BS48 3DB

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 3ED 35 m
BS48 3EE 63 m
BS48 3EF 306 m
BS48 3DN 444 m
BS48 3DZ 522 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS48 3DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS48
Postcode sector
BS48 3
Latitude
51.391645
Longitude
-2.710372
British National Grid easting
350,670
British National Grid northing
166,085

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
E00074447
Lower layer super output area
North Somerset 011C · E01014739
Middle layer super output area
North Somerset 011 · E02003075

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
32, Hyatts Wood Road, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3DB 17 July 2026 £305,000
21, Hyatts Wood Road, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3DB 21 October 2025 £585,000
26, Hyatts Wood Road, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3DB 7 March 2025 £322,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Backwell Church of England Junior School

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    2.6 km
  2. Backwell School

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    3.4 km
  3. Winford Church of England Primary School

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    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
322
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 87
  • Violence and sexual offences 82
  • Public order 34
  • Vehicle crime 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

37 female, 37 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.2
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 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS48 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
90.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
87.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.1%
Gigabit-capable
87.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
96.8%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Post Box

    BCT · Backwell

    0.0 miles
  • Public Transport Interchange

    BCS · Bristol Airport

    0.3 miles
  • Public Transport Interchange

    BCS · Bristol Airport

    0.3 miles
  • Public Transport Interchange

    BCS · Bristol Airport

    0.3 miles
  • Public Transport Interchange

    BCS · Bristol Airport

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Somerset 011C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,260 of 33,755

Income
10 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
4 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £315,000 from 7 recorded sales in BS48 3DB. 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

Published establishments

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Backwell Church of England Junior School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

322 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 87 events.

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