BS48 3LR postcode in Backwell, North Somerset

BS48 3LR is a postcode in Backwell, in the Backwell ward of North Somerset. It is in the North Somerset parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since December 1997.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. North Somerset: 89% Typical price £569,975 Homes sold in BS48 3, last 12 months. ▼ 2.1% on the year before Nearest station Nailsea & Backwell 200 m in a straight line

Where BS48 3LR is, and what is near it

Map of BS48 3LR and what is near it Map of BS48 3LR: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the BS48 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BS48 3AA: also in BS48 3BS48 3AB: also in BS48 3BS48 3AD: also in BS48 3BS48 3AE: also in BS48 3BS48 3AF: also in BS48 3BS48 3AY: also in BS48 3BS48 3BD: also in BS48 3BS48 3BE: also in BS48 3BS48 3BG: also in BS48 3BS48 3BH: also in BS48 3BS48 3BJ: also in BS48 3BS48 3BL: also in BS48 3BS48 3BN: also in BS48 3BS48 3BP: also in BS48 3BS48 3BQ: also in BS48 3BS48 3BS: also in BS48 3BS48 3BT: also in BS48 3BS48 3BU: also in BS48 3BS48 3BW: also in BS48 3BS48 3BX: also in BS48 3BS48 3DT: also in BS48 3BS48 3EJ: also in BS48 3BS48 3EL: also in BS48 3BS48 3EU: also in BS48 3BS48 3EY: also in BS48 3BS48 3EZ: also in BS48 3BS48 3FB: also in BS48 3BS48 3FD: also in BS48 3BS48 3FF: also in BS48 3BS48 3GY: also in BS48 3BS48 3GZ: also in BS48 3BS48 3HA: also in BS48 3BS48 3HB: also in BS48 3BS48 3HD: also in BS48 3BS48 3HE: also in BS48 3BS48 3HF: also in BS48 3BS48 3HG: also in BS48 3BS48 3HH: also in BS48 3BS48 3HL: also in BS48 3BS48 3HN: also in BS48 3BS48 3HP: also in BS48 3BS48 3HQ: also in BS48 3BS48 3HR: also in BS48 3BS48 3HS: also in BS48 3BS48 3HT: also in BS48 3BS48 3HU: also in BS48 3BS48 3HW: also in BS48 3BS48 3HX: also in BS48 3BS48 3HY: also in BS48 3BS48 3HZ: also in BS48 3BS48 3JB: also in BS48 3BS48 3JD: also in BS48 3BS48 3JE: also in BS48 3BS48 3JF: also in BS48 3BS48 3JH: also in BS48 3BS48 3JJ: also in BS48 3BS48 3JL: also in BS48 3BS48 3JN: also in BS48 3BS48 3JP: also in BS48 3BS48 3JQ: also in BS48 3BS48 3JR: also in BS48 3BS48 3JS: also in BS48 3BS48 3JT: also in BS48 3BS48 3JU: also in BS48 3BS48 3JW: also in BS48 3BS48 3JX: also in BS48 3BS48 3JY: also in BS48 3BS48 3JZ: also in BS48 3BS48 3LA: also in BS48 3BS48 3LD: also in BS48 3BS48 3LE: also in BS48 3BS48 3LF: also in BS48 3BS48 3LG: also in BS48 3BS48 3LH: also in BS48 3BS48 3LJ: also in BS48 3BS48 3LL: also in BS48 3BS48 3LN: also in BS48 3BS48 3LP: also in BS48 3BS48 3LQ: also in BS48 3BS48 3LS: also in BS48 3BS48 3LT: also in BS48 3BS48 3LU: also in BS48 3BS48 3LW: also in BS48 3BS48 3LX: also in BS48 3BS48 3LY: also in BS48 3BS48 3LZ: also in BS48 3BS48 3NA: also in BS48 3BS48 3NB: also in BS48 3BS48 3ND: also in BS48 3BS48 3NE: also in BS48 3BS48 3NF: also in BS48 3BS48 3NG: also in BS48 3BS48 3NH: also in BS48 3BS48 3NJ: also in BS48 3BS48 3NL: also in BS48 3BS48 3NN: also in BS48 3BS48 3NP: also in BS48 3BS48 3NQ: also in BS48 3BS48 3NR: also in BS48 3BS48 3NS: also in BS48 3BS48 3NT: also in BS48 3BS48 3NU: also in BS48 3BS48 3NW: also in BS48 3BS48 3NX: also in BS48 3BS48 3NY: also in BS48 3BS48 3NZ: also in BS48 3BS48 3PA: also in BS48 3BS48 3PB: also in BS48 3BS48 3PD: also in BS48 3BS48 3PE: also in BS48 3BS48 3PF: also in BS48 3BS48 3PG: also in BS48 3BS48 3PH: also in BS48 3BS48 3PJ: also in BS48 3BS48 3PL: also in BS48 3BS48 3PN: also in BS48 3BS48 3PP: also in BS48 3BS48 3PQ: also in BS48 3BS48 3PR: also in BS48 3BS48 3PS: also in BS48 3BS48 3PT: also in BS48 3BS48 3PU: also in BS48 3BS48 3PW: also in BS48 3BS48 3PX: also in BS48 3BS48 3QN: also in BS48 3BS48 3QW: also in BS48 3BS48 3RA: also in BS48 3BS48 3RQ: also in BS48 3 Yatton station 6.4 kmGP 7.0 kmGP 7.1 kmNailsea BS48 3LR Map of BS48 3LR and what is near it Map of BS48 3LR: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the BS48 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 7.1 kmNailsea BS48 3LR
  • BS48 3LR
  • Other postcodes in BS48 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4198, longitude -2.7480)

