# BS40 8PZ: area report for a postcode in Bath and North East Somerset

BS40 8PZ is a postcode in Bath and North East 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 Bath and North East Somerset. Open the map at BS40 8PZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) › [BS40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs40) › [BS40 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs40-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, none in July. Bath and North East Somerset 021A: 54 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6227,51.3622,BS408PZ
- **Parson Street, 8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6227,51.3622,BS408PZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6227,51.3622,BS408PZ
- **No property in BS40 8PZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6227,51.3622,BS408PZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bath and North East Somerset 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6227,51.3622,BS408PZ
- **£409,045 average price**: For the whole of Bath and North East Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6227,51.3622,BS408PZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6227,51.3622,BS408PZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6227,51.3622,BS408PZ
- **No gigabit broadband at BS40 8PZ**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6227,51.3622,BS408PZ
- **Low road and rail noise at BS40 8PZ**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6227,51.3622,BS408PZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.6227,51.3622,BS408PZ
- **5.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6227,51.3622,BS408PZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chew Valley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chew-valley-school-e145482) | Secondary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chew Magna Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chew-magna-primary-school-e146979) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chew Stoke Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chew-stoke-church-school-e138617) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £1,175,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| March 2025 | £656,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 390 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHEW MEDICAL PRACTICE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: CHEW PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: CHEW MAGNA DENTAL PRACTICE (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Chew Magna (900 m, The Radstock Co-operative Society)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £409,045** (July 2026). Bath and North East Somerset’s average house price was £409,045 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,448** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bath and North East Somerset earned a median of £40,448 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 130th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.1×** (2025). A home in Bath and North East Somerset costs 10.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 51st 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: 12.3** (2025). Bath and North East Somerset has a deprivation score of 12.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 52nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bath and North East Somerset 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.6** (2025). Bath and North East Somerset 021A has a deprivation score of 8.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,979th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £740,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bath and North East Somerset 021A was £740,000 in 2025. Joint 1,270th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,519** (2021). Bath and North East Somerset 021A had 2,519 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 938th 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: 90.1%** (January 2026). In Bath and North East Somerset 021A, 90.1% 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.

## BS40 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BS40 was £500,000 in 2025. Joint 275th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,513** (2021). BS40 had 13,513 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 926th 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: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in BS40 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: 85.6%** (January 2026). In BS40, 85.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset)
- Centre: 51.3622, -2.6227

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

## Your MP

- [North East Somerset and Hanham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-somerset-and-hanham): Dan Norris (Independent), 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=-2.6227,51.3622,BS408PZ

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