Hedge End Backwell, North Somerset
1 address across 1 postcode (BS48), about 100 m long. USRN 47851165.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (B: 15).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band F; Band D in North Somerset costs £2,491 a year in 2026-27.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 38 to 41 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Tyntesfield Medical Group, about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 98% of households owned their home and 59% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
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 58 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); Maisonette, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, end-terrace (2). Built: 2024 (15). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (15).
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 F (30% of about 670 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
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 38 m and 41 m above sea level (39 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom coverage figures for these postcodes.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Nailsea and Backwell 476,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Yatton 527,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Shirehampton 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fairfield Way Backwell | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Public Transport Interchange Bristol Airport | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Nova Scotia Ferry Landing Hotwells | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Hawthorns Parking | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Tyntesfield Medical Group | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohen Chemists | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Backwell Dental Care | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Clevedon Hospital | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Police station | Nailsea Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | BR Spar Backwell, Backwell Cashzone | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,750 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.7 ha | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fairfield Mead Allotments 1.4 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade I), 450 m (0.3 miles) south. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 450 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 460 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Barrow Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Tyntesfield | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Wood | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Cheston Combe | Valley | 790 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Backwell Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Bourton Combe | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Chelvey Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Bathing Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
None of the street's 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backwell School | Secondary | 11–18 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Backwell Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| West Leigh Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Flax Bourton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, 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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rambles (The) BS48 3PD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2025 |
| Backwell Leisure Centre BS48 3PB | Retailers - other | 360 m | Exempt | |
| George Inn (The) BS48 3PG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Aspens @ Backwell C of E Junior School BS48 3JJ | Other catering premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Fairfield Way (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 98% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- BS48 3EU: 1 address of 46 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Daisy Close · Foxglove Rise · Poppy View · Fairfield Way · Linemere Close · The Court Close · Church Lane
All the streets in BS48 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.