BS40 6PL Bath and North East Somerset
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Chew Valley. Region: South West.
Streets
- Innicks Close, Ubley: 17 addresses
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 G (24% of about 450 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 17 addresses are between 58 m and 63 m above sea level (61 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 | Nailsea and Backwell 476,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.0 km |
| Yatton 527,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km | |
| Parson Street 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Ubley Church | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Public Transport Interchange Bristol Airport | 7.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | The Cottage Ferry Landing Harbour | 14.6 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 5.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 7.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Harptree Surgery | 3.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Chew Pharmacy | 6.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Harptree Dental Surgery | 3.5 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead South Bristol Community Hospital | 12.2 km |
| Police station | Bristol Airport Police Station | 7.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 540 m² | 2.7 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Glebe Field 8,440 m² | 160 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,330 m² | 2.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ubley Manor House (remains of), a scheduled monument, 180 m north-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ubley Manor House (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 180 m north-east |
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade I | 190 m east |
| Bowl barrow 370m east of Ubley Hill Farmhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Bowl barrow 280m south east of Ubley Hill Farmhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ubley Wood | Wood | 740 m south-west |
| Holt Copse | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Cook's Gully | Valley | 1.4 km north-east |
| Breach Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north-east |
| Blagdon Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-west |
| Herons Green Bay | Bay | 3.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 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 | 17 | 17 |
None of the postcode's 17 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 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) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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 Innicks Close.