Area guide

Living in BS48, North Somerset

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around BS48 in North Somerset. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 15 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in North Somerset: £313,638, up 3.8% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South West average is £302,298.

Check sold prices for a specific address in BS48 →
See where BS48 ranks across South West →

Council tax at Band D in North Somerset: £2,491 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare BS48 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for BS48 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around BS48

80 recorded home sales on the streets around central BS48 in the last 2 years, with a median of £442,500 and a range from £258,000 to £1,275,000. Mostly detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
4 Oakhill Close, BS48 2SL Detached £740,000 31 Jul 2026
9 Turnbury Avenue, BS48 2UU Semi-detached £440,000 23 Jul 2026
8 Sunningdale Close, BS48 2UJ Semi-detached £365,000 23 Jul 2026
53 Tetbury Gardens, BS48 2TL Terraced £330,000 22 Jul 2026
19 Tetbury Gardens, BS48 2TJ Terraced £337,500 21 Jul 2026
31 Vynes Way, BS48 2UG Detached £372,500 10 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

14 schools within 3 miles , of which 100% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Nailsea School Secondary Good 0.5 mi away no figure
West Leigh Infant School Primary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
Backwell School Secondary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
Hannah More Infant School Primary Good 0.8 mi away 8.27 mi 2024/25
Grove Junior School Primary Good 0.9 mi away no figure
Kingshill Church School Primary Good 1.2 mi away no figure

Schools in BS48 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Flax Bourton Church of England Primary School Primary 2.41 mi 2024/25
Hannah More Infant School Primary 8.27 mi 2024/25

Will an address here get a place? How far North Somerset schools admitted from, school by school →

9 state primary and 2 state secondary schools within range, plus 1 fee-paying school.

See the full school breakdown for BS48 →

Private schools

1 fee-paying school within 3 miles: The Downs Preparatory School.

All 1 fee-paying schools near BS48, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations30.9%
Associate professional and technical14.4%
Managers, directors and senior officials13.2%
Administrative and secretarial13.2%
Skilled trades8.9%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How BS48 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: over-65s, up 9.8 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of BS48 (E01014776, 1,218 residents in 2021, down 7.5% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: over-65s, up 9.8 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 92.8% 91.6% -1.2 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 5.8% 8.0% +2.2 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 0.2% 0.4% +0.2 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 18.8% 15.2% -3.6 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 15.9% 25.7% +9.8 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 37.7% 44.3% +6.6 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 4.9% 6.7% +1.8 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 86.9% 87.9% +1.0 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 98.7% 96.0% -2.7 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

60 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central BS48 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 10 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on North Somerset's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

3 supermarkets, 4 pharmacies, 17 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs within a mile of central BS48.

Buses from the centre of BS48

Best-served stop: Winchcombe Close, with 1.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of BS48 is Winchcombe Close: 1.0 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.0 in the evening and 1.0 on Sunday daytime; the service runs through the night. Routes there: A2. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

1 GP practice within 3.0 km of the centre of BS48. The nearest, Tyntesfield Medical Group, has 34,968 registered patients and 1,869 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Tyntesfield Medical Group0.7 mi34,9681,869

Nearest A&E: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, where 65.9% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in North Somerset pays £2,491 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 8.5% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for North Somerset, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at North Somerset, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,900+4.8%
2022-23£1,959+3.1%
2023-24£2,062+5.3%
2024-25£2,165+5.0%
2025-26£2,295+6.0%
2026-27£2,491+8.5%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for North Somerset, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about BS48

What is the average house price in BS48?

The average sold price in North Somerset is £313,638 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in BS48?

Prices in North Somerset are up 3.8% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in BS48?

The median of 80 recorded sales around central BS48 in the last 2 years is £442,500, ranging from £258,000 to £1,275,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in BS48?

14 schools sit within 3 miles of central BS48, and 100% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in BS48?

60 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BS48 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is BS48 at risk of flooding?

Central BS48 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is BS48 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 100% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £442,500; the area sits in decile 10 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 60 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is BS48 safe?

60 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BS48 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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