Area Info for Blagdon (Somerset)

Blagdon, Somerset, UK

Blagdon is a small village located in the county of Somerset, England. It is situated near the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, offering scenic landscapes and outdoor recreational opportunities.

Geography and Location

The village lies approximately 8 miles south of Bristol and about 4 miles east of Wells, making it a peaceful rural community within easy reach of larger towns and cities. The area is characterised by its rolling countryside, lakes, and woodland areas.

Notable Features

One of the prominent features of Blagdon is Blagdon Lake, a reservoir that provides both water supply and leisure activities such as fishing and walking. The lake is a popular spot for birdwatching and enjoying nature.

History and Community

Blagdon has a rich history dating back to medieval times, with historical buildings and local traditions that reflect its heritage. The village maintains a close-knit community with local events and activities that foster a sense of belonging among residents.

Local Amenities

The village offers basic amenities including a pub, a village hall, and some small shops. For more extensive services and shopping, residents typically travel to nearby towns such as Wells or Bristol.

Recreation and Tourism

Blagdon attracts visitors for its natural beauty, outdoor activities, and tranquillity. The surrounding Mendip Hills provide opportunities for hiking, cycling, and exploring the countryside, making it a desirable destination for nature lovers.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Blagdon Primary School0.39 miles
Bath Road, Blagdon, Bristol, BS40 7RW
Burrington Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.38 miles
Burrington, Bristol, Somerset, BS40 7AD
Ubley Church of England Primary School1.81 miles
The Street, Ubley, Bristol, BS40 6PJ
Wrington Church of England Primary School2.93 miles
School Road, Wrington, Bristol, BS40 5NA
Churchill Church of England Primary School3.08 miles
Pudding Pie Lane, Langford, Bristol, BS40 5EL
Shipham Church of England First School3.66 miles
Turnpike Road, Shipham, Winscombe, Somerset, BS25 1TX
Chew Stoke Church School3.75 miles
School Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Somerset, BS40 8UY
Churchill Academy4.11 miles
Churchill Green, Churchill, Winscombe, Avon, BS25 5QN
Winford Church of England Primary School4.31 miles
Felton Lane, Bristol, BS40 8AD
Fairlands Middle School4.42 miles
Masons Way, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3PG
East Harptree Church of England VC Primary School4.47 miles
Church Lane, East Harptree, Bristol, Somerset, BS40 6BD
Chew Valley School4.50 miles
Chew Magna, Bristol, Somerset, BS40 8QB
Sandford Primary School4.61 miles
49 Greenhill Road, Sandford, Winscombe, Somerset, BS25 5PA
Cheddar First School4.61 miles
Hillfield, The Hayes, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3HN
Sidcot School4.65 miles
Oakridge Lane, Winscombe, Somerset, BS25 1PD
The Kings of Wessex Academy4.70 miles
Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AQ
Health
Clinic
Winscombe Surgery5.02 miles
Hillyfields Way,, Winscombe, BS25 1AF
Backwell Medical Centre5.83 miles
15 West Town Road, Backwell, Bristol, Avon, BS48 3HA
Yatton Family Practice5.91 miles
155 Mendip Road, Yatton, Bristol, BS49 4ER
Merchants Academy7.24 miles
Gatehouse Avenue, Bristol, Avon, BS13 9AJ
Nailsea Health Centre7.33 miles
Tower House Medical Centre, Stockway South, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 2XX
Tower House Medical Centre7.33 miles
Stock Way South, Nailsea, Bristol, Avon, BS48 2XX
Specsavers Hearcare - North Somerset - Nailsea7.34 miles
2 Somerset Square, Nailsea, Avon, BS48 1RP
The Lamp Project7.50 miles
Lampton Avenue, Bristol, Avon, BS13 0PU
Bedminster Down7.59 miles
Donald Road, Bristol, Avon, BS13 7DQ
Bridge Learning Campus7.67 miles
Hartcliffe, Bristol, Avon, BS13 0RL
Nailsea Fire Station7.75 miles
Pound Lane, Nailsea, Bristol, Avon, BS48 2NN
Brisdoc Healthcare Services Ltd Hq7.76 miles
Unit 21, Osprey Court, Hawkfield Business Park, Bristol, Avon, BS14 0BB
South Bristol Skills Academy7.97 miles
The Boulevard, Hengrove Promenade, Bristol, Avon, BS14 0DB
Scrivens Hearing Care At The Lennard Surgery - Bristol7.98 miles
1 Lewis Road, Bedminster Down, Bristol, Avon, BS13 7JD
Knowledge Learning Centre8.40 miles
