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BS48 3LY

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 3LQ 73 m
BS48 3LX 81 m
BS48 1TH 101 m
BS48 3LS 152 m
BS48 3NB 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS48 3LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS48
Postcode sector
BS48 3
Latitude
51.420446
Longitude
-2.745176
British National Grid easting
348,281
British National Grid northing
169,312

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
E00074453
Lower layer super output area
North Somerset 011B · E01014738
Middle layer super output area
North Somerset 011 · E02003075

Postcode source versions

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Property

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, The Croft, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3LY 31 October 2017 £273,000
2, The Croft, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3LY 16 August 2011 £190,000
1, The Croft, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3LY 18 May 2011 £207,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. Backwell School

    Academy converter

    626 m

  2. West Leigh Infant School

    Academy converter

    645 m

  3. St Francis Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    922 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
347
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 131
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Other theft 29
  • Public order 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

6 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.2% 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • TYNTESFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L81034

    1.7 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

  • Nailsea and Backwell Station

    BCT · Backwell

    0.2 miles

  • Backwell Common

    BCT · Backwell

    0.2 miles

  • Nailsea and Backwell Station

    BCT · Backwell

    0.2 miles

  • Nailsea & Backwell Rail Station

    RSE · Nailsea

    0.2 miles

  • Nailsea and Backwell Station

    BCT · Backwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Somerset 011B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,028 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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
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

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Backwell School is the nearest published school at 626 m.

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

Recorded crime

347 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 131 events.

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