BS22 9LB North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke. Region: South West.
Streets
- Hawke Road, Weston-super-Mare: 47 addresses
- Tovey Close, Weston-super-Mare: 1 address
- Harwood Green, Weston-super-Mare: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Hawke Road, Norton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Hawke Road, Worle: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Hawke Road, Norton: 1 address
- Norton Lane, Weston-super-Mare: 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 D (26% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- NEWTONS, grade II*
- BALLROOM, 25 YARDS TO WEST OF NEWTONS, grade II
- GATE PIERS 10 YARDS TO SOUTH OF NEWTONS, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 53 addresses are between 23 m and 35 m above sea level (28 m on average).
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 | Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Weston-Super-Mare 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Anson Road Worle | 70 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | Proper Job Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | Sand Road Car Park GeniePoint | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 15.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Cedars Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Worle Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 940 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Weston General Hospital | 5.7 km |
| Police station | North Somerset Police Centre | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Worle Cashzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,770 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,700 m² | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Newtons, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m east. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Newtons | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m east |
| Church of Saint Martin | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m south |
| The Bell House | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m south-east |
| Motte at Castle Batch | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Worle Hill | Hill | 560 m south-west |
| Milton Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-west |
| Ashcombe Wood | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
| Sand Bay | Bay | 3.3 km west |
| Swallow Cliff | Cliff or slope | 3.6 km north-west |
| Bathing Cove | Wetland | 3.9 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 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 | 52 | 53 |
1 of the postcode's 53 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Hawke Road.