BS31 2PE Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Keynsham South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Caernarvon Road, Keynsham: 19 addresses
- Coronation Avenue, Keynsham: 1 address
- Norfolk Grove, Keynsham: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Bath and North East Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,383 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,589 | £1,854 | £2,119 | £2,383 | £2,913 | £3,443 | £3,972 | £4,767 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (29% of about 1,230 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Lays Farm Buisness Centre, Lays Farm Trading Estate, Keynsham, BS31 2SE, permissioned (300 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 57 m and 59 m above sea level (58 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Keynsham 566,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Bristol Temple Meads 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Lawrence Hill 340,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Caernarvon Road Keynsham | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 14.4 km (9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West View Surgery | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Charlton Park (Dental Surgery) | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Callington Road Hospital | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Keynsham Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Southern Co-Operative Keynsham Queens Road Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,470 m² | 310 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Queen Charlton village cross, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Charlton village cross | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| The Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Chewton Keynsham Bridge, 200m south-east of Chewton Farmhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| The park and garden to Brislington House (known as Long Fox Manor) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Abbots Wood | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Century Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Charlton Bottom | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Shoulder of Mutton Covert | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Wood Covert | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Fairy Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
2 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 11% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Caernarvon Road.