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County or areaNorth Somerset
Postcode districtBS19
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:54 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:13 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,198 residentsin the Backwell & Flax Bourton census areaMedian age 46.42,398 households83% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,878 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 12%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 50% work from home, 43% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C985 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBackwell Hillforthistoric site · under a mileBrockley Hall Stableshistoric site · 1.1 miOatfield Poollake · 1.8 miLittlewood Poollake · 1.9 miBackwell Hillhill · under a mileCheston Combevalley · under a mileTap's Combevalley · under a mileCleeve Toothill · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTall Pines Golf and Leisuregolf course · 1.5 mi · 35 haBackwell Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileKnightswoodpark · 2.0 mi · 3 haFairfield Mead Allotmentsallotments · under a mileAshton Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 305 haHighridge Commonpark · 4.9 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197423 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202639 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.4 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,509 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarrow Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryBackwell Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohen Chemists4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBackwell Dental Careunder a milePolice stationNailsea Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police2.1 miCash machineBR Spar Backwell, Backwellunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryWest Leigh Infant Schoolages 5-7, 135 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBackwell Schoolages 11-18, 1,595 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBackwell Church of England Junior Schoolages 7-11, 230 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCity of Bristol College6.6 miUniversityUniversity of Bristol6.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS2.3 miRailway stationNailsea & Backwellunder a mileBus stationPublic Transport InterchangeBristol Airport2.2 miFerryClevedon Pier5.7 miBus stops26 within a mileCar parkHawthorns ParkingBristol1.1 miEV chargingevyve Charging StationBristol3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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