BS29 Postcode Area Information

Population
1,520
Avg Annual Income
£42,500
Full Time Employees
23.75%
Average Age
46.60

Area Overview

The postcode area is located in the North Somerset, North Somerset postcode town, in the South West, England region.

The BS29 postcode area, also known as the Winscombe postcode area, is located in the southwest of England, specifically in the Somerset region. It is predominantly rural, featuring a combination of charming, historic villages and agricultural landscapes, with a portion falling within the Mendip Hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Winscombe is the main town in the BS29 postcode area, boasting amenities such as shops, pubs, restaurants, and a library. Other notable settlements include Sandford, Sidcot, and Churchill. These areas offer essential amenities and various entertainment options, yet maintain a village-like atmosphere, making it a popular choice for those seeking a peaceful lifestyle.

In terms of transportation, BS29 has a robust network of roads that offer access to major urban areas. Bristol and Weston-super-Mare are easily reachable, with Bristol Airport located nearby. There is also a reliable bus service operating across the region. Rail connections can be accessed primarily at the Yatton railway station, connecting the area with the wider UK rail network.

Despite its rural character, BS29 has an excellent range of educational institutions. These include Winscombe Primary School, Churchill Academy and Sixth Form, and Sidcot School, a reputable independent school. In terms of healthcare, there are several medical practices within the area. This blend of rural charm, accessibility, and amenities make BS29 a desirable area in the southwest of England.

A Major part of this postcode area has a unique mix of residents compared to similar areas:

  • More retirees: A larger number of residents are aged 65 and above, suggesting a high concentration of retirees.
  • Fewer families: There are fewer families with young children compared to similar areas.
  • More communal living: A higher proportion of residents live in communal establishments like retirement homes.
  • Caring community: Residents are more likely to provide unpaid care to others, highlighting a strong sense of community.
  • Spread out and rural: Many areas with this postcode have low population density, meaning houses are spaced out and it's a more rural setting.

Imagine a quiet community with mostly older residents, some living in retirement homes, others offering a helping hand to their neighbors. That's the essence of a big area of BS29 postcode district district!

It's important to note that this description generalizes the area and individual experiences may vary.

Electoral Wards

The postcode area covers Banwell & Winscombe electoral wards.

BS29 Postcode Map

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Ethinicity
Deprivation
Education
Occupation
Religion
BS29 Area Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of BS29 postcode area is 1,520. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the area is White: English, with a total of 1,449, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 15. In terms of religion, most people mentioned No religion (719), followed by Christian (702).

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (599), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (503).

Economic Status

Most people in the nearby area mentioned they are Retired (818), while 721 adults mentioned they are Employee: Full-time.

Education

Regarding education, 370 adults have Level 4 education, while 222 have No qualifications education. The most common occupations are

  • Professional occupations (128)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (125), and
  • Skilled trades occupations (94)

Age

The average age of people living in area is 47 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (1684), Between 55 to 64 (1568), and Between 65 to 74 (1561).

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (267) followed by Small employers and own account workers (188), and Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (169).

Postcodes in BS29

There are total 1 postcode sectors present in the BS29 (listed below). The postcode BS29 has a total of 101 postcodes.

BS29 6WB (terminated)
BS29 6LH (terminated)
BS29 6YF (terminated)
BS29 6WS (terminated)
BS29 6WU (terminated)
BS29 6HT (terminated)
BS29 6WZ (terminated)
BS29 6WA (terminated)
BS29 6WG (terminated)
BS29 6ZN (terminated)
BS29 6ZP (terminated)
BS29 6ZQ (terminated)
BS29 6WX (terminated)
BS29 6WT (terminated)
BS29 6BF (terminated)
BS29 6WY (terminated)
BS29 6YG (terminated)
BS29 6LF (terminated)
BS29 6XN (terminated)
BS29 6DU (terminated)
BS29 6AW (terminated)
BS29 6YA (terminated)
BS29 6YB (terminated)
BS29 6YD (terminated)
BS29 6YE (terminated)
BS29 6DX (terminated)
ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaBS29
Ward