Leinster Avenue, Bristol, Avon, BS4 1NN
Ashton Park8.48 miles
Blackmoors Lane, Bristol, Avon, BS3 2JL
GP
Wrington Vale Medical Practice3.04 miles
The Surgery, Pudding Pie Lane, Langford, Bristol, BS40 5EL
Dr Tj Gollin & Partners3.90 miles
Harptree Surgery, Bristol Road, West Harptree, Bristol, BS40 6HF
Chew Medical Practice4.12 miles
Chew Medical Practice, Chew Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, BS40 8UE
Cheddar Medical Centre4.60 miles
Roynon Way, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3NZ
Winscombe and Banwell Family Practice5.02 miles
Hillyfields Way, Winscombe, BS25 1AF
Yeo Vale Medical Practice5.08 miles
Station Road, Congresbury, North Somerset, BS49 5DX
Axbridge Surgery5.40 miles
Houlgate Way, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2BJ
Backwell Surgery, Backwell+ Nailsea Medical Group5.83 miles
Backwell Medical Centre, 15 West Town Road, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3HA
Yeo Vale Medical Practice5.91 miles
155 Mendip Road, Yatton, Bristol, BS49 4ER
Winscombe and Banwell Family Practice6.61 miles
Westfield Road, Banwell, North Somerset, BS29 6AF
Grange Road Surgery7.10 miles
Grange Road Surgery, Bishopsworth, Bristol, BS13 8LD
Long Ashton Surgery7.19 miles
Long Ashton Surgery, 55 Rayens Cross Road, Long Ashton, Bristol, BS41 9DY
Brockway, Backwell+ Nailsea Medical Group7.30 miles
Brockway Medical Centre, 8 Brockway, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 1BZ
Hillview Family Practice7.31 miles
Hillview Family Practice, Hartcliffe Health Centre, Hareclive Road, Hartcliffe Bristol, BS13 0JP
Hartwood Healthcare7.31 miles
Hartwood Healthcare, Hartcliffe Health Centre, Hareclive Road, Bristol, BS13 0JP
Nailsea Family Practice7.33 miles
Nailsea Family Practice, Tower House Medical Centre, Stockway South, Nailsea Bristol, BS48 2XX
Hospital
South Bristol Community Hospital7.97 miles
South Bristol NHS Community Hospital, Hengrove Promenade, Bristol, BS14 0DB
Clevedon Community Hospital9.29 miles
Clevedon Community Hospital, Old Street, Clevedon, Avon, BS21 6BS
Nuffield Health, Bristol Hospital (Chesterfield)9.57 miles
3 Clifton Hill, Clifton, Bristol, Avon, BS8 1BN
Callington Road Hospital9.81 miles
Marmalade Lane, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 5BJ
Paulton Hospital9.90 miles
Salisbury Road, Paulton, Bristol, Avon, BS39 7SB
Bristol Royal Hospital For Children10.21 miles
Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, Avon, BS2 8BJ
St Michael's Hospital10.25 miles
Southwell Street, Bristol, Avon, BS2 8EG
Bristol Royal Infirmary10.30 miles
Marlborough Street, Bristol, Avon, BS2 8HW
University Of Bristol Dental Hospital10.31 miles
Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 2LY
Bristol Eye Hospital10.31 miles
Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 2LX
Spire Bristol Hospital10.74 miles
Redland Hill, Bristol, BS6 6UT
Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke10.96 miles
Beach Road, Kewstoke, Weston-Super-Mare, Avon, BS22 9UZ
Weston General Hospital11.01 miles
Grange Road, Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4TQ
Shepton Mallet Community Hospital11.73 miles
Bucklers Way, Old Wells Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4PG
West Mendip Community Hospital11.76 miles
Old Wells Road,, BA6 8JD
Shepton Mallet NHS Treatment Centre11.77 miles
Shepton Mallet Treatment Centre, Old Wells Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4LP
Pharmacy
Wrington Chemists2.94 miles
Silver Street, Wrington, Somerset, BS40 5QE
Lloydspharmacy4.60 miles
Church Street, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3RA
Tout's Pharmacy4.62 miles
Budgens Cheddar, Roynon Way, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3RB
Day Lewis Plc4.88 miles
Broad Street, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5DG
Boots5.16 miles
33 Woodborough Road, Winscombe, Avon, BS25 1AG
Chew Pharmacy5.23 miles
4 South Parade, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8SH
Axbridge Pharmacy5.26 miles
The Medieval House, The Square, Axbridge, BS26 2AR
Cohens Chemist5.83 miles
1 West Town Road, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3HA
Cohens Chemist5.91 miles
Yeo Vale Medical Practice, 155 Mendip Road, Yatton, BS49 4ER
Lloydspharmacy5.93 miles
8 Pages Court, High Street, Yatton, Bristol, BS49 4EG
Banwell Village Pharmacy6.63 miles
