BS40 5BL postcode in Lower Langford, North Somerset

BS40 5BL is a postcode in Lower Langford, in the Blagdon & Churchill ward of North Somerset. It is in the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since December 1997.

Flooding High flood risk 1 of 15 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. North Somerset: 89% Typical price £400,000 Homes sold in BS40 5, last 12 months. ▲ 9.6% on the year before Nearest station Yatton 6.7 km in a straight line

Where BS40 5BL is, and what is near it

Map of BS40 5BL and what is near it Map of BS40 5BL: its centre point, with the 221 other postcodes in the BS40 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BS40 5AD: also in BS40 5BS40 5AF: also in BS40 5BS40 5AG: also in BS40 5BS40 5AH: also in BS40 5BS40 5AJ: also in BS40 5BS40 5AN: also in BS40 5BS40 5AP: also in BS40 5BS40 5BN: also in BS40 5BS40 5BP: also in BS40 5BS40 5BS: also in BS40 5BS40 5BT: also in BS40 5BS40 5BU: also in BS40 5BS40 5BW: also in BS40 5BS40 5BX: also in BS40 5BS40 5BY: also in BS40 5BS40 5BZ: also in BS40 5BS40 5DA: also in BS40 5BS40 5DB: also in BS40 5BS40 5DD: also in BS40 5BS40 5DP: also in BS40 5BS40 5DU: also in BS40 5BS40 5DZ: also in BS40 5BS40 5EJ: also in BS40 5BS40 5EL: also in BS40 5BS40 5EN: also in BS40 5BS40 5EP: also in BS40 5BS40 5EW: also in BS40 5BS40 5EZ: also in BS40 5BS40 5HA: also in BS40 5BS40 5HE: also in BS40 5BS40 5HF: also in BS40 5BS40 5HJ: also in BS40 5BS40 5HL: also in BS40 5BS40 5HN: also in BS40 5BS40 5HP: also in BS40 5BS40 5HR: also in BS40 5BS40 5HU: also in BS40 5BS40 5HW: also in BS40 5BS40 5HX: also in BS40 5BS40 5HY: also in BS40 5BS40 5HZ: also in BS40 5BS40 5JA: also in BS40 5BS40 5JB: also in BS40 5BS40 5JD: also in BS40 5BS40 5JE: also in BS40 5BS40 5JF: also in BS40 5BS40 5JG: also in BS40 5BS40 5JH: also in BS40 5BS40 5JJ: also in BS40 5BS40 5JQ: also in BS40 5 School 2.0 kmSchool 2.9 kmSidcot School 4.8 kmYatton station 6.7 kmWrington BS40 5BL Map of BS40 5BL and what is near it Map of BS40 5BL: its centre point, with the 221 other postcodes in the BS40 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.0 kmNailsea & Backwell station 8.7 kmWrington BS40 5BL
  • BS40 5BL
  • Other postcodes in BS40 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3425, longitude -2.7703)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BS40 5BL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BS40 5BL?

Every home and business at BS40 5BL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

North Somerset: 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

North Somerset: 97%

The line marks the figure across North Somerset.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BS40 5BL?

BinDayBuddy does not read North Somerset Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

North Somerset Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BS40 5BL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 15 homes and businesses at BS40 5BL. 1 is in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 1 more at a lower risk.

15 homes and businesses at BS40 5BL High: 1Low: 1Not in an area at risk: 13

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across North Somerset

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BS40 5BL: 1,451 properties in North Somerset are at high risk (1.2% of all its properties). All the figures for North Somerset

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BS40 5BL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BS40 5BL?

Homes in BS40 5 sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 63 sales, up 9.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£400,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£365,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £447,500 38 sales
  • Semi-detached £350,130 12 sales
  • Terraced £285,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (2)

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BS40 district: a typical £465,000 from 141 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BS40 5BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BS40 5BL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at BS40 5BL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BS40 5BL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BS40 5BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around BS40 5BL. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (23%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BS40 5BL

Band D in North Somerset for 2026‑27: £2,491. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,661 (band A) to £4,982 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,491.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (8%)£1,661
Band Babout 50 (8%)£1,938
Band Cabout 70 (11%)£2,214
Band Dabout 150 (24%)£2,491
Band Eabout 110 (18%)£3,045
Band Fabout 100 (16%)£3,598
Band Gabout 80 (13%)£4,152
Band Habout 10 (2%)£4,982

When the homes were built

  1. 23% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 20% 2020 or later

Averages for North Somerset before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BS40 5BL is in (ONS area E01014748), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BS40 5BL?

The nearest open schools to BS40 5BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BS40 5BL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BS40 5BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS40 5BL is Yatton Rail Station, 6.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Yatton Rail Station Railway station 6.7 kmDrive
  • Nailsea & Backwell Rail Station Railway station 8.7 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Blackmoor, 103 m away.

More stations near BS40 5BL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BS40 5BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BS40 5BL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BS40 5BL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BS40 5BL on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BS40 5BL?

The nearest to the centre of BS40 5BL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BS40 5BL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BS40 5BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BS40 5BL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BS40 5BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BS40 5BL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BS40 5BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of BS40 5BL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BS40 5BL in a conservation area?

The centre of BS40 5BL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BS40 5BL?

Police.uk records 13 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS40 5BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Shoplifting3 reports
Other theft3 reports
Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BS40 5BL

Ward
Blagdon & Churchill
Parish
Burrington
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Lower Langford
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1997

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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