# BS48 1HG: area report for a postcode in North Somerset

BS48 1HG 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 BS48 1HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) › [BS48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs48) › [BS48 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs48-1)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. North Somerset 006E: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7397,51.4309,BS481HG
- **Nailsea and Backwell, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7397,51.4309,BS481HG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7397,51.4309,BS481HG
- **No property in BS48 1HG 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=-2.7397,51.4309,BS481HG
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, North Somerset 006E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7397,51.4309,BS481HG
- **£313,638 average price**: For the whole of North Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7397,51.4309,BS481HG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7397,51.4309,BS481HG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7397,51.4309,BS481HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BS48 1HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7397,51.4309,BS481HG
- **Low road and rail noise at BS48 1HG**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7397,51.4309,BS481HG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.7397,51.4309,BS481HG
- **8.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7397,51.4309,BS481HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Golden Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/golden-valley-primary-school-e149548) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Francis Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-catholic-primary-school-e148962) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nailsea School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nailsea-school-e138466) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Backwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/backwell-school-e136722) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 52.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [West Leigh Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-leigh-infant-school-e145261) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | – |
| [Ravenswood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravenswood-school-e109407) | Special | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £547,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £810,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2024 | £780,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £291,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £657,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| September 2024 | £735,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 006E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.9** (2025). North Somerset 006E has a deprivation score of 7.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,108th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £691,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Somerset 006E was £691,750 in 2025. 1,626th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,653** (2021). North Somerset 006E had 1,653 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,557th 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: 72.5%** (January 2026). In North Somerset 006E, 72.5% 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.

## BS48 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BS48 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,536** (2021). BS48 had 23,536 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,251st 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BS48 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: 88.5%** (January 2026). In BS48, 88.5% 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: 51.4309, -2.7397

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

## Your MP

- [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-somerset): Sadik Al-Hassan (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=-2.7397,51.4309,BS481HG

## How to cite

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