Westfield Road, Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Avon, BS29 6AD
Lloydspharmacy6.86 miles
94 Queens Road, Withywood, Bristol, BS13 8PQ
Lloydspharmacy7.10 miles
135-137 Church Road, Bishopsworth, Bristol, BS13 8JZ
Cohens Chemist7.18 miles
Long Ashton Pharmacy, 27 Weston Rd, Long Ashton, Bristol, BS41 9AA
Boots7.27 miles
Unit 5 Peterson Avenue, Hartcliffe, Bristol, BS13 0BE
The Co-Operative Pharmacy7.31 miles
Hartcliffe Health Centre, Hareclive Road, Hartcliffe, Bristol, BS13 0JP
Leisure
Park
MENDIP HILLS2.50 miles
BARLEY WOOD (Grade II Listed)2.67 miles
FELTON COMMON3.85 miles
CHEDDAR VALLEY RAILWAY WALK4.98 miles
CADBURY HILL5.19 miles
SLADERS LEIGH5.30 miles
RODNEY STOKE5.42 miles
BARROW COURT (Grade II Listed)5.87 miles
BUCKLANDS POOL/BACKWELL LAKE6.54 miles
FOLLY FARM6.62 miles
EBBOR GORGE6.76 miles
TYNTESFIELD (Grade II* Listed)6.81 miles
LANDSCAPE AT THE FORMER CEGB HEADQUARTERS (Grade II Listed)7.41 miles
MILTON LODGE AND THE COMBE (Grade II Listed)8.21 miles
STON EASTON PARK (Grade II Listed)8.41 miles
ASHTON COURT (Grade II* Listed)8.42 miles
Shop
Groceries
Londis Blagdon Post Office & Stores0.11 miles
High Street, Blagdon, BS40 7TQ
Budgens Langford2.91 miles
Bridgewater Road, Langford, Bristol, BS40 5JG
SPAR West Harptree4.01 miles
Spar, High Street, North Somerset, BS40 6EA
SPAR Crossroads4.34 miles
Crossroads Service Station, Upper New Road, Somerset, BS27 3DA
Cheddar Service Station4.35 miles
Tweentown, Cheddar Somerset BS27 3JE
SPAR Winford4.40 miles
Spar, Littleton Mills, Somerset, BS40 8HJ
Sainsbury's Cheddar Roynon Way4.58 miles
Roynon Way, Cheddar, BS27 3NZ
Tesco Cheddar (Express)4.63 miles
1 Saxon Place, Station Rd, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AG
SPAR Sandford4.73 miles
39-41 Greenhill Road, Somerset, BS25 5QB
Tesco Congresbury (Express)4.91 miles
Bristol Rd, Congresbury, North Somerset, BS49 5BG
Morgans Local Shop5.09 miles
Station Road, Congresbury Somerset BS49 5DX
Co-op Winscombe5.13 miles
Winscombe, BS25 1AB
Co-op Bristol5.18 miles
Chew Magna, BS40 8RA
Co-op Axbridge5.27 miles
Axbridge, BS26 2AR
Londis, Bridgewater Road5.27 miles
Bridgewater Road, Somerset, BS25 1NW
SPAR Backwell5.82 miles
Rodney Road, Backwell, Avon, BS48 3HL
Transport
Airport
Bristol International Airport3.91 miles
Cardiff International Airport27.25 miles
Bus Stop
Seymour Arms (NW)0.21 miles
Seymour Arms (E)0.22 miles
Church Street (NW)0.42 miles
Church Street (N)0.42 miles
Dipland Grove (E)0.65 miles
Dipland Grove (W)0.65 miles
The Batch (SE)1.03 miles
Car Park (SE)1.03 miles
The Batch (NW)1.03 miles
Top Burrington Coombe (NW)1.05 miles
Station House (SE)1.23 miles
Station House (NW)1.25 miles
Bellevue Farm (W)1.25 miles
Rickford Lane (S)1.39 miles
Rickford Lane (N)1.39 miles
Burrington Turn (E)1.45 miles
Ferry Port
Nova Scotia Ferry Landing9.15 miles
The Cottage Ferry Landing9.15 miles
Pumphouse Ferry Landing9.21 miles
Bristol Marina Ferry Landing9.34 miles
Mardyke Ferry Landing9.36 miles
ss Great Britain Ferry Landing9.48 miles
Capricorn Quay Ferry Landing9.51 miles
Millennium Square Ferry Landing9.63 miles
Prince Street Bridge Ferry Landing9.66 miles
Arnolfini Ferry Landing9.71 miles
Bathurst Basin Ferry Landing9.77 miles
Bristol City Centre Ferry Landing9.87 miles
Redcliffe Back Ferry Landing10.01 miles
Welsh Back Ferry Landing10.03 miles
Bristol Bridge Ferry Landing10.11 miles
Clevedon Pier10.13 miles
Railway Station
Nailsea & Backwell Rail Station6.34 miles
Yatton Rail Station6.37 miles
Parson Street Rail Station8.54 miles
Worle Rail Station8.54 miles
Bedminster Rail Station9.25 miles
Weston Milton Rail Station9.82 miles
Bristol Temple Meads Rail Station10.08 miles
Clifton Down Rail Station10.33 miles
Sea Mills Rail Station10.75 miles
Shirehampton Rail Station10.77 miles
Redland Rail Station10.81 miles
Lawrence Hill Rail Station11.01 miles
Montpelier Rail Station11.03 miles
Weston-super-Mare Rail Station11.04 miles
Keynsham Rail Station11.30 miles
Stapleton Road Rail Station11.50 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Property Sales
YEW TREE COTTAGES (5), GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TF		£370,000
2025-09-01
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2020-10-02   £325,000
RAILWAYS END, STATION ROAD
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7UL		£900,000
2025-03-07
detached
freehold
Sold 2011-01-07   £485,000
1, RED COTTAGES
ALDWICK
