# BS20 6AB: area report for a postcode in North Somerset

BS20 6AB is a postcode in North Somerset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of North Somerset. Open the map at BS20 6AB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) › [BS20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20) › [BS20 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20-6)

## Around this postcode

- **34 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 21% on July. North Somerset 001G: 235 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7683,51.4838,BS206AB
- **Avonmouth, 5.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7683,51.4838,BS206AB
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7683,51.4838,BS206AB
- **14 of 14 properties in BS20 6AB at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7683,51.4838,BS206AB
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, North Somerset 001G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7683,51.4838,BS206AB
- **£314,307 average price**: For the whole of North Somerset, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7683,51.4838,BS206AB
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7683,51.4838,BS206AB
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7683,51.4838,BS206AB
- **12.5% can get gigabit broadband at BS20 6AB**: Superfast for 87.5%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7683,51.4838,BS206AB
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BS20 6AB**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7683,51.4838,BS206AB
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7683,51.4838,BS206AB
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7683,51.4838,BS206AB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e143285) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Portishead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portishead-primary-school-e143282) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e151173) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2021 | – |
| [Gordano School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gordano-school-e136856) | Secondary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 51.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-anglican-methodist-primary-school-e142563) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [High Down Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-down-junior-school-e143286) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [High Down Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-down-infant-school-e143284) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £356,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £176,250 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £317,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2025 | £489,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £187,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| November 2023 | £357,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2026 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PORTISHEAD MEDICAL GROUP (130 m); HARBOURSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE (700 m)
- Pharmacies: PORTISHEAD PHARMACY (130 m); MAGNA PHARMACY PORTISHEAD (410 m); WEST HILL PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: DOWLERS DENTAL PRACTICE (60 m); COMBE ROAD DENTAL (90 m); THE DENTAL CLINIC, PORTISHEAD (100 m); EVOLVE DENTISTRY LIMITED (260 m); WOODBURN COTTAGE DENTAL SURGERY (290 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Portishead Dock Portishead (130 m, Aldi); Waitrose Portishead (290 m, Waitrose); Lidl Portishead Dock Portishead (410 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Portishead (490 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Portishead - Avon Way (940 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £314,307** (August 2026). North Somerset’s average house price was £314,307 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,969** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Somerset earned a median of £39,969 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 139th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.9×** (2025). A home in North Somerset costs 7.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 135th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.5** (2025). North Somerset has a deprivation score of 15.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 105th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Somerset 001G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.2** (2025). North Somerset 001G has a deprivation score of 9.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,737th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Somerset 001G was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 6,525th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,310** (2021). North Somerset 001G had 1,310 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,870th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 69.1%** (January 2026). In North Somerset 001G, 69.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BS20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £385,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BS20 was £385,500 in 2025. 642nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,838** (2021). BS20 had 32,838 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 759th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in BS20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.7%** (January 2026). In BS20, 86.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset)
- Centre: 51.4838, -2.7683

Council: [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-somerset): Sadik Al-Hassan (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7683,51.4838,BS206AB

## How to cite

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