BS49
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Yatton, Congresbury and Horsecastle, in North Somerset.
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 BS49 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BS49, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BS49 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BS49 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BS49 at a rate of 54.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.6 per 1,000 people across BS.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BS49.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (292), other crime (154) and anti-social behaviour (78).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BS49 was 67.4 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 BS49, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BS49 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BS49
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Somerset 012A | 1,455 | 73.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.0% |
| North Somerset 012B | 2,167 | 56.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.0% |
| North Somerset 012C | 1,496 | 28.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| North Somerset 012E | 1,500 | 47.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.6% |
| North Somerset 012F | 1,495 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| North Somerset 014A | 1,836 | 71.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.2% |
| North Somerset 014B | 1,889 | 50.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 79.9% |
MPs for BS49
- Tessa MuntLiberal DemocratMP for Wells and Mendip Hills92% of BS49’s postcodes
- Sadik Al-HassanLabourMP for North Somerset8.4% of BS49’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BS491
Postcode sectors in BS492
Council1
Towns in BS491
Postcode districts next to BS495
Nearest rail stations2
More in the BS postcode area2
BS49 in brief
BS49 is a postcode district covering Yatton, Congresbury and Horsecastle, in North Somerset.
About 13,476 people lived in BS49 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £369,500 in 2025 across 264 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 54.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BS49 was £369,500 in 2025.
BS49 had 12,702 usual residents at the census.
In BS49, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BS49, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.