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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 41 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
41
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
23.72(-29%)
Anti-social behaviour
5.43(-64%)
Criminal damage and arson
4.72(-27%)
Burglary
3.3(+19%)
Public order
3.19(-51%)
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 103 recent sales, the median property price is £402,500 in Draycott, Westbury & Wookey area, with individual transactions ranging from £105,000 up to £1,300,000.

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
Detached51£575,000
Flats3£165,000
Semi-Detached33£340,000
Terraced16£325,000

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

BA52QT

Milton Lane

BS273TE

Eastville Lane

BA53AQ

Old Bristol Road

BA51QP

Horse & Jockey Cottages

BA51NX

Hembury Lane

BA53FL

Wells Road

BA51BT

West Bank

BA51NS

Ashmoor Drove

BA52LW

Ash Lane

BA69AB

Common Moor Drove

BS406LF

Mendip Hills

BA51EN

Farm Close

BS273TS

Back Lane

BA52GU

Cedar Drive

BA51JB

Top Road

BA51LP

Hillier's Lane

BA52GZ

Woolcombe Road

BS273TT

Back Lane

BA51HN

Old Ditch

BS273SS

Swans Lane

BA51DT

Knowle Lane

BA53BD

The Batch

BA51EG

High Green

BA51GS

Sheppey Way

BA51AH

St Cuthberts Villas

BA51RG

Church Cottages

BA51GY

Masbury Close

BA51RJ

Church Road

BS273SX

Strawberry Close

BS273SY

Mendip Lea Close

BS273SA

Wells Road

BA52SZ

College Road

BA51AT

Shortwood

BA51HQ

Roughmoor Lane

BS406EP

Western Lane

BS273UP

Stoke Street

BA53FG

Mendip Hills

BA52LZ

Orchard Lea

BS406LH

Nordrach Lane

BA51JN

Henley Lane

BA52NQ

Wookey Hole Road

BA52LR

Ash Lane

BA53AP

Old Bristol Road

BA51BE

Hurst Batch

BA51LD

Knowle Lane

BA52TN

Millers Gardens

BA51BY

South Bank

BA51LT

Axe Road

BA53BH

Nine Barrows Lane

BA51HS

Drappel Lane

BS407XW

Charterhouse On Mendip

BA52TB

College Road

BA52QX

Milton Lane

BA51DF

Mendip West

BA51QW

Burcott Lane

BA51NU

Ash Hay Drove

BA52GR

Hayes Drive

BA51QS

The Rank

BA52NU

Biddle Combe Close

BA51NT

Ash Hay Drove

BA53LD

Stoberry Park

BA51GU

Priors Hill Close

BA51RP

Swanshard Lane

BS406DA

Mendip Hills

BA51NP

Haymoor Lane

BS273TD

Moor Lane

BS273UW

Brangay Lane

BA51EZ

Duck Lane

BA51RH

Bowring Close

BA51PG

The Batch

BA52JP

Merlin Drive

BA51GW

Horrington Hill Close

BA53AH

Follet Close

BS406LJ

Nordrach Lane

BA52SU

The Liberty

BS273TU

Baggs Lane

BA51HD

Stoke Road

BA53AL

Rookham Hill

BA51BL

Coombe Brook

BA51BD

Titlands Lane

BA51LS

Ripple Cottage

BA51NY

Hembury Lane

BA52JY

Underwood Road

BS406DE

Mendip Hills

BA51HR

Free Hill

BA52LA

New Street

BA53BA

Pelting Drove

BA51LE

Preywater Road

BA51ET

Bell Close

BA51JW

Vicarage Road

BA52TG

Stoberry Crescent

BA51JF

Broadhay

BA51LU

Chapmans Close

BA51AF

Underwood Business Park

BA51BP

High Street

BA51HJ

The Square

BA52UW

St Andrews Street

BS406DD

Old Bristol Road

BS407XS

Collier's Lane

BA51HY

Top Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/06/2026.