BS18 postcode area · Bath and North East Somerset

The BS18 postcode district spans 20 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, City of, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire. Area Scores range from 3 to 97 across them. Every full BS18 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BS18 district contains both ends of the scale: Keynsham East at 98 out of 100 (#149 of 6,856 in England) against Withywood at 4, a 94-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 12 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £255,000 in Withywood to £600,000 in Chew, Bishop Sutton & East Harptree — a 2.4× gap within the BS18 district. Note that the district straddles 5 local authorities — Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, City of, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,494a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime63per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied76%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Keynsham EastBath and North East Somerset 14998 £440,000
Long Ashton & GordanoNorth Somerset 43794 £529,750
Saltford, Farmborough & TimsburyBath and North East Somerset 95886 £485,000
Chew, Bishop Sutton & East HarptreeBath and North East Somerset 1,15083 £600,000
Midsomer Norton NorthBath and North East Somerset 1,21182 £310,000
Winscombe, Langford & BlagdonNorth Somerset 1,25982 £500,000
Wrington, Felton & DundryNorth Somerset 1,34980 £441,000
Yatton & CleeveNorth Somerset 1,43879 £360,000
High Littleton & PaultonBath and North East Somerset 1,65776 £300,500
Pensford, Clutton & Temple CloudBath and North East Somerset 1,80874 £390,000
Cheddar & AxbridgeSomerset 1,89772 £355,000
Keynsham NorthBath and North East Somerset 2,02070 £375,000
Draycott, Westbury & WookeySomerset 2,40465 £385,000
Marshfield, Wick & HawkesburySouth Gloucestershire 2,43264 £455,000
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton MendipSomerset 2,43264 £325,000
Congresbury & KewstokeNorth Somerset 2,61062 £417,500
Keynsham SouthBath and North East Somerset 3,13854 £315,000
BrislingtonBristol, City of 3,26152 £400,000
Broom HillBristol, City of 3,62447 £320,000
WithywoodBristol, City of 6,6064 £255,000

People living in BS18 Census 2021

Residents161,951
Median age (est.)46
Density194per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above37%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 11%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in BS18

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BS18 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BS18.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.