BS21 6JX North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clevedon South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Elm Tree Road, Clevedon: 13 addresses
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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- B and M Bargains Limited, The Triangle, Clevedon: up to 39 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Millcross Clevedon: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Severn Oaks, 6 Jesmond Road, Clevedon: up to 6 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- 1-4 Knowles Road Clevedon, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 13 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 13 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 6 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 | 4.7 km |
| Nailsea and Backwell 476,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest St Michaels Avenue Clevedon | 80 m |
| Ferry terminal | Clevedon Pier | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Bay Rd Parking | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 10.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clevedon Medical Centre | 870 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Colosseum Dental (Clevedon) | 470 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Clevedon Hospital | 930 m |
| Police station | Avon and Somerset Police Federation | 900 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 16 The Triangle Lloyds Bank | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,660 m² | 770 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,120 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Clevedon Rugby Football Club 3.5 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,820 m² | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m north. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m north |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| Woodspring District Council Offices (Housing Services Department) | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| Churchyard cross in St John The Evangelist's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Slight univallate hillfort at Wain's Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km west |
| Clevedon Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Colehouse Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south |
| Highdale Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north |
| Fir Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Salthouse Bay | Bay | 1.4 km north-west |
| The Gordano Round | Wetland | 2.0 km north |
| Swiss Valley | Valley | 2.0 km north-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 13 | 13 |
None of the postcode's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Elm Tree Road.