B3134 Somerset
23 addresses across 4 postcodes (BS40), about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 25006513.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Somerset costs £2,561 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 83% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, about 15.2 km (9.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 250 to 277 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Harptree Surgery, about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away.
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 117 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 2007-2011 (2); before 1900 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Council tax
What each band costs in Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,561 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,707 | £1,992 | £2,276 | £2,561 | £3,130 | £3,699 | £4,268 | £5,121 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (28% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 3 November 2026 to 4 November 2026: BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS40 6LE | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BS40 6DE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BS40 6DF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BS40 6DD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 250 m and 277 m above sea level (264 m on average); the ground rises about 28 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS40 6DD | 83% | 83% | 83% | 17% |
| BS40 6DE | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| BS40 6DF | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| BS40 6LE | 25% | 25% | 25% | 75% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Nailsea and Backwell 476,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.2 km (9.5 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Wells | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Harptree Surgery | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tout's Pharmacy | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Harptree Dental Surgery | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Paulton Hospital | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
| Police station | Wells Police Station | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3 km (1.9 miles).
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrows in and near Wright's Piece, a scheduled monument, 250 m south-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Round barrows in and near Wright's Piece | Scheduled monument | 250 m south-east |
| Bowl barrow 20m northwest of Whitestown Farm | Scheduled monument | 420 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Bowl barrow 450m southwest of Fernhill Farm | Scheduled monument | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fernhill Plantation | Wood | 630 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Long Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Fairfield Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Lamb Bottom | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Priddy Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| North Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 23 |
11 of the street's 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Somerset: see them on the Somerset page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernhill Farm Camping Barns BS40 6LD | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 May 2012 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (avon-and-somerset).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY: Utility repair and maintenance works, 3 November 2026 to 4 November 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.