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BS48 postcode area · North Somerset

The BS48 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Somerset. Area Scores range from 80 to 99 across them. Every full BS48 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the BS48 district's neighbourhoods is Nailsea East (99 out of 100, #39 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Wrington, Felton & Dundry (80). All 5 rank in the least-deprived third of England. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £330,000 in Nailsea West to £567,500 in Backwell & Flax Bourton — a 1.7× gap within the BS48 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£47,275a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime46per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied82%

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 BS48 district

£390,000median home sold over the past year · +11.9% over 5 years · -1.1% over the year · 371 sales
Detached£580,000
Semi-detached£327,230
Terraced£295,000
Flat£180,000
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
Nailsea EastNorth Somerset 3999 £422,000
Backwell & Flax BourtonNorth Somerset 41694 £567,500
Long Ashton & GordanoNorth Somerset 43794 £529,750
Nailsea WestNorth Somerset 1,19183 £330,000
Wrington, Felton & DundryNorth Somerset 1,34980 £441,000

People living in BS48 Census 2021

Residents41,425
Median age (est.)48
Density271per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above42%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 6%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 7%Other: 20%
One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 7%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 44% · Other 0%

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 BS48

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BS48 district.

Nailsea

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BS48.

BS80 BS19 BS41 BS20 BS21 BS40 BS13 BS8

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.