BS48 1NT North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Long Ashton. Region: South West.
Streets
- Stable Yard, Flax Bourton: 8 addresses
- Clevedon Road, Nailsea: 1 address
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 F (32% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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: yes, North Somerset.
Listed buildings
- ORANGERY AT TYNTESFIELD PARK, grade II*
- THE BOTHY, grade II
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 9 addresses are between 47 m and 57 m above sea level (53 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% 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 | 3.4 km |
| Shirehampton 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Portway Park and Ride 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Lower Lodge Wraxall | 600 m |
| Bus or coach station | Public Transport Interchange Bristol Airport | 5.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Nova Scotia Ferry Landing Hotwells | 6.5 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 6.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Tyntesfield Medical Group | 3.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 3.1 km |
| NHS dentists | New Chestnuts Dental Practice | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead The Bristol Nuffield Hospital | 6.8 km |
| Police station | Nailsea Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 3.9 km |
| Cash machines | Esso Congresbury | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 2.8 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,550 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | Fairfield Mead Allotments 1.4 ha | 2.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Orangery at Tyntesfield Park, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m north-west. 34 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Orangery at Tyntesfield Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north-west |
| Tyntesfield | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 160 m north-east |
| Tyntesfield House, Servants Wing and Chapel | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m north |
| Home Farm Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m north-west |
| Iron Age defended settlement 400m south of Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Deserted medieval settlement 300m ESE of Wraxall House | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km west |
| Barrow Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tyntesfield Plantation | Wood | 570 m north-east |
| Belmont Combe | Valley | 710 m east |
| Bendle Combe | Valley | 760 m north |
| Bathing Pond | Lake or reservoir | 860 m south |
| Gable Wood | Wood | 860 m south-west |
| Failand Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 9 | 9 |
None of the postcode's 9 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 58% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Stable Yard.