BS23 2LA North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced February 1984. Ward: Weston-super-Mare Hillside. Region: South West.
Streets
- Grove Park Road, Weston-super-Mare: 23 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 A (35% of about 1,250 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- THE CHALET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Raglan Arms 42 Upper Church Road Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (530 m)
- 14-16 Madeira Road Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (840 m)
- Lynton House Hotel Madeira Road Weston-super-Mare: up to 40 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- BT Building Boulevard Weston-super-Mare: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (870 m)
- Dauncey's Hotel Claremont Crescent Weston-super-Mare: up to 28 homes, 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: 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 addresses are about 52 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 1.4 km |
| Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Quarry Ashcombe Park | 80 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour | 890 m |
| Car parks | Knightstone Car Park | 840 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Melrose Car Park GeniePoint | 530 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 18.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pier Health Group LTD | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jays Pharmacy | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Boulevard Dental Practice | 850 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Weston General Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Weston-super-Mare Police Enquiry Office | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 2 South Parade Lloyds Bank | 680 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Grove Park 3.4 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,450 m² | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 5.4 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.6 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 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 Grove Park Road.