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BS48 3FB

Backwell · North Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS48 3EZ 57 m
BS48 3EU 66 m
BS48 3EY 114 m
BS48 3PD 117 m
BS48 3PE 171 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS48 3FB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS48
Postcode sector
BS48 3
Latitude
51.415700
Longitude
-2.730604
British National Grid easting
349,289
British National Grid northing
168,774

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
E00074440
Lower layer super output area
North Somerset 011C · E01014739
Middle layer super output area
North Somerset 011 · E02003075

Postcode source versions

Explore BS48

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. Backwell Church of England Junior School

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    597 m

  2. Backwell School

    Academy converter

    601 m

  3. West Leigh Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
169
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 69
  • Anti social behaviour 20
  • Other theft 19
  • Burglary 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • TYNTESFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    TOWER HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, STOCK WAY SOUTH, NAILSEA, BRISTOL, BS48 2XX

    ODS code L81034

    2.8 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fairfield Way

    BCT · Backwell

    0.1 miles

  • Fairfield Way

    BCT · Backwell

    0.1 miles

  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Backwell

    0.2 miles

  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Backwell

    0.2 miles

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Backwell

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Backwell Church of England Junior School is the nearest published school at 597 m.

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

Recorded crime

169 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 69 events.

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