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BS48 9DY area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Nailsea West
Council: North Somerset
Region: South West
Neighbourhood population: 1,652 (2024)

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At a glance

What BS48 9DY is like

BS48 9DY is a postcode in the Nailsea West area of North Somerset. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,652 people. 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 9DY compares

Headline figures for BS48 9DY, 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

100%

Rated good or better across 5 inspected schools within 1 mile.

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 9DY differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
22.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

BS48 9DY FAQs

Is BS48 9DY 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. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is BS48 9DY 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 9DY, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in BS48 9DY?

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 9DY?

The local authority for BS48 9DY is North Somerset.

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

How well connected is BS48 9DY?

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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