Postcode sector · Bristol

BS48 9 area guide

Who lives in BS48 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: North Somerset
Region: South West
Population: 1,652 (2024)

BS48 9Postcode sector · Bristol

At a glance

What BS48 9 is like

The BS48 9 postcode sector in North Somerset covers 9 live postcodes and is home to about 1,652 people in 774 households. 66% of households own their home, 20.7% rent privately and 12.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 57.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How BS48 9 compares

Headline figures for BS48 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 19.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 38 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£51,623

Average annual income before tax, higher than 47% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where BS48 9 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
22.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

BS48 9 FAQs

Is BS48 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is BS48 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around BS48 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in BS48 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.8% of residents. 66% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (43.2%).

Which council covers BS48 9?

The local authority for BS48 9 is North Somerset.

BS48 9 comes under North Somerset in the South West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is BS48 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 38 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Nailsea & Backwell Rail Station, 1 mile away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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