Banwell & Winscombe

LTLA22North Somerset
UTLA22North Somerset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland

BS29 Crime Statstics

Crime rate over the last 12 Months

Crime rate by Month

1

Criminal damage and arson

1

Other crime

1

Vehicle crime

9

Violence and sexual offences

1

Anti-social behaviour

1

Criminal damage and arson

1

Public order

3

Violence and sexual offences

2

Anti-social behaviour

1

Criminal damage and arson

1

Other theft

1

Public order

1

Robbery

1

Vehicle crime

9

Violence and sexual offences

1

Bicycle theft

1

Burglary

1

Other theft

1

Public order

2

Vehicle crime

5

Violence and sexual offences

1

Possession of weapons

2

Violence and sexual offences

3

Anti-social behaviour

1

Public order

4

Violence and sexual offences

1

Anti-social behaviour

1

Burglary

1

Drugs

1

Vehicle crime

6

Violence and sexual offences

2

Burglary

1

Drugs

1

Other theft

1

Vehicle crime

4

Violence and sexual offences

1

Anti-social behaviour

1

Public order

1

Vehicle crime

15

Violence and sexual offences

3

Criminal damage and arson

1

Other theft

3

Public order

4

Violence and sexual offences

1

Anti-social behaviour

1

Criminal damage and arson

1

Other theft

1

Public order

8

Violence and sexual offences

1

Anti-social behaviour

1

Criminal damage and arson

2

Public order

3

Violence and sexual offences

1

Anti-social behaviour

1

Burglary

1

Other theft

1

Vehicle crime

6

Violence and sexual offences

1

Drugs

1

Other theft

2

Violence and sexual offences

2

Anti-social behaviour

1

Burglary

2

Criminal damage and arson

1

Drugs

1

Other theft

5

Violence and sexual offences

1

Anti-social behaviour

3

Criminal damage and arson

1

Other theft

1

Possession of weapons

8

Violence and sexual offences

2

Anti-social behaviour

1

Criminal damage and arson

2

Public order

1

Vehicle crime

6

Violence and sexual offences

1

Anti-social behaviour

1

Criminal damage and arson

1

Other theft

2

Public order

4

Violence and sexual offences

1

Anti-social behaviour

2

Violence and sexual offences

1

Public order

1

Violence and sexual offences

5

Criminal damage and arson

1

Other crime

6

Violence and sexual offences

1

Anti-social behaviour

1

Burglary

1

Other theft

3

Violence and sexual offences

BS29 Property Statstics

Sold House Prices over the last 12 Months

Sold House Prices by Month

House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£375,000.00£375,000.00 - £375,000.001
Semi-Detached£220,000.00£220,000.00 - £220,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£400,000.00£400,000.00 - £400,000.001
Flat£247,500.00£247,500.00 - £247,500.001
Semi-Detached£282,000.00£282,000.00 - £282,000.001
Terraced£383,000.00£341,000.00 - £425,000.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Semi-Detached£311,850.00£311,850.00 - £311,850.001
Terraced£447,550.00£360,100.00 - £535,000.002
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£465,000.00£465,000.00 - £465,000.001
Flat£178,000.00£178,000.00 - £178,000.001
Semi-Detached£300,000.00£170,000.00 - £450,000.003
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£365,000.00£365,000.00 - £365,000.001
Flat£102,500.00£102,500.00 - £102,500.001
Semi-Detached£195,000.00£195,000.00 - £195,000.001
Terraced£415,000.00£415,000.00 - £415,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Other£475,000.00£475,000.00 - £475,000.001
Semi-Detached£515,000.00£410,000.00 - £620,000.002
