Half Yard Wrington, North Somerset
34 addresses across 3 postcodes (BS40), about 610 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 47817780.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 7, E: 1, G: 1).
- 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 D; Band D in North Somerset costs £2,491 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 90% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Yatton, about 5.8 km (3.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 450 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 14 to 21 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Mendip Vale Medical Practice, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 630 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 44% 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
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 129 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (7); House, detached (6); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1930-1949 (6); before 1900 (3); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (2); rented (social) (2).
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 street: most are in band D (23% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wrington (Extension). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Wrington Conservation Area (Article 4 and 30) (1).
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BUTTS ORCHARD, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 4 September 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West), Utility asset works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 31 August 2026 to 7 September 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West), Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 35 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 2 low and 4 very low.
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 5LN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| BS40 5LP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BS40 5LL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 9 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 34 addresses are between 14 m and 21 m above sea level (18 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS40 5LL | 100% | 94% | 94% | 0% |
| BS40 5LN | 100% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| BS40 5LP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Yatton 527,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Nailsea and Backwell 476,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Glebe Wrington | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Public Transport Interchange Bristol Airport | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Clevedon Pier | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Bristol Airport Parking & Minibus Transfers | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mendip Vale Medical Practice | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wrington Pharmacy | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wrington Dental Centre | 350 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Clevedon Hospital | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Police station | Bristol Airport Police Station | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,390 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 260 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 540 m (0.3 miles) north. 23 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 540 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Alburys | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Barley Wood | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Simshill Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Littler Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Green's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| Wrington Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Goblin Combe | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Abspit Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 34 | 34 |
6 of the street's 34 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 North Somerset: see them on the North Somerset page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band D, house, semi-detached (lodged 21 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band D, house, semi-detached (lodged 21 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BS40 5LN: 26 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- BS40 5LP: 7 addresses
- BS40 5LL: 1 address of 33 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Havyat Road · Butts Orchard · Kings Road · Westward Close · Garstons Orchard · Old Station Close
All the streets in BS40 and across North Somerset.
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.