# BS26 2XE: area report for a postcode in North Somerset

BS26 2XE 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 BS26 2XE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) › [BS26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs26) › [BS26 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs26-2)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. North Somerset 023A: 66 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime#around=-2.8997,51.2955,BS262XE
- **Weston Milton, 6.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations#around=-2.8997,51.2955,BS262XE
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools#around=-2.8997,51.2955,BS262XE
- **1 of 20 properties in BS26 2XE at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at medium risk, 9 at low risk, 1 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode#around=-2.8997,51.2955,BS262XE
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, North Somerset 023A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england#around=-2.8997,51.2955,BS262XE
- **£314,307 average price**: For the whole of North Somerset, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#around=-2.8997,51.2955,BS262XE
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices#around=-2.8997,51.2955,BS262XE
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets#around=-2.8997,51.2955,BS262XE
- **61.5% can get gigabit broadband at BS26 2XE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode#around=-2.8997,51.2955,BS262XE
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BS26 2XE**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode#around=-2.8997,51.2955,BS262XE
- **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=-2.8997,51.2955,BS262XE
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide#around=-2.8997,51.2955,BS262XE

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| January 2026 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 023A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). North Somerset 023A has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,687th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £355,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Somerset 023A was £355,000 in 2025. Joint 11,304th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,465** (2021). North Somerset 023A had 1,465 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,324th 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: 86.6%** (January 2026). In North Somerset 023A, 86.6% 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.

## BS26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £347,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BS26 was £347,500 in 2025. Joint 820th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 5,171** (2021). BS26 had 5,171 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 470th least 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: 69%** (2022). About 69% of people in BS26 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: 87.7%** (January 2026). In BS26, 87.7% 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: 51.2955, -2.8997

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

## Your MP

- [Wells and Mendip Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wells-and-mendip-hills): Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat), 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=-2.8997,51.2955,BS262XE

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs26-2xe