# BS31

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

BS31 is a postcode district covering Keynsham, Saltford and Stockwood Vale, in Bath and North East Somerset. Median sale price £406,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code BS31. 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 BS31 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £406,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BS31 was £406,500 in 2025. Joint 572nd 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/bs31#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 24,055** (2021). BS31 had 24,055 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,227th 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/bs31#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BS31 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/bs31#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.8%** (January 2026). In BS31, 92.8% 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/bs31#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=BS31) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in BS31 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=BS31) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 402 homes were sold in BS31 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=BS31) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BS31.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=BS31) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BS31 had 24,055 usual residents at the census.

## How BS31 compares

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

| Measure | BS31 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £406,500 | 10th most expensive | 37 postcode districts, BS · 2025 |
| Population | 24,055 | 17th least populated | 38 postcode districts, BS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 38 postcode districts, BS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.8% | 15th highest | 38 postcode districts, BS · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the BS postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in BS31

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014399) | 2,466 | 43.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.6% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014400) | 2,626 | 160.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 82.6% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014401) | 1,698 | 99.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014403) | 1,774 | 107.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.6% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014404) | 2,099 | 113.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.9% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01035205) | 1,693 | 44.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01035206) | 1,470 | 98.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.2% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014395) | 1,282 | 16.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.1% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014396) | 1,513 | 95.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.4% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014397) | 1,323 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014398) | 1,652 | 193.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.3% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014452) | 1,413 | 53.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.9% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014453) | 1,353 | 55.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% |
| [Bath and North East Somerset 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014454) | 1,368 | 12.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.5% |

## Your MP

- [North East Somerset and Hanham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-somerset-and-hanham): Dan Norris (Independent), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [Bristol East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bristol-east): Kerry McCarthy (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in BS31

[Keynsham East](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/keynsham-east), [Keynsham North](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/keynsham-north), [Keynsham South](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/keynsham-south)

## Postcode sectors in BS31

[BS31 1 (275 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs31-1), [BS31 2 (289 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs31-2), [BS31 3 (118 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs31-3), [BS31 9 (5 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs31-9)

## Council

[Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset)

## Towns in BS31

[Keynsham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/keynsham)

## Postcode districts next to BS31

[BA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba1), [BA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2), [BS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs4), [BS14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs14), [BS30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs30), [BS39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs39)

## Nearest rail stations

[Keynsham (1.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.4956,51.4180)

## 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)

## 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.
About 100% of people in BS31 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BS31, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BS31
- Postcode area: [BS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs)
- Constituency: [North East Somerset and Hanham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-somerset-and-hanham)
- Council: [Bath and North East Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset)
- Area: 24.58 km²
- People, mid-2024: 25,437*
- Neighbourhoods: 14
- Output areas: 76

* 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

[BS39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs39), [BS30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs30), [BS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs4), [BS14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs14), [BA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba1), [BA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba2)

## Latest updates for BS31

- 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/BS31

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs31, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs31#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 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs31