The Willows Nailsea, North Somerset
26 addresses across 3 postcodes (BS48), about 240 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 47830180.
- Sales: 28 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £321,250 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3, D: 10, E: 1).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are 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 B; Band D in North Somerset costs £2,491 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 260 m away, and Knightswood (2.6 hectares) is about 720 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 27 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 660 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 99 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £321,250 | £317,500 | £325,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £243,500 | £242,000 | £245,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £173,000 | £173,000 | £173,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £152,000 | £152,000 | £152,000 |
| 2003 | 3 | £145,000 | £141,000 | £147,950 |
| 2002 | 2 | £106,998 | £99,000 | £114,995 |
| 2000 | 4 | £91,475 | £76,000 | £96,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2025 | 18 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £317,500 | |
| 31 Jan 2025 | 12 BS48 1JQ | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 19 Apr 2024 | 19 BS48 1JH | Semi-detached | £285,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2022 | 15 BS48 1JH | Terraced | £280,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 2 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2018 | 4 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2018 | 21 BS48 1JH | Semi-detached | £242,000 | |
| 29 Jan 2016 | 11 BS48 1JH | Terraced | £215,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2010 | 18 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £173,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2009 | 2 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2004 | 18 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £152,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2003 | 8 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2003 | 19 BS48 1JH | Semi-detached | £141,000 | |
| 30 May 2003 | 10 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £147,950 | |
| 5 Jul 2002 | 22 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £114,995 | |
| 1 Mar 2002 | 9 BS48 1JH | Terraced | £99,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2000 | 14 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £96,950 | |
| 14 Jul 2000 | 17 BS48 1JH | Terraced | £76,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2000 | 18 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £86,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2000 | 28 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £96,950 | |
| 26 Oct 1999 | 19 BS48 1JH | Semi-detached | £72,950 | |
| 18 Aug 1999 | 22 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £78,000 | |
| 14 May 1999 | 15 BS48 1JH | Terraced | £61,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Dec 1997 | 28 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 14 Mar 1997 | 5 BS48 1JH | Terraced | £48,000 | |
| 3 Dec 1996 | 17 BS48 1JH | Terraced | £50,400 | |
| 29 Sep 1995 | 21 BS48 1JH | Semi-detached | £50,000 | |
| 11 May 1995 | 14 BS48 1JQ | Terraced | £53,000 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); House, end-terrace (3); House, mid-terrace (3). Built: 1967-1975 (8); 1976-1982 (7). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
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 B (42% 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: 7 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 18 High Street Nailsea, permissioned (230 m)
- Former Royal Oak 41 High Street Nailsea, permissioned (300 m)
- 67-69 High Street Nailsea: up to 9 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Above 7 Clevedon Walk, Nailsea: up to 18 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Flat roof above 7 Clevedon Walk and 21 Somerset Square Nailsea: up to 8 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Weston College site Somerset Square Nailsea: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Nailsea Police Station Stockway South Nailsea, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 19 August 2026: BT, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS48 1JQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BS48 1JH | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| BS48 1JB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 27 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS48 1JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS48 1JH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS48 1JQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Nailsea and Backwell 476,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Yatton 527,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Portway Park and Ride 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Southfield Road Nailsea | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Public Transport Interchange Bristol Airport | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Portishead Pier Portishead Harbour | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tyntesfield Medical Group | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 116 Station Road [Dental Practice] | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Clevedon Hospital | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Police station | Nailsea Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-operative Nailsea Hannah More Road | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,140 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Knightswood 2.6 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 990 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 2.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Nailsea Glassworks, a scheduled monument, 240 m south. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Nailsea Glassworks | Scheduled monument | 240 m south |
| Middle Engine Pit | Scheduled monument | 710 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Birdcombe Court and Birdcombe Court Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Deserted medieval settlement 300m ESE of Wraxall House | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Towerhouse Wood | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Summerhouse Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Mogg's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Bullock's Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Naish Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Bathing Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 | 26 | 26 |
None of the street's 26 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Valley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Nailsea School | Secondary | 11–18 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 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 |
| Kingshill Church School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hannah More Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Grove Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lopresti Whippy BS48 1JE | Mobile caterer | 220 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Lopresto Whippy BS48 1JE | Mobile caterer | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Masonic Hall BS48 1BA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 220 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2025 |
| New Posh Spice BS48 1AS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Costa Ltd BS48 1AS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2024 |
| Royal Oak BS48 1AS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
| New Garden Chinese Takeaway BS48 1AS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Sawyers Arms BS48 1BT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Downing's BS48 1AW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2025 |
| Paradiso Italian Restaurant BS48 1AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 4 Good | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Ivy Kitchen BS48 1AW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 May 2025 |
| Great Wall BS48 1AH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Nailsea Fish Bar BS48 1AH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Nailsea MicroPub BS48 1AW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Dec 2024 |
| Original Factory Shop (The) BS48 1AW | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 26 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (52); On or near Woodview Terrace (9); On or near B3130 (8); On or near French Close (8); On or near Shopping Area (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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 1JQ: 14 addresses
- BS48 1JH: 11 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- BS48 1JB: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Withy Close · French Close · Taveners Walk · Bristol Road · Friendship Grove · Woodview Terrace · Woodhill Views · Riverway · Friendship Road · Nailsea Park Close · Riverway · Southfield Road
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.