BS48 3DL

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 3DD 147 m
BS48 3DH 199 m
BS48 3DN 366 m
BS48 3DJ 401 m
BS48 3DQ 533 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS48 3DL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS48
Postcode sector
BS48 3
Latitude
51.391479
Longitude
-2.721364
British National Grid easting
349,905
British National Grid northing
166,074

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

Explore BS48

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Prospect Place, The Batch, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3DL 9 October 2020 £537,000
Southern Hay, The Batch, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3DL 3 September 2020 £427,500
Bowbelle Cottage, The Batch, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3DL 22 May 2020 £330,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Backwell Church of England Junior School

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    2.3 km
  2. Backwell School

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    3.0 km
  3. West Leigh Infant School

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    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
302
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 87
  • Violence and sexual offences 77
  • Public order 32
  • Vehicle crime 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

25 female, 19 male

Postcode households
19
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 0.8% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Telephone Box

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles
  • Telephone Box

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles
  • Post Box

    BCT · Backwell

    0.5 miles
  • Airport Bus Station

    BCT · Bristol Airport

    0.5 miles
  • Airport Bus Station

    BCT · Bristol Airport

    0.5 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Backwell Church of England Junior School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

302 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.167 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.