BS48 3AD

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 3AE 199 m
BS48 2FQ 498 m
BS48 2SL 513 m
BS48 2UU 520 m
BS48 2SN 539 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS48 3AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS48
Postcode sector
BS48 3
Latitude
51.425336
Longitude
-2.736884
British National Grid easting
348,863
British National Grid northing
169,850

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

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rivida Cottage, Backwell Common, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3AD 22 October 2024 £1,075,000
Russetts Cottages, 4, Backwell Common, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3AD 19 January 2021 £290,000
The Connors Acre, Backwell Common, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3AD 17 July 2019 £50,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Backwell School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  2. St Francis Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  3. Golden Valley Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
346
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 114
  • Anti social behaviour 65
  • Other theft 32
  • Public order 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

20 female, 15 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.6% 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+
6.7%
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

    1.8 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

  • Shetland Way

    BCT · Nailsea

    0.5 miles
  • Huntley Grove

    BCT · Nailsea

    0.5 miles
  • Cherington Road

    BCT · Nailsea

    0.5 miles
  • School

    BCT · Backwell

    0.6 miles
  • The Birches

    BCT · Nailsea

    0.6 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
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 £1,075,000 from 1 recorded sale in BS48 3AD. 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Backwell School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

346 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 114 events.

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