BS21 5DG North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced February 1984. Ward: Clevedon South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Carice Gardens, Clevedon: 23 addresses
- Unnamed street near Carice Gardens, Clevedon: 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 C (39% of about 790 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Millcross Clevedon: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 22 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 22 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 addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Yatton 527,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km |
| Nailsea and Backwell 476,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Claremont Gardens Clevedon | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Clevedon Pier | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Bay Rd Parking | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 10.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clevedon Medical Centre | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Colosseum Dental (Clevedon) | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Clevedon Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Avon and Somerset Police Federation | 400 m |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 16 The Triangle Lloyds Bank | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,660 m² | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,120 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Clevedon Rugby Football Club 3.5 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,820 m² | 870 m |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 24 |
1 of the postcode's 24 addresses is 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Carice Gardens.