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BS40 postcode area · North Somerset

The BS40 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, City of, North Somerset, Somerset. Area Scores range from 35 to 93 across them. Every full BS40 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BS40 district: Backwell & Flax Bourton scores 94 out of 100 (#416 of 6,856 nationally) while Bedminster sits at 36 — neighbours on the map, 58 points apart on the index. 6 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £313,500 in Bedminster to £600,000 in Chew, Bishop Sutton & East Harptree — a 1.9× gap within the BS40 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, City of, North Somerset and Somerset — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,780a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime66per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied74%

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

House prices in the BS40 district

£497,500median home sold over the past year · +17.9% over 5 years · +8.6% over the year · 148 sales
Detached£645,000
Semi-detached£389,000
Terraced£325,000
Flat—
North Somerset£315,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Backwell & Flax BourtonNorth Somerset 41694 £567,500
Chew, Bishop Sutton & East HarptreeBath and North East Somerset 1,15083 £600,000
Winscombe, Langford & BlagdonNorth Somerset 1,25982 £500,000
Wrington, Felton & DundryNorth Somerset 1,34980 £441,000
Yatton & CleeveNorth Somerset 1,43879 £360,000
Cheddar & AxbridgeSomerset 1,89772 £355,000
Draycott, Westbury & WookeySomerset 2,40465 £385,000
Congresbury & KewstokeNorth Somerset 2,61062 £417,500
BedminsterBristol, City of 4,42036 £313,500

People living in BS40 Census 2021

Residents73,585
Median age (est.)46
Density174per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above42%
No car or van13%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 9%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
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 46% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BS40.

BS19 BS48 BS41 BS80 BS18 BS25 BS27 BS13

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.