The typical property in BS28
BS28 covers Wedmore and the Somerset Levels villages, mixed older village stock and flood-zone properties.
Area summary
BS28 sits in Somerset Council. The outcode covers Wedmore, Mark, Theale and small surrounding villages on the Somerset Levels. The Levels are extensively mapped in flood zones 2 and 3 by the Environment Agency, with serious historical flooding in 2013-14 affecting many properties. Housing is mixed: older village cottages, Victorian and Edwardian villas, postwar bungalows and pockets of newer development.
There is no station within BS28. The A38 trunk road provides road links. The M5 at junction 22 is accessible.
Employment patterns include agriculture, commuting into central Bristol, Bridgwater and Weston-super-Mare. Demographics skew older.
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 older village solid-wall stock.
What the data shows
Researched facts
Buyer notes
- Verify Environment Agency flood map before offering, Levels properties have real flood risk
- Flood Re scheme remains available for pre-2009 residential property
- Older village solid-wall stock has substantial EPC upgrade costs
The full BS28 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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