Kingdown Kingdown, North Somerset
3 addresses across 1 postcode (BS40), about 320 m long. USRN 47817040.
7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £1,350,000 across 1 sale. No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in North Somerset costs £2,491 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 88% of premises. The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 2.8 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 179 to 188 m above sea level. None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Chew Medical Practice, about 4.9 km away. About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £1,350,000 | £1,350,000 | £1,350,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £595,000 | £595,000 | £595,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £485,000 | £485,000 | £485,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £378,000 | £378,000 | £378,000 |
| 1995 | 2 | £100,500 | £65,000 | £136,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 2022 | THE GRANGE BS40 8DP | Detached | £1,350,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | FIVE BARS BS40 8DP | Semi-detached | £595,000 | |
| 25 Mar 2020 | THE COTTAGE BS40 8DP | Semi-detached | £485,000 | |
| 2 Jul 2015 | MULBERRY COTTAGE BS40 8DP | Semi-detached | £378,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2013 | THE GRANGE BS40 8DP | Detached | £770,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Sep 1995 | THE GRANGE BS40 8DP | Detached | £136,000 | |
| 9 May 1995 | THE COTTAGE BS40 8DP | Semi-detached | £65,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 E (23% of about 600 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: yes, North Somerset.
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 179 m and 188 m above sea level (184 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS40 8DP | 88% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Nailsea and Backwell 476,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km |
| Parson Street 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km | |
| Bedminster 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest George and Dragon Felton | 780 m |
| Bus or coach station | Public Transport Interchange Bristol Airport | 1.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Nova Scotia Ferry Landing Hotwells | 9.0 km |
| Car parks | Acre Airport Parking Ltd - Bristol Meet & Greet | 940 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 2.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Chew Medical Practice | 4.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Cohen Chemists | 5.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Backwell Dental Care | 5.2 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead South Bristol Community Hospital | 8.2 km |
| Police station | Bristol Airport Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | Bridgwater Road Service Station Cashzone | 4.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 5,420 m² | 2.8 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 6,460 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,090 m² | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill, a scheduled monument, 230 m north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill | Scheduled monument | 230 m north-west |
| Oval barrow on Felton Hill 100m east of The Round House | Scheduled monument | 570 m west |
| Bowl barrow 170m east of Poplar Farm | Scheduled monument | 810 m north |
| The Parsonage | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Felton Hill | Hill | 490 m west |
| Old Hill | Hill | 870 m east |
| May's Grove Coppice | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Oatfield Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Oatfield Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Ham's Gully | Valley | 3.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 3 | 3 |
None of the street's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winford Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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
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
- BS40 8DP: 3 addresses of 17 in the postcode
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.