

BA52TN

Millers Gardens

BA53AY

Dursdon Drove

BA53BD

The Batch

BS406LG

Nordrach Lane

BS407XL

Mendip Hills

BA51AT

Shortwood

BA51LX

Mendip West

BA51NG

Burcott Lane

BS273SF

Wells Road

BS406DQ

Old Bristol Road

BA51AF

Underwood Business Park

BA51EL

Priddy Veal Lane

BA51NS

Ashmoor Drove

BA51QJ

Prospect Cottages

BA52JS

St Cuthbert Avenue

BA52QN

Mountery Road

BA53AJ

Tynings Lane

BA53AX

East Water Lane

BS273SH

Vicarage Lane

BS406EL

Nordrach Lane

BS407XY

Two Trees

BA51GX

Ben Knowle Hill Close

BA51NL

Castle Lane

BA52JT

Western Retreat

BA51PQ

Bagley Lane

BA51NB

Gypsy Lane

BA51RW

Southway Cottages

BA52TL

North Road

BS273TX

Back Lane

BS273UG

The Binnings

BA51AW

Henley Lane

BA51GQ

Ebbor Gorge Road

BA51LQ

Wells Road

BA52LE

New Street

BA52UJ

Vicar's Close

BS273TP

Westfield Lane

BS406DE

Mendip Hills

BS406LF

Mendip Hills

BA51GY

Masbury Close

BA51JZ

High Street

BA52LT

Ash Lane

BA53AE

Milton Lane

BS273UH

Moor Lane

BS273UR

Scaddens Lane

BA51GF

Long Drove

BA52GN

Doddrells Close

BA52GR

Hayes Drive

BA52ND

Dairy Close

BS273SG

New Road

BS273SQ

New Road

BS273TN

Westfield Lane

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/01/2026.