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 BS48 3LR?

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 BS48 3LR?

Every home and business at BS48 3LR 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 BS48 3LR?

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 BS48 3LR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BS48 3LR.

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 BS48 3LR: 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 BS48 3LR 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 BS48 3LR?

Homes in BS48 3 sold for a typical £569,975 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 56 sales, down 2.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£569,975 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£582,498 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £725,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £470,000 17 sales
  • Terraced £305,000 7 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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

Across the whole BS48 district: a typical £385,000 from 278 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 BS48 3LR

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BS48 3LR from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 23 May 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near BS48 3LR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around BS48 3LR. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (38%). 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 BS48 3LR

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 £4,152 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,214.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (5%)£1,661
Band Babout 140 (22%)£1,938
Band Cabout 170 (26%)£2,214
Band Dabout 110 (17%)£2,491
Band Eabout 130 (20%)£3,045
Band Fabout 60 (9%)£3,598
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,152
Band Hfewer than 5£4,982

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. 38% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 BS48 3LR is in (ONS area E01014738), 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 BS48 3LR?

The nearest open schools to BS48 3LR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BS48 3LR, 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 BS48 3LR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS48 3LR is Nailsea & Backwell Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Nailsea & Backwell Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Yatton Rail Station Railway station 6.4 kmDrive

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Nailsea and Backwell Station, 106 m away.

More stations near BS48 3LR, 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 BS48 3LR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BS48 3LR, 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 BS48 3LR?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BS48 3LR 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 BS48 3LR?

The nearest to the centre of BS48 3LR, 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 BS48 3LR?

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 BS48 3LR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BS48 3LR, 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 BS48 3LR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BS48 3LR, 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 BS48 3LR?

The nearest vets to the centre of BS48 3LR 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 BS48 3LR in a conservation area?

The centre of BS48 3LR is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 BS48 3LR?

Police.uk records 38 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS48 3LR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour13 reports
Violence and sexual offences10 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Burglary2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Bicycle theft2 reports

Also: public order 1, shoplifting 1, other theft 1, possession of weapons 1.

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 BS48 3LR

Ward
Backwell
Parish
Backwell
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Backwell
Rural or urban
Larger 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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BS48 3LU50 mBS48 3LP70 mBS48 3LH70 mBS48 3LT100 mBS48 3LX130 mBS48 3LS140 m
All of BS48

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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