Terraced£405,000.00£405,000.00 - £405,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Semi-Detached£265,000.00£265,000.00 - £265,000.001
Terraced£333,375.00£248,000.00 - £475,500.003
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£470,000.00£470,000.00 - £470,000.001
Semi-Detached£391,666.67£347,000.00 - £456,000.006
Terraced£275,000.00£275,000.00 - £275,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£280,000.00£280,000.00 - £280,000.001
Flat£237,500.00£237,500.00 - £237,500.001
Semi-Detached£300,000.00£300,000.00 - £300,000.001
Terraced£363,400.00£175,000.00 - £450,000.006
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£469,125.00£335,000.00 - £560,000.005
Flat£210,000.00£210,000.00 - £210,000.002
Semi-Detached£330,000.00£330,000.00 - £330,000.001
Terraced£344,927.50£230,000.00 - £435,000.006
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£417,250.00£380,000.00 - £494,000.003
Other£325,000.00£325,000.00 - £325,000.002
Semi-Detached£392,500.00£392,500.00 - £392,500.001
Terraced£378,575.00£100,000.00 - £461,500.0013
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£352,083.33£125,000.00 - £535,000.004
Semi-Detached£482,500.00£445,000.00 - £520,000.002
Terraced£527,509.88£376,500.00 - £770,000.008
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£379,583.33£295,000.00 - £485,000.008
Semi-Detached£295,604.17£198,750.00 - £335,000.005
Terraced£388,500.00£290,000.00 - £557,500.008
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£339,000.00£300,000.00 - £400,000.003
Flat£239,166.67£215,000.00 - £270,000.003
Other£915,000.00£850,000.00 - £980,000.002
Semi-Detached£290,000.00£290,000.00 - £290,000.001
Terraced£422,100.00£355,000.00 - £540,000.005
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£370,000.00£335,000.00 - £407,500.005
Flat£415,000.00£415,000.00 - £415,000.001
Semi-Detached£311,500.00£259,000.00 - £368,000.004
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£358,000.00£170,000.00 - £540,000.004
Semi-Detached£307,500.00£230,000.00 - £408,000.004
Terraced£412,833.33£328,000.00 - £485,000.003
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£417,500.00£325,000.00 - £600,000.008
Semi-Detached£382,475.00£265,000.00 - £499,950.002
Terraced£409,910.00£276,500.00 - £652,100.007
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£310,000.00£285,000.00 - £335,000.002
Flat£224,666.67£192,500.00 - £252,000.003
Semi-Detached£325,833.33£285,000.00 - £370,000.004
Terraced£469,416.67£280,000.00 - £580,000.007
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£368,750.00£335,000.00 - £405,000.004
Flat£282,500.00£240,000.00 - £325,000.002
Semi-Detached£350,000.00£350,000.00 - £350,000.001
Terraced£393,799.00£280,000.00 - £600,000.0010
Schools

NamePupilsAgePostcode
St Pauls Nursery School & Children's CentreNursery, Outstanding126 3-5BS29JF
St Werburghs Park Nursery SchoolNursery, Good127 2-4BS29UX
St Werburgh's Primary SchoolPrimary, Good381 4-11BS29US
Banwell Primary SchoolPrimary, GoodNone 4-11BS296DB
Cabot Primary SchoolPrimary, GoodNone 4-11BS29JE
Amenities
  • Banwell Garden Centre Cafe, BS29 6NX
  • Chillies, BS29 6EA
  • Court Farm Country Park, BS29 6DL
  • The Gatehouse Restaurant, BS29 6NX
  • Banwell Bowling Club, BS29 6DB
  • Brewers Arms, BS29 6EA
  • The Bell Inn, BS29 6BL
  • Southern Co-operative, BS29 6HF
  • Salt and Vinegar, BS29 6DA
  • Jan's Snack Bar, BS29 6PQ
  • MrMikey Ice Cream T/A Millard's Ice Cream, BS29 6HS
  • Banwell Buddies Pre-School, BS29 6DB
  • Aspens @ Banwell Primary School, BS29 6DB
  • Banwell News, BS29 6DB
  • Banwell Foodstore, BS29 6DB