BS48 3ES North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 2026. Ward: Long Ashton. Region: South West.
Streets
- Sanders Hay Grove, Cambridge Batch: 11 addresses
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 E (31% of about 850 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, North Somerset.
Listed buildings
- BATCH COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Cambridge Batch Garage, Weston Road, Long Ashton: up to 11 homes, permissioned (10 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 45 m and 52 m above sea level (50 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Nailsea and Backwell 476,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km |
| Parson Street 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Shirehampton 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Cambridge Batch Flax Bourton | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Public Transport Interchange Bristol Airport | 4.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Nova Scotia Ferry Landing Hotwells | 5.6 km |
| Car parks | Co-op Long Ashton Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 5.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Tyntesfield Medical Group | 5.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Cohens Chemist | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest New Chestnuts Dental Practice | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead The Bristol Nuffield Hospital | 6.0 km |
| Police station | Bristol Airport Police Station | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | Esso Congresbury | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Farleigh Green 1.7 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,270 m² | 2.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gatcombe Court, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gatcombe Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m east |
| Roman settlement, part of an associated field system and earlier Iron Age settlement remains at Gatcombe Farm | Scheduled monument | 650 m east |
| Deserted medieval farmstead and part of a Romano-British field system 400m north of Fenswood Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Barrow Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-west |
| Tyntesfield | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cook's Wood | Wood | 500 m north |
| Shipley Brake | Wood | 630 m north-east |
| Ashton Hill Plantation | Wood | 920 m north |
| Belmont Combe | Valley | 1.4 km north-west |
| Bathing Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Farleigh Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south |
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) | 9.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
3 of the postcode's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 70 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 58% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 72% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 57% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Sanders Hay Grove.