BS40 5LT North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Wrington. Region: South West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in North Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,491 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,661 | £1,938 | £2,214 | £2,491 | £3,045 | £3,598 | £4,152 | £4,982 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (23% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- COURT FARMHOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land south of Lawrence Road, Wrington: up to 5 homes, permissioned (540 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 23 addresses are between 17 m and 22 m above sea level (19 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 11%, gigabit 11% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Yatton 527,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km |
| Nailsea and Backwell 476,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Golden Lion Wrington | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Public Transport Interchange Bristol Airport | 4.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Clevedon Pier | 11.4 km |
| Car parks | Bristol Airport Parking & Minibus Transfers | 2.9 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 4.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mendip Vale Medical Practice | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wrington Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wrington Dental Centre | 330 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Clevedon Hospital | 10.1 km |
| Police station | Bristol Airport Police Station | 5.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Yatton - ERF, Yatton Cashzone | 4.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 900 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,300 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 930 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m south. 25 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m south |
| Alburys | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-east |
| Barley Wood | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Simshill Wood | Wood | 730 m north |
| Green's Wood | Wood | 920 m north-east |
| Littler Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Wrington Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north |
| Goblin Combe | Valley | 2.3 km north-east |
| Abspit Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the postcode's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.