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BS48 3EF

Backwell · North Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bristol
Ward
Backwell
Local authority
North Somerset
Constituency
North Somerset
Postcode district
BS48
Postcode sector
BS48 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS48 3DB 306 m
BS48 3ED 322 m
BS48 3EE 339 m
BS48 3DN 601 m
BS48 3DZ 787 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS48 3EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS48
Postcode sector
BS48 3
Latitude
51.394386
Longitude
-2.710659
British National Grid easting
350,653
British National Grid northing
166,390

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
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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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Woodend, Hyatts Wood Road, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3EF 18 December 2015 £463,000
The Grove, 81, Hyatts Wood Road, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3EF 10 August 2010 £1,250,000
The Clappers, 81, Hyatts Wood Road, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3EF 5 July 2004 £925,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. Backwell Church of England Junior School

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    2.4 km

  2. Backwell School

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    3.1 km

  3. Flax Bourton Church of England Primary School

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    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
310
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 87
  • Violence and sexual offences 82
  • Public order 33
  • Vehicle crime 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
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.

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+
50%
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%
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

    0.2 miles

  • Public Transport Interchange

    BCS · Bristol Airport

    0.5 miles

  • Public Transport Interchange

    BCS · Bristol Airport

    0.5 miles

  • Public Transport Interchange

    BCS · Bristol Airport

    0.5 miles

  • Public Transport Interchange

    BCS · 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
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.

Schools

Published establishments

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Backwell Church of England Junior School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

310 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.833 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.