BS29 6JB

Banwell & Winscombe · North Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Somerset
Postcode district
BS29
Postcode sector
BS29 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS29 6JG 62 m
BS29 6JF 74 m
BS29 6JQ 82 m
BS29 6JD 103 m
BS29 6JE 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS29 6JB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS29
Postcode sector
BS29 6
Latitude
51.331631
Longitude
-2.886182
British National Grid easting
338,357
British National Grid northing
159,544

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Somerset · E06000024
Parish or community
E04012100
Westminster constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills · E14001572
Output area
E00074459
Lower layer super output area
North Somerset 023A · E01014744
Middle layer super output area
North Somerset 023 · E02003087

Postcode source versions

Explore BS29

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Banwell Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  2. Parklands Educate Together Primary

    Free schools

    1.6 km
  3. Locking Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
240
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 129
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Other theft 17
  • Public order 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

19 female, 15 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.7
BS29 6 residents
2,909

Age bands in BS29 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

386 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

281 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

541 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

794 residents

Age 65 and over
29.1%

823 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS29 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • STAFFORD MEDICAL GROUP

    LOCKING CASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE, HIGHLANDS LANE, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS24 7DX

    ODS code L81066

    3.1 km

  • THE CEDARS SURGERY

    87 NEW BRISTOL ROAD, WORLE, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS22 6AJ

    ODS code L81643

    4.0 km

  • WINSCOMBE SURGERY

    HILLYFIELDS WAY, WINSCOMBE, BS25 1AF

    ODS code L81021

    4.3 km

  • THE MILTON SURGERY

    232-234 MILTON ROAD, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS22 8AG

    ODS code L81058

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Summer Lane

    BCT · Banwell

    0.1 miles
  • Well Lane

    BCT · Banwell

    0.2 miles
  • Summer Lane

    BCT · Banwell

    0.2 miles
  • Well Lane

    BCT · Banwell

    0.2 miles
  • Knightcott Gardens

    BCT · Banwell

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Somerset 023A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,721 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Banwell Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

240 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 129 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.