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 5RQ		£545,000
2025-03-07
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2019-01-18   £370,000
BARN STONE, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TG		£390,000
2024-05-29
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2018-03-28   £270,000
SWAN DENE, STATION ROAD
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TB		£350,000
2024-02-05
detached
freehold
Sold 2018-01-08   £275,000
Sold 2015-09-25   £242,500
Sold 2013-04-19   £224,760
GARSTON COTTAGES (1), GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TE		£375,000
2023-11-06
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2008-08-29   £210,000
YEW TREE FARMHOUSE, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TG		£870,000
2023-08-14
otherPropertyType
freehold
Sold 2009-08-05   £430,000
ORCHARD CLOSE, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TG		£885,000
2022-12-07
detached
freehold
ORCHARD POND, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TF		£485,000
2022-07-11
detached
freehold
Sold 2010-12-07   £280,000
WALNUT TREE HOUSE, STATION ROAD
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TB		£750,000
2022-07-11
detached
freehold
COURT FARM HOUSE, STATION ROAD
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TD		£885,000
2022-06-24
detached
freehold
CHARNHILL, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TG		£412,000
2021-10-14
detached
freehold
Sold 2019-07-24   £350,000
PENLLYN, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TF		£655,000
2021-06-21
detached
freehold
Sold 2019-08-22   £570,000
TULANE, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TG		£545,000
2021-06-18
detached
freehold
COURT FARM BUNGALOW, STATION ROAD
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TD		£695,000
2020-12-17
detached
freehold
Sold 2009-07-01   £345,000
ASH TREE, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TG		£550,000
2020-12-04
semidetached
freehold
FILERS GREEN, STATION ROAD
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TB		£800,000
2020-11-23
detached
freehold
KERKYRA, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TG		£482,000
2020-11-20
detached
freehold
THE LOFT, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TG		£377,500
2020-08-27
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2017-11-17   £312,000
HILLSIDE, STATION ROAD
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TB		£620,000
2020-02-14
detached
freehold
VALE COTTAGE, LAYS LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7RQ		£875,000
2019-10-25
detached
freehold
GARSTON COTTAGES (7), GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TE		£250,000
2019-01-07
semidetached
freehold
2, RED COTTAGES
ALDWICK
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 5RQ		£525,000
2018-12-20
otherPropertyType
freehold
GARSTON COTTAGES (10), GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TE		£295,000
2017-07-28
semidetached
freehold
LYNWOOD, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TG		£325,000
2017-05-02
detached
freehold
GREYSTOKE HOUSE, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TF		£338,000
2015-10-07
semidetached
freehold
BARN HOUSE, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TG		£535,000
2015-08-27
detached
freehold
BUTCOMBE FARM (BAKERS MEAD), ALDWICK LANE
BUTCOMBE
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7UW		£168,912
2014-09-08
detached
freehold
CHYANDOUR, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TF		£359,000
2014-06-25
semidetached
freehold
HEADLANDS, STATION ROAD
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TB		£285,000
2013-09-30
detached
freehold
YEW TREE COTTAGES (2), GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TF		£385,000
2012-05-01
semidetached
freehold
TREGIL, STATION ROAD
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TD		£295,000
2011-09-30
detached
freehold
LITTLE HALT, STATION ROAD
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7UL		£500,000
2011-01-07
detached
freehold
LAKEWOOD HOUSE, STATION ROAD
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7UL		£1,090,000
2010-05-10
detached
freehold
BAKERS MEAD
BUTCOMBE
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7UW		£249,000
2009-12-14
detached
freehold
MENLEE, GARSTON LANE
BLAGDON
BRISTOL
NORTH SOMERSET
BS40 7TF		£275,000
2009-09-18
semidetached
freehold
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