BS20 7RF North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Gordano Valley. Region: South West.
Streets
- Moor Lane, Clapton in Gordano: 20 addresses
- Clapton Lane, North Somerset: 9 addresses
- Mead Road, Portishead: 3 addresses
- Clevedon Lane, Clapton Wick: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,491 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,661 | £1,938 | £2,214 | £2,491 | £3,045 | £3,598 | £4,152 | £4,982 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (27% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Gordano Valley (1).
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, North Somerset.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 3 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 33 addresses are between 5 m and 17 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 33%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Nailsea and Backwell 476,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km |
| Portway Park and Ride 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Avonmouth 171,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Wood Lane Clapton-in-Gordano | 630 m |
| Bus or coach station | Public Transport Interchange Bristol Airport | 9.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Portishead Pier Portishead Harbour | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | Waitrose Portishead Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 9.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Portishead Medical Group | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Portishead Pharmacy | 2.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Woodburn Cottage Dental Surgery | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Clevedon Hospital | 6.3 km |
| Police station | Avon And Somerset Police HQ | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | Gordano Bristol - Pod, Portbury | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Vale 1.7 ha | 1.9 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 270 m² | 850 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,380 m² | 860 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,980 m² | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade I), 690 m south. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m south |
| Duck decoy, 250m south of Black Rock Villas | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Parts of a minor Romano-British villa and later medieval barn 545m south east of St Mary's Well | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Wood | Wood | 580 m south |
| Naish Hill | Hill | 1.0 km east |
| Cockheap Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Ilmer Upper Ditch | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north |
| Nightingale Valley | Valley | 2.0 km north-west |
| Sugar Loaf Beach | Beach | 3.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 33 | 33 |
None of the postcode's 33 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Moor Lane.