The typical property in BS25
BS25 covers Winscombe and the Mendip Hills fringe, North Somerset villages with the AONB boundary.
Area summary
BS25 sits in North Somerset Council. The outcode covers Winscombe, Sandford, Shipham and surrounding villages on the Mendip Hills AONB fringe. Most of the southern half of the outcode is within or close to the AONB designation. Housing is mixed: older stone-built village cottages, Victorian and Edwardian villas, 1930s semis and pockets of newer estate development.
There is no station within BS25. Yatton (in BS49) is the closest mainline option. The A371 and A38 provide road links.
Employment patterns are commuter into central Bristol, Weston-super-Mare and Bridgwater. Demographics skew older and more affluent.
North Somerset Council operates only mandatory HMO licensing. The Renters' Rights Act 2026 has abolished Section 21 evictions. The proposed 2030 EPC C standard, if enacted, will be a substantial cost on stone-built solid-wall stock.
What the data shows
Researched facts
Buyer notes
- AONB designation limits development on rural plots
- Stone-built solid-wall stock has substantial EPC upgrade costs
- No rail station; car dependency is high
The full BS25 data page
Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.
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