# BS20

Postcode district covering Portishead, West Hill and Redcliffe Bay, in North Somerset.

BS20 is a postcode district covering Portishead, West Hill and Redcliffe Bay, in North Somerset. Median sale price £385,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code BS20. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BS20 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BS20) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 94% of people in BS20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=BS20) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 558 homes were sold in BS20 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=BS20) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BS20.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BS20) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BS20 had 32,838 usual residents at the census.

## How BS20 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BS20 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £385,500 | 13th most expensive | 37 postcode districts, BS · 2025 |
| Population | 32,838 | 12th most populated | 38 postcode districts, BS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 94% | 19th most people in radon Affected Areas | 38 postcode districts, BS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 86.7% | joint 11th lowest | 38 postcode districts, BS · Jan 2026 |

## Is BS20 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BS20 at a rate of 72.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.6 per 1,000 people across the BS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 141 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BS20.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (993), other crime (427) and anti-social behaviour (385).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BS20 was 69.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in BS20, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BS20 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BS20

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Somerset 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014790) | 1,572 | 56.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 79.4% |
| [North Somerset 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014795) | 1,477 | 71.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.3% |
| [North Somerset 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014797) | 1,814 | 121.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.4% |
| [North Somerset 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032675) | 1,607 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.1% |
| [North Somerset 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032676) | 2,000 | 91.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 82.9% |
| [North Somerset 001G](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032681) | 1,310 | 234.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 69.1% |
| [North Somerset 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014789) | 1,363 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.6% |
| [North Somerset 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014793) | 1,525 | 148.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.0% |
| [North Somerset 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014794) | 1,766 | 24.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.0% |
| [North Somerset 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014798) | 1,487 | 17.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| [North Somerset 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014792) | 1,814 | 43.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.1% |
| [North Somerset 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014796) | 1,790 | 42.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.7% |
| [North Somerset 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032677) | 1,946 | 110.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 78.2% |
| [North Somerset 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032678) | 1,584 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [North Somerset 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032682) | 1,049 | 46.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.2% |
| [North Somerset 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014767) | 1,363 | 30.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 82.6% |
| [North Somerset 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014786) | 1,684 | 125.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.1% |
| [North Somerset 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014787) | 1,907 | 89.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 84.1% |
| [North Somerset 006H](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01035211) | 1,331 | 34.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.9% |
| [North Somerset 006I](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01035212) | 1,818 | 77.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 78.0% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in BS20

[Long Ashton & Gordano](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/long-ashton-and-gordano), [Pill & Easton](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/pill-and-easton), [Portishead Central](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/portishead-central), [Portishead Redcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/portishead-redcliffe), [Portishead South](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/portishead-south)

## Postcode sectors in BS20

[BS20 0 (175 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20-0), [BS20 1 (14 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20-1), [BS20 6 (228 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20-6), [BS20 7 (300 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20-7), [BS20 8 (143 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20-8)

## Council

[North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset)

## Towns in BS20

[Portishead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/portishead)

## Postcode districts next to BS20

[BS8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs8), [BS11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs11), [BS21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs21), [BS48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs48)

## Nearest rail stations

[Nailsea and Backwell (5.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7506,51.4194)

## More in the BS postcode area

[All BS postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BS20 in brief

BS20 is a postcode district covering Portishead, West Hill and Redcliffe Bay, in North Somerset.
About 33,136 people lived in BS20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £385,500 in 2025 across 558 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 72.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BS20 was £385,500 in 2025.
BS20 had 32,838 usual residents at the census.
About 94% of people in BS20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BS20, 86.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BS20
- Postcode area: [BS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs)
- Constituency: [North Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-somerset)
- Council: [North Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset)
- Area: 36.85 km²
- People, mid-2024: 33,136*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 107

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BS8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs8), [BS21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs21), [BS48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs48), [BS11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs11)

## Latest updates for BS20

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BS20

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20