BS40 postcode area guide — Bath and North East Somerset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BS40 postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BS40
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
85.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.5%
Broadband availability in the BS40 postcode district (Bath and North East Somerset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 715 postcodes Ofcom measures in BS40, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 85.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 75%.
Around 1.5% of premises in BS40 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 BS40
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BS40 5AA | 0% | 0% |
| BS40 5AB | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| BS40 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| BS40 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| BS40 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| BS40 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| BS40 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| BS40 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BS40 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| BS40 5AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Bath and North East Somerset
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bath And North East Somerset district (91,010 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
89.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.4%
5G outdoors — all networks
36.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
92.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BS40
Police recorded 3 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BS40 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 33.3% |
| Other theft | 1 | 33.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 33.3% |
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 BS40
Based on 123 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BS40 is £475,000, down 1.0% on the previous year (£480,000).
Detached
£600,000
61 sales
Semi-detached
£410,000
31 sales
Terraced
£285,000
22 sales
Latest recorded sales in BS40
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Stanshalls Close | BS40 9UJ |
| 13 May 2026 | £695,000 | Detached | Score Lane | BS40 7RX |
| 11 May 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Pudding Pie Lane | BS40 5EL |
| 11 May 2026 | £372,500 | Terraced | Broadoak Road | BS40 5HB |
| 11 May 2026 | £367,000 | Detached | Broadoak Road | BS40 5HD |
| 8 May 2026 | £350,000 | Flat | Pine Court | BS40 8SQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Kingston Mead | BS40 8AS |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £875,000 | Detached | Tunbridge Close | BS40 8SU |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Orchard Close | BS40 9YS |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £227,500 | Terraced | The Glebe | BS40 5LX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Bath and North East Somerset demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bath and North East Somerset district (193,409 residents, 79,250 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.4% |
| 15–29 | 28.1% |
| 30–44 | 17.3% |
| 45–64 | 18.8% |
| 65+ | 19.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65.3% |
| Private rented | 19.4% |
| Social rented | 10.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BS40
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chew Valley School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,180 | BS40 8QB |
| Churchill Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 211 | BS40 5EL |
| Wrington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 197 | BS40 5NA |
| Chew Stoke Church School | Primary | 4–11 | 185 | BS40 8UY |
| Winford Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 167 | BS40 8AD |
| Burrington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 107 | BS40 7AD |
| Chew Magna Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 100 | BS40 8RQ |
| Blagdon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 91 | BS40 7RW |
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 BS40
117 rated food businesses operate in BS40. 87 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldwick Estate, Alvis' Farm Shop, Antoniasdeli Catering Ltd, Aspens @ Blagdon Primary School, Aspens @ Burrington C of E School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BS40
From a sample of 70 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 BS40 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 23% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
6%
Band C
17%
Band D
46%
Band E
21%
Band F
10%
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 Bath and North East Somerset
Landlines around BS40 typically use:
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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.