BS23 2ST North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weston-super-Mare Hillside. Region: South West.
Streets
- Manor Road, Weston-super-Mare: 6 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 B (33% of about 690 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: 6 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Ashcombe Public House Ashcombe Road Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (640 m)
- BT Building Boulevard Weston-super-Mare: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- 69-71 Locking Road, Weston-super-Mare: up to 11 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Land to the rear of Locking Road Weston-super-Mare: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- Station Gateway Weston-super-Mare: up to 350 homes, not 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 6 addresses are between 20 m and 27 m above sea level (25 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 | Weston-Super-Mare 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Ashcombe Gardens Milton | 200 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Locking Road Car Park | 910 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Source EV Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 17.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 168 Medical Group | 800 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Magna Pharmacy 168 Medical | 800 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Twenty 2 Dental | 380 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Weston General Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Weston-super-Mare Police Enquiry Office | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | Friends Choice Ltd Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Ashcombe Park 13 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 560 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4.0 ha | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km west |
| Grove Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km west |
| Worlebury Camp, a large multivallate hillfort and the linear earthworks to the east | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashcombe Wood | Wood | 530 m north |
| Worlebury Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-west |
| Weston Woods | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Madeira Cove | Tidal water | 1.8 km west |
| Bathing Cove | Wetland | 1.9 km north-west |
| Swallow Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 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 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Manor Road.