BS23 2US North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weston-super-Mare Milton. Region: South West.
Streets
- Milton Road, Weston-super-Mare: 25 addresses
- Hughenden Road, 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 (35% 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
- Land to the rear of Locking Road Weston-super-Mare: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Former Ashcombe Public House Ashcombe Road Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (760 m)
- 69-71 Locking Road, Weston-super-Mare: up to 11 homes, permissioned (910 m)
- BT Building Boulevard Weston-super-Mare: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 9 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 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 16 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 5 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 | Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Weston-Super-Mare 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Bristol House Ashcombe Park | 120 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Locking Road Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Source EV Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 17.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 168 Medical Group | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Magna Pharmacy 168 Medical | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Houston, Taneja And Pangotra Partnership | 240 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Weston General Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Weston-super-Mare Police Enquiry Office | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Friends Choice Ltd Cashzone | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ashcombe Park 13 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 840 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grove Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.5 km west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grove Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashcombe Wood | Wood | 740 m north-west |
| Milton Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north |
| Worlebury Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-west |
| Knightstone | Island | 2.2 km west |
| Bathing Cove | Wetland | 2.3 km north-west |
| The Combe | Valley | 4.3 km south-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 26 |
4 of the postcode's 26 addresses are 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 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Milton Road.