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BS40 8QB

Chew Valley · Bath and North East Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chew Valley
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
North East Somerset and Hanham
Postcode district
BS40
Postcode sector
BS40 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS40 8QA 383 m
BS40 8PZ 412 m
BS40 8UE 510 m
BS40 8UG 510 m
BS40 8PY 602 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS40 8QB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS40
Postcode sector
BS40 8
Latitude
51.358541
Longitude
-2.622911
British National Grid easting
356,724
British National Grid northing
162,348

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bath and North East Somerset · E06000022
Electoral ward
Chew Valley · E05012464
Parish or community
E04000958
Westminster constituency
North East Somerset and Hanham · E14001394
Output area
E00072646
Lower layer super output area
Bath and North East Somerset 021A · E01014382
Middle layer super output area
Bath and North East Somerset 021 · E02003005

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Chew Valley School

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    10 m

  2. Chew Stoke Church School

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    1.3 km

  3. Chew Magna Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
99
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Shoplifting 17
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Burglary 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BS40 8 residents
3,733

Age bands in BS40 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

713 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

386 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

803 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

1,238 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

1,007 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • CHEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHEW LANE, CHEW STOKE, BRISTOL, BS40 8UE

    ODS code L81072

    510 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chew Valley School Grounds

    BCT · Chew Magna

    0.0 miles

  • Chew Valley School

    BCT · Chew Magna

    0.1 miles

  • Chew Valley School

    BCT · Chew Magna

    0.1 miles

  • Chew Medical Practice

    BCT · Chew Stoke

    0.4 miles

  • Chew Medical Practice

    BCT · Chew Stoke

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bath and North East Somerset 021A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,749 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Chew Valley School is the nearest published school at 10 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

99 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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