BS48 3AZ North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Wrington. Region: South West.
Streets
- Brockley Lane, North Somerset: 14 addresses
- Main Road, Chelvey Batch: 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 (30% of about 670 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: 8 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: yes, North Somerset.
Listed buildings
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 15 addresses are between 30 m and 36 m above sea level (33 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 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Yatton 527,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Shirehampton 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brockley Stores | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Public Transport Interchange Bristol Airport | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Clevedon Pier | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Tyntesfield Medical Group | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Cohen Chemists | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Cleeve Dental Surgery | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Clevedon Hospital | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Police station | Bristol Airport Police Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | BR Spar Backwell, Backwell Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 520 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | King George V Playing Field 4.3 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m (0.3 miles) west. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Slight univallate hillfort 115m east of Brockley Cottage | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Slight univallate hillfort and associated settlement remains 300m north-east of Cleeve Court | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Slight univallate hillfort 150m east of Cleeve Court | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brockley Combe | Valley | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Brockley Wood | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Tap's Combe | Valley | 870 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Brickyard Wood | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Cleeve Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Littlewood Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
1 of the postcode's 15 addresses is 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Brockley Lane.