BS20 postcode area guide — North Somerset

Where is BS20?

Broadband & internet speeds in BS20

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the BS20 postcode district (North Somerset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 834 postcodes Ofcom measures in BS20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 67.9%.

Around 0.6% of premises in BS20 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in BS20

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Mobile signal around North Somerset

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North Somerset district (106,394 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in BS20

Police recorded 102 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BS20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in BS20

Based on 442 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BS20 is £381,500, down 2.2% on the previous year (£390,000).

Latest recorded sales in BS20

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? North Somerset demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider North Somerset district (216,734 residents, 94,648 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around BS20

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in BS20

157 rated food businesses operate in BS20. 111 hold the top rating of 5, 27 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Academy Nursery School (The), Albion (The), Aldi, Appleby's Fish and Chip Shop, Appleby's Fish and Chips.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in BS20

From a sample of 171 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 BS20 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 75% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for North Somerset

Landlines around BS20 typically use:

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What's it like living in BS20?

Postcodes in BS20

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.