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BS31

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Keynsham, Saltford and Stockwood Vale, in Bath and North East Somerset.

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 BS31 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In BS31, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£406,500
572nd most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
24,055
1,227th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How BS31 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

BS31Middle
Median sale price37 postcode districts, BS · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in BS37 areas from £200,000 to £620,000. The middle area is £347,500. BS31 is £406,500.
£406,50010th most expensive
Population38 postcode districts, BS · 2021
Population: every postcode district in BS38 areas from 703 to 91,355. The middle area is 24,877. BS31 is 24,055.
24,05517th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage38 postcode districts, BS · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in BS38 areas from 62.5% to 98.4%. The middle area is 90.9%. BS31 is 92.8%.
92.8%15th highest
Claimant rate37 postcode districts, BS · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in BS37 areas from 1.2% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.1%. BS31 is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 14th lowest

Is BS31 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BS31 at a rate of 86.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 111.6 per 1,000 people across BS.

In August 2026 alone, 200 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BS31.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (926), anti-social behaviour (403) and other crime (374).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BS31 was 69.3 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 BS31, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BS31 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

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

Neighbourhoods in BS31

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Bath and North East Somerset 001A2,46643.3 per 1,000886.6%
Bath and North East Somerset 001B2,626160.0 per 1,000882.6%
Bath and North East Somerset 001C1,69899.1 per 1,000499.7%
Bath and North East Somerset 002B1,774107.7 per 1,000784.6%
Bath and North East Somerset 002C2,099113.7 per 1,000495.9%
Bath and North East Somerset 002D1,69344.1 per 1,000799.7%
Bath and North East Somerset 002E1,47098.5 per 1,000798.2%
Bath and North East Somerset 003A1,28216.3 per 1,0001095.1%
Bath and North East Somerset 003B1,51395.9 per 1,000995.4%
Bath and North East Somerset 003C1,32335.4 per 1,0001099.4%
Bath and North East Somerset 003D1,652193.8 per 1,000998.3%
Bath and North East Somerset 016C1,41353.9 per 1,000889.9%
Bath and North East Somerset 016D1,35355.5 per 1,0001098.8%
Bath and North East Somerset 016E1,36812.1 per 1,0001096.5%

MPs for BS31

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

Middle areas in BS313

Postcode sectors in BS314

Council1

Towns in BS311

Postcode districts next to BS316

Nearest rail stations1

More in the BS postcode area2

BS31 in brief

BS31 is a postcode district covering Keynsham, Saltford and Stockwood Vale, in Bath and North East Somerset.

About 25,437 people lived in BS31 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £406,500 in 2025 across 402 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 86.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in BS31 was £406,500 in 2025.

BS31 had 24,055 usual residents at the census.

In BS31, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In BS31, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.