BS48 3RA North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Backwell. Region: South West.
Streets
- Church Lane, Farleigh: 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 G (33% 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: 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
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 address is about 38 m above sea level.
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 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Yatton 527,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Shirehampton 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fairfield Way Backwell | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Public Transport Interchange Bristol Airport | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Nova Scotia Ferry Landing Hotwells | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Hawthorns Parking | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Tyntesfield Medical Group | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohen Chemists | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Backwell Dental Care | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Clevedon Hospital | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Police station | Nailsea Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | BR Spar Backwell, Backwell Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,190 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fairfield Mead Allotments 1.4 ha | 200 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade I), 710 m (0.4 miles) south. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 710 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 720 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Barrow Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Tyntesfield | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Wood | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Cheston Combe | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Bourton Combe | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Backwell Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Watercress Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Bathing Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 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 Church Lane.