BS48 4PL postcode in Nailsea, North Somerset

BS48 4PL is a postcode in Nailsea, in the Nailsea Golden Valley 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 44% of homes and businesses can get it. North Somerset: 89% Typical price £390,000 Homes sold in BS48 4, last 12 months. ▼ 4.9% on the year before Nearest station Nailsea & Backwell 450 m in a straight line

Where BS48 4PL is, and what is near it

Map of BS48 4PL and what is near it Map of BS48 4PL: its centre point, with the 164 other postcodes in the BS48 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BS48 4AX: also in BS48 4BS48 4BH: also in BS48 4BS48 4EF: also in BS48 4BS48 4EH: also in BS48 4BS48 4FJ: also in BS48 4BS48 4FP: also in BS48 4BS48 4JF: also in BS48 4BS48 4JS: also in BS48 4BS48 4LD: also in BS48 4BS48 4LS: also in BS48 4BS48 4LT: also in BS48 4BS48 4LU: also in BS48 4BS48 4LX: also in BS48 4BS48 4LY: also in BS48 4BS48 4LZ: also in BS48 4BS48 4NA: also in BS48 4BS48 4NB: also in BS48 4BS48 4ND: also in BS48 4BS48 4NE: also in BS48 4BS48 4NF: also in BS48 4BS48 4NG: also in BS48 4BS48 4NR: also in BS48 4BS48 4NS: also in BS48 4BS48 4NT: also in BS48 4BS48 4NX: also in BS48 4BS48 4NY: also in BS48 4BS48 4NZ: also in BS48 4BS48 4PA: also in BS48 4BS48 4PB: also in BS48 4BS48 4PD: also in BS48 4BS48 4PE: also in BS48 4BS48 4PG: also in BS48 4BS48 4PH: also in BS48 4BS48 4PJ: also in BS48 4BS48 4PN: also in BS48 4BS48 4PQ: also in BS48 4BS48 4PU: also in BS48 4BS48 4PX: also in BS48 4BS48 4PY: also in BS48 4BS48 4PZ: also in BS48 4BS48 4QA: also in BS48 4BS48 4QB: also in BS48 4BS48 4QW: also in BS48 4BS48 4TA: also in BS48 4BS48 4TB: also in BS48 4BS48 4TD: also in BS48 4BS48 4TE: also in BS48 4BS48 4TF: also in BS48 4BS48 4TG: also in BS48 4BS48 4TH: also in BS48 4BS48 4TZ: also in BS48 4BS48 4WY: also in BS48 4BS48 4YA: also in BS48 4BS48 4YB: also in BS48 4BS48 4YD: also in BS48 4BS48 4YE: also in BS48 4BS48 4YF: also in BS48 4BS48 4YH: also in BS48 4BS48 4YJ: also in BS48 4BS48 4YL: also in BS48 4BS48 4YN: also in BS48 4BS48 4YP: also in BS48 4BS48 4YQ: also in BS48 4BS48 4YR: also in BS48 4BS48 4YS: also in BS48 4BS48 4YT: also in BS48 4BS48 4YU: also in BS48 4BS48 4YW: also in BS48 4BS48 4YZ: also in BS48 4 Yatton station 6.5 kmNailseaBackwell BS48 4PL Map of BS48 4PL and what is near it Map of BS48 4PL: its centre point, with the 164 other postcodes in the BS48 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Backwell BS48 4PL
  • BS48 4PL
  • Other postcodes in BS48 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 51.4233, longitude -2.7495)

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 4PL?

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 4PL?

89% of the homes and businesses at BS48 4PL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 44% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)44% can get it

North Somerset: 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)89% 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 4PL?

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 4PL 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 4PL.

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 4PL: 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 4PL 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 4PL?

Homes in BS48 4 sold for a typical £390,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 57 sales, down 4.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£390,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£410,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £512,500 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £372,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £330,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, 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 4PL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BS48 4PL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 April 2024. 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 4PL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 530 homes in the neighbourhood around BS48 4PL. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (40%). 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 4PL

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 10 (2%)£1,661
Band Bwithheld£1,938
Band Cabout 180 (34%)£2,214
Band Dabout 110 (21%)£2,491
Band Eabout 100 (19%)£3,045
Band Fabout 90 (17%)£3,598
Band Gabout 40 (8%)£4,152
Band Hfewer than 5£4,982

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 40% 1965 to 1982
  6. 38% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 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 4PL is in (ONS area E01014776), 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 4PL?

The nearest open schools to BS48 4PL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BS48 4PL, 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 4PL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS48 4PL is Nailsea & Backwell Rail Station, 450 metres away in a straight line.

  • Nailsea & Backwell Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Yatton Rail Station Railway station 6.5 kmDrive

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Avening Close, 205 m away.

More stations near BS48 4PL, 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 4PL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BS48 4PL, 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 4PL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BS48 4PL 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 4PL?

The nearest to the centre of BS48 4PL, 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 4PL?

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 4PL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BS48 4PL, 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 4PL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BS48 4PL, 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 4PL?

The nearest vets to the centre of BS48 4PL 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 4PL in a conservation area?

The centre of BS48 4PL 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 4PL?

Police.uk records 49 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS48 4PL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Shoplifting7 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Public order1 report

Also: other theft 1, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 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 4PL

Ward
Nailsea Golden Valley
Parish
Nailsea
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Nailsea
Rural or urban
Urban, 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 4PH110 mBS48 4PQ150 mBS48 4PJ160 mBS48 4BH170 mBS48 4TZ200 mBS48 4PN240 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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