BS48 1TH

Backwell · North Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bristol
Local authority
North Somerset
Constituency
North Somerset
Postcode district
BS48
Postcode sector
BS48 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS48 3LX 96 m
BS48 3LY 101 m
BS48 3LU 140 m
BS48 3LQ 141 m
BS48 3LR 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS48 1TH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS48
Postcode sector
BS48 1
Latitude
51.420978
Longitude
-2.746349
British National Grid easting
348,200
British National Grid northing
169,372

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Somerset · E06000024
Electoral ward
Backwell · E05010276
Parish or community
E04012099
Westminster constituency
North Somerset · E14001399
Output area
E00074453
Lower layer super output area
North Somerset 011B · E01014738
Middle layer super output area
North Somerset 011 · E02003075

Postcode source versions

Explore BS48

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Big Barn, Station Road, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 1TH 17 October 2024 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. West Leigh Infant School

    Academy converter

    678 m
  2. Backwell School

    Academy converter

    725 m
  3. St Francis Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    831 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
394
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 153
  • Anti social behaviour 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • Other theft 31
  • Public order 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
BS48 1 residents
5,238

Age bands in BS48 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

697 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

571 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

969 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

1,479 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

1,295 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS48 1 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • TYNTESFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    TOWER HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, STOCK WAY SOUTH, NAILSEA, BRISTOL, BS48 2XX

    ODS code L81034

    1.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Nailsea and Backwell Station

    BCT · Backwell

    0.2 miles
  • Nailsea and Backwell Station

    BCT · Backwell

    0.2 miles
  • Nailsea & Backwell Rail Station

    RSE · Nailsea

    0.2 miles
  • Nailsea and Backwell Station

    BCT · Backwell

    0.2 miles
  • Nailsea and Backwell Station

    BCT · Backwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Somerset 011B, 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

26,028 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £300,000 from 1 recorded sale in BS48 1TH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Somerset is £314,628 in June 2026, up 7.5% year on year.

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. West Leigh Infant School is the nearest published school at 678 m.

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

Recorded crime

394 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 153 events.

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