BS48 3AB

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS48 2SW 184 m
BS48 1HG 193 m
BS48 2SP 250 m
BS48 1PS 254 m
BS48 2SN 258 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS48 3AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS48
Postcode sector
BS48 3
Latitude
51.430190
Longitude
-2.737193
British National Grid easting
348,847
British National Grid northing
170,390

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
E00074445
Lower layer super output area
North Somerset 011A · E01014737
Middle layer super output area
North Somerset 011 · E02003075

Postcode source versions

Explore BS48

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Little Barn, Backwell Bow, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3AB 4 October 2018 £399,950
The Bow House, Backwell Bow, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3AB 30 December 1997 £182,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Golden Valley Primary School

    Academy converter

    940 m
  2. St Francis Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km
  3. Nailsea School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
478
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 139
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Shoplifting 81
  • Public order 46
  • Other theft 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
BS48 3 residents
5,816

Age bands in BS48 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

1,089 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

534 residents

Age 25 to 44
19%

1,073 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

1,615 residents

Age 65 and over
23.5%

1,327 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS48 3 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+
100%
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

  • Huntley Grove

    BCT · Nailsea

    0.3 miles
  • Cherington Road

    BCT · Nailsea

    0.3 miles
  • The Birches

    BCT · Nailsea

    0.4 miles
  • Shetland Way

    BCT · Nailsea

    0.4 miles
  • Spindleberry Grove

    BCT · Nailsea

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Somerset 011A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,423 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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
2
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

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Golden Valley Primary School is the nearest published school at 940 m.

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

Recorded crime

478 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 139 events.

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