BS40 8DS Area Guide - Schools, Crime & Living in North Somerset

BS40 8DS is a postcode in Winford, North Somerset, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near BS40 8DS, then scores the surrounding small area 73/100 - top 13% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around BS40 8DS are health and safety, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for BS40 8DS is based on Bath and North East Somerset 021 Census 2021. It covers 6,777 residents, 95 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 48, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 81% owner-occupied, 11% privately rented, 8% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 8/10.

For property prices near BS40 8DS, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the BS40 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £620k from 29 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near BS40 8DS by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around BS40 8DS is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 1 street-disruption record in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.