# BS22 8LJ: area report for a postcode in North Somerset

BS22 8LJ 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 BS22 8LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) › [BS22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs22) › [BS22 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs22-8)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. North Somerset 017B: 93 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9498,51.3506,BS228LJ
- **Weston Milton, 570 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9498,51.3506,BS228LJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9498,51.3506,BS228LJ
- **41 of 41 properties in BS22 8LJ 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=-2.9498,51.3506,BS228LJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, North Somerset 017B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9498,51.3506,BS228LJ
- **£313,638 average price**: For the whole of North Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9498,51.3506,BS228LJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9498,51.3506,BS228LJ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9498,51.3506,BS228LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BS22 8LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9498,51.3506,BS228LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at BS22 8LJ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9498,51.3506,BS228LJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.9498,51.3506,BS228LJ
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9498,51.3506,BS228LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Milton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milton-park-primary-school-e144917) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashcombe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashcombe-primary-school-e144924) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Martin's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-church-of-england-primary-school-e144921) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mead Vale Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mead-vale-community-primary-school-e145492) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Worlebury St Pauls Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/worlebury-st-pauls-church-school-e149833) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Winterstoke Hundred Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winterstoke-hundred-academy-e147350) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 40.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Christ Church Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-primary-school-e144920) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Worle Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/worle-community-school-e143137) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2023 | £368,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Weston Milton (570 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE MILTON SURGERY (240 m); 168 MEDICAL GROUP (780 m)
- Pharmacies: MILTON PHARMACY (540 m); MAGNA PHARMACY 168 MEDICAL (780 m)
- Dental practices: MILLBROOK HOUSE (340 m); HOUSTON, TANEJA AND PANGOTRA PARTNERSHIP (350 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Ashcombe Park Weston-Super-Mare (170 m, Farmfoods); Co-op Weston-Super-Mare (320 m, The Radstock Co-operative Society); Tesco Weston Milton Express (770 m, Tesco); Aldi Ashcombe Park Weston-Super-Mare (900 m, Aldi); M&S Flowerdown SF (910 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £313,638** (July 2026). North Somerset’s average house price was £313,638 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 7.8×** (2025). A home in North Somerset costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 017B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.8** (2025). North Somerset 017B has a deprivation score of 12.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,034th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £302,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Somerset 017B was £302,500 in 2025. Joint 15,261st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,805** (2021). North Somerset 017B had 1,805 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,708th most 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In North Somerset 017B, 100.0% 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.

## BS22 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £271,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BS22 was £271,000 in 2025. 925th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,923** (2021). BS22 had 37,923 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 521st 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: 66%** (2022). About 66% of people in BS22 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: 93.7%** (January 2026). In BS22, 93.7% 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: 51.3506, -2.9498

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

## Your MP

- [Weston-super-Mare](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weston-super-mare): Dan Aldridge (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), July 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=-2.9498,51.3506,BS228LJ

## How to cite

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