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

BS48 1HQ 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 1HQ 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

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 57% on July. North Somerset 008A: 128 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7602,51.4371,BS481HQ
- **Nailsea and Backwell, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7602,51.4371,BS481HQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7602,51.4371,BS481HQ
- **No property in BS48 1HQ 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=-2.7602,51.4371,BS481HQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, North Somerset 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7602,51.4371,BS481HQ
- **£313,638 average price**: For the whole of North Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7602,51.4371,BS481HQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7602,51.4371,BS481HQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7602,51.4371,BS481HQ
- **93.9% can get gigabit broadband at BS48 1HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7602,51.4371,BS481HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BS48 1HQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7602,51.4371,BS481HQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.7602,51.4371,BS481HQ
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7602,51.4371,BS481HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ravenswood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravenswood-school-e109407) | Special | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |
| [Lime Hills Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-hills-academy-e149149) | Special | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Kingshill Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingshill-church-school-e139205) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nailsea School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nailsea-school-e138466) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Golden Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/golden-valley-primary-school-e149548) | Primary | 880 m (11 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hannah More Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hannah-more-infant-school-e145262) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | – |
| [Grove Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-junior-school-e145260) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £277,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £278,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £355,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: TYNTESFIELD MEDICAL GROUP (470 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (400 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (470 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (480 m)
- Dental practices: 12 CLEVEDON ROAD [DENTAL PRACTICE] (160 m); 116 STATION ROAD [DENTAL PRACTICE] (570 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Nailsea (390 m, Waitrose); Iceland Nailsea (510 m, Iceland); Tesco Bristol Superstore (550 m, Tesco)

## 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.6** (2025). North Somerset 008A has a deprivation score of 14.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,929th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £319,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Somerset 008A was £319,000 in 2025. Joint 14,068th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,622** (2021). North Somerset 008A had 1,622 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,037th 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: 85.4%** (January 2026). In North Somerset 008A, 85.4% 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: 51.4371, -2.7602

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=-2.7602,51.4371,BS481HQ

## How to cite

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