BS20 7RT North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Gordano Valley. Region: South West.
Streets
- Caswell Lane, Clapton in Gordano: 41 addresses
- Caswell Lane, Portbury: 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 42 addresses are between 21 m and 58 m above sea level (30 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 4%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 22% 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 | 5.1 km | |
| Avonmouth 171,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Wood Lane Clapton-in-Gordano | 440 m |
| Bus or coach station | Public Transport Interchange Bristol Airport | 9.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Portishead Pier Portishead Harbour | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | Waitrose Portishead Car Park | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 9.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Harbourside Family Practice | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Portishead Pharmacy | 2.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Woodburn Cottage Dental Surgery | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Clevedon Hospital | 7.2 km |
| Police station | Avon And Somerset Police HQ | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | Gordano Bristol - Pod, Portbury | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Vale 1.7 ha | 1.8 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 430 m² | 1.5 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.4 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parts of a minor Romano-British villa and later medieval barn 545m south east of St Mary's Well, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km north-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parts of a minor Romano-British villa and later medieval barn 545m south east of St Mary's Well | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Naish Hill | Hill | 360 m south |
| Parsonage Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Bullock's Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km south-east |
| Ilmer Upper Ditch | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-west |
| Kilkenny Bay | Bay | 3.4 km north-west |
| Nelson Point | Wetland | 4.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 42 |
6 of the postcode's 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 Caswell Lane.