# BS48 3JU: area report for a postcode in North Somerset

BS48 3JU 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 3JU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) › [BS48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs48) › [BS48 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs48-3)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. North Somerset 011A: 30 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7404,51.4096,BS483JU
- **Nailsea and Backwell, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7404,51.4096,BS483JU
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7404,51.4096,BS483JU
- **No property in BS48 3JU 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=-2.7404,51.4096,BS483JU
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, North Somerset 011A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7404,51.4096,BS483JU
- **£313,638 average price**: For the whole of North Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7404,51.4096,BS483JU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7404,51.4096,BS483JU
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7404,51.4096,BS483JU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BS48 3JU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7404,51.4096,BS483JU
- **Low road and rail noise at BS48 3JU**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7404,51.4096,BS483JU
- **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=-2.7404,51.4096,BS483JU
- **7.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7404,51.4096,BS483JU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Backwell Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/backwell-church-of-england-junior-school-e145265) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Backwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/backwell-school-e136722) | Secondary | 740 m (9 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 | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £675,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2023 | £625,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £975,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £725,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £790,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £615,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: COHEN CHEMISTS (400 m)
- Dental practices: BACKWELL DENTAL CARE (400 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Backwell (380 m, Spar)

## 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 011A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 1.9** (2025). North Somerset 011A has a deprivation score of 1.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 283rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £575,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Somerset 011A was £575,000 in 2025. Joint 3,050th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,608** (2021). North Somerset 011A had 1,608 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,699th 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: 86.5%** (January 2026). In North Somerset 011A, 86.5% 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: 51.4096, -2.7404

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=-2.7404,51.4096,BS483JU

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