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BS48 house prices and areas

BS48 covers Nailsea and Backwell in Bristol (North Somerset). Here is what homes actually sold for: every standard sale HM Land Registry recorded from January 2025 to September 2026.

Median sale price
£395k
Middle half of sales
£305k–£568k
Recorded sales
635
vs Bristol postcodes we cover
13% above

Prices by property type

Medians are shown where there were at least 10 sales of that type.

Detached£570k

271 sales

Semi-detached£340k

223 sales

Terraced£305k

92 sales

Flats£175k

49 sales

Sales by year

YearSalesMedian
2025440£401,398
2026 (so far)195£383,000

A part-year and a small mix shift (say, more flats sold this year) can move a median without any change in what homes are worth, so treat year-to-year differences with care.

New builds and leasehold

11.2% of BS48 sales were new builds and 9.4% were leasehold. Most sales here were freehold, which usually means houses.

Areas in BS48

NailseaSafety 8.2/10 · schools 8/10 · parks 7/10BackwellSafety 9.3/10 · schools 8/10 · parks 8/10

Nearby postcodes

BS41£490k median · Long Ashton · 7.1 kmBS20£387k median · Portishead · 7.2 kmBS21£351k median · Clevedon · 7.4 kmBS11£295k median · Shirehampton, Avonmouth · 9.4 kmBS13£290k median · Bishopsworth · 9.5 kmBS8£440k median · Clifton, Hotwells · 10.0 km

Questions about BS48

What is the average house price in BS48?

The median sale price in BS48 was £395,000 across 635 recorded sales from January 2025 to September 2026 (HM Land Registry). Half of sales were between £305,000 and £567,500.

Which areas are in the BS48 postcode?

Boroughly's area guides in BS48 cover Nailsea and Backwell. Postcode districts don't follow neighbourhood names exactly, so a street can sit in BS48 but feel part of a neighbouring area.

What type of property sells most in BS48?

Detached homes were the most common sale (271 of 635). Flats had the lowest median, at £175,000. 9.4% of sales were leasehold and 11.2% were new builds.

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About these figures. Every standard (category A) residential sale HM Land Registry recorded in BS48 from January 2025 to September 2026. Repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio sales and other non-standard transfers are excluded. A district median is not a valuation of any home. How Boroughly sources data.
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