BS48 2AB North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Nailsea Yeo. Region: South West.
Streets
- Camp View, Nailsea: 6 addresses
- Silver Street, 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 C (33% 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: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 8 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- IVYDALE, grade II
- ORCHARD HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Weston College site Somerset Square Nailsea: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Above 7 Clevedon Walk, Nailsea: up to 18 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Flat roof above 7 Clevedon Walk and 21 Somerset Square Nailsea: up to 8 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Nailsea Police Station Stockway South Nailsea, permissioned (630 m)
- 67-69 High Street Nailsea: up to 9 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Former Royal Oak 41 High Street Nailsea, permissioned (920 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 7 addresses are between 23 m and 25 m above sea level (24 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 | 2.0 km |
| Yatton 527,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Portway Park and Ride 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Silver Street Nailsea | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Public Transport Interchange Bristol Airport | 6.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Portishead Pier Portishead Harbour | 6.9 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 6.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tyntesfield Medical Group | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 510 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 12 Clevedon Road [Dental Practice] | 540 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Clevedon Hospital | 5.5 km |
| Police station | Nailsea Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 490 m |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-operative Nailsea Hannah More Road | 820 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Knightswood 2.6 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,590 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade I), 860 m south. 29 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 Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m south |
| No 2 (Former Hannah More Infants School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m south |
| Nailsea Glassworks | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Middle Engine Pit | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Summerhouse Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Towerhouse Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Round Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Tickenham Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north-west |
| Bullock's Bottom | Valley | 3.5 km north-east |
| Bathing Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 72 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 59% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 69% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 63% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 6 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 Camp View.