BS49 5EP postcode in Congresbury, North Somerset

BS49 5EP is a postcode in Congresbury, in the Congresbury & Puxton 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 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 at BS49 5EP can get it Across North Somerset: 89% Typical price £370,500 Homes sold in BS49 5, last 12 months. ▼ 24.2% on the year before Nearest station Yatton 3.4 km in a straight line

Where BS49 5EP is, and what is near it

Map of BS49 5EP and what is near it Map of BS49 5EP: its centre point, with the 106 other postcodes in the BS49 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BS49 5AP: also in BS49 5BS49 5AR: also in BS49 5BS49 5AW: also in BS49 5BS49 5AY: also in BS49 5BS49 5BA: also in BS49 5BS49 5BF: also in BS49 5BS49 5BU: also in BS49 5BS49 5BX: also in BS49 5BS49 5DA: also in BS49 5BS49 5DB: also in BS49 5BS49 5DD: also in BS49 5BS49 5DE: also in BS49 5BS49 5DF: also in BS49 5BS49 5DG: also in BS49 5BS49 5DH: also in BS49 5BS49 5DJ: also in BS49 5BS49 5DL: also in BS49 5BS49 5DN: also in BS49 5BS49 5DP: also in BS49 5BS49 5DQ: also in BS49 5BS49 5DR: also in BS49 5BS49 5DS: also in BS49 5BS49 5DU: also in BS49 5BS49 5DW: also in BS49 5BS49 5DX: also in BS49 5BS49 5DY: also in BS49 5BS49 5DZ: also in BS49 5BS49 5EA: also in BS49 5BS49 5EE: also in BS49 5BS49 5EN: also in BS49 5BS49 5ER: also in BS49 5BS49 5ES: also in BS49 5BS49 5EX: also in BS49 5BS49 5EY: also in BS49 5BS49 5EZ: also in BS49 5BS49 5HA: also in BS49 5BS49 5HB: also in BS49 5BS49 5HD: also in BS49 5BS49 5HE: also in BS49 5BS49 5HF: also in BS49 5BS49 5HG: also in BS49 5BS49 5HH: also in BS49 5BS49 5HJ: also in BS49 5BS49 5HL: also in BS49 5BS49 5HN: also in BS49 5BS49 5HP: also in BS49 5BS49 5HQ: also in BS49 5BS49 5HR: also in BS49 5BS49 5HW: also in BS49 5BS49 5HZ: also in BS49 5BS49 5JA: also in BS49 5BS49 5JB: also in BS49 5BS49 5JD: also in BS49 5BS49 5JE: also in BS49 5BS49 5JF: also in BS49 5BS49 5JG: also in BS49 5BS49 5JH: also in BS49 5BS49 5JJ: also in BS49 5BS49 5JL: also in BS49 5BS49 5JQ: also in BS49 5BS49 5JZ: also in BS49 5 School 2.6 kmGP 2.9 km2 schools, 3.0–5.7 km2 places, 7.2–7.6 kmCongresbury BS49 5EP Map of BS49 5EP and what is near it Map of BS49 5EP: its centre point, with the 106 other postcodes in the BS49 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 schools, 3.0–5.7 kmCongresbury BS49 5EP
  • BS49 5EP
  • Other postcodes in BS49 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 51.3638, longitude -2.8069)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BS49 5EP?

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 BS49 5EP?

Every home and business at BS49 5EP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BS49 5EP 100% North Somerset 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BS49 5EP 100% North Somerset 97%
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 BS49 5EP?

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 BS49 5EP 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 BS49 5EP.

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 BS49 5EP: 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 BS49 5EP 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 BS49 5EP?

Homes in BS49 5 sold for a typical £370,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 32 sales, down 24.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£370,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£488,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 24.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £565,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £335,000 17 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole BS49 district: a typical £359,000 from 176 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 BS49 5EP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BS49 5EP 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

What council tax band are homes near BS49 5EP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around BS49 5EP. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (37%). 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 BS49 5EP

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 D, the most common, is £2,491.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (9%)£1,661
Band Babout 40 (5%)£1,938
Band Cabout 140 (16%)£2,214
Band Dabout 240 (27%)£2,491
Band Eabout 220 (25%)£3,045
Band Fabout 120 (14%)£3,598
Band Gabout 40 (5%)£4,152
Band Hwithheld£4,982

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 37% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 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 BS49 5EP is in (ONS area E01014765), 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 BS49 5EP?

The nearest open schools to BS49 5EP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BS49 5EP, 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 BS49 5EP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS49 5EP is Yatton Rail Station, 3.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Yatton Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Worle Rail Station Railway station 7.2 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Yew Tree Park, 90 m away.

More stations near BS49 5EP, 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 BS49 5EP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BS49 5EP, 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 BS49 5EP?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BS49 5EP 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 BS49 5EP?

The nearest to the centre of BS49 5EP, 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 BS49 5EP?

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 BS49 5EP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BS49 5EP, 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 BS49 5EP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BS49 5EP, 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 BS49 5EP?

The nearest vets to the centre of BS49 5EP 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 BS49 5EP in a conservation area?

The centre of BS49 5EP 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 BS49 5EP?

Police.uk records 13 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS49 5EP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 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 BS49 5EP

Ward
Congresbury & Puxton
Parish
Congresbury
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Congresbury
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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

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

BS49 5ER80 mBS49 5EY110 mBS49 5ES120 mBS49 5JH140 mBS49 5EX180 mBS49 5JQ180 m
All of BS49

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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