BS23 2AX North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weston-super-Mare Hillside. Region: South West.
Streets
- Royal Crescent, Weston-super-Mare: 107 addresses
- Park Place, 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 A (42% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Melrose/Grove Park, Weston-super-Mare. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 12.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Great Weston Conservation Area, Weston-super-Mare, Weston-super-Mare (Melrose/Grove Park) Conservation area (1).
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1-10 Royal Crescent, grade II
- 2-10, SOUTH TERRACE, grade II
- 68 AND 70, UPPER CHURCH ROAD, grade II
- 74, UPPER CHURCH ROAD, grade II
- 76, UPPER CHURCH ROAD, grade II
- Churchyard Cross at the Church of St John, grade II
- Former School of Science and Art, grade II
- LANSDOWN HOUSE, grade II
- Oriel Terrace and garden walls and gate piers, grade II
- PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- PARK LODGE HOTEL, grade II
- War Memorial at the Church of St John the Baptist, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Raglan Arms 42 Upper Church Road Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (250 m)
- Former TJ Hughes Store High Street Weston-super-Mare: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Lynton House Hotel Madeira Road Weston-super-Mare: up to 40 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- 14-16 Madeira Road Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- BT Building Boulevard Weston-super-Mare: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Dolphin Square Weston-super-Mare: up to 126 homes, not permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Dauncey's Hotel Claremont Crescent Weston-super-Mare: up to 28 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Royal Pier Hotel Birnbeck Road Weston-super-Mare: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 12 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 65 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 10 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 108 addresses are between 9 m and 14 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 63%, gigabit 63% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Weston-Super-Mare 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 50 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lower Church Road Ashcombe Park | 80 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Knightstone Car Park | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Melrose Car Park GeniePoint | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 18.8 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pier Health Group LTD | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jays Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Weston General Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Weston-super-Mare Town Hall Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 2 South Parade Lloyds Bank | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grove Park 3.4 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Water Adventure Play Park 3,980 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 4.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grove Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 190 m east. 63 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grove Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 190 m east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m east |
| Holy Trinity Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Worlebury Camp, a large multivallate hillfort and the linear earthworks to the east | Scheduled monument | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Madeira Cove | Tidal water | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Knightstone | Island | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Anchor Head | Wetland | 880 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Worlebury Hill | Hill | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Weston Woods | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Tower Rock | Cliff or slope | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.7 | 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 | 108 | 108 |
None of the postcode's 108 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 68% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Royal Crescent.