BS40 postcode area

The BS40 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, City of, North Somerset, Somerset. Area Scores range from 35 to 93 across them.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BS40 district: Backwell & Flax Bourton scores 94 out of 100 (#416 of 6,856 nationally) while Bedminster sits at 36 — neighbours on the map, 58 points apart on the index. 6 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £313,500 in Bedminster to £600,000 in Chew, Bishop Sutton & East Harptree — a 1.9× gap within the BS40 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, City of, North Somerset and Somerset — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Backwell & Flax BourtonNorth Somerset 41694 £567,500
Chew, Bishop Sutton & East HarptreeBath and North East Somerset 1,15083 £600,000
Winscombe, Langford & BlagdonNorth Somerset 1,25982 £500,000
Wrington, Felton & DundryNorth Somerset 1,34980 £441,000
Yatton & CleeveNorth Somerset 1,43879 £360,000
Cheddar & AxbridgeSomerset 1,89772 £355,000
Draycott, Westbury & WookeySomerset 2,40465 £385,000
Congresbury & KewstokeNorth Somerset 2,61062 £417,500
BedminsterBristol, City of 4,42036 £313,500

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BS40.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.