BS23 3PD North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weston-super-Mare South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Bridge Road, Weston-super-Mare: 29 addresses
- Drove Road, Weston-super-Mare: 1 address
- Hildesheim Bridge, Weston-super-Mare: 1 address
- Winterstoke 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 B (59% of about 940 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
- Former Sweat FA site Winterstoke Road Weston-super-Mare: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Gas Works Weston-super-Mare: up to 95 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- 69-71 Locking Road, Weston-super-Mare: up to 11 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Station Gateway Weston-super-Mare: up to 350 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Former Ashcombe Public House Ashcombe Road Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (400 m)
- Frames Snooker Centre, Sunnyside Road North, Weston-super-Mare: up to 9 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Land to the rear of Locking Road Weston-super-Mare: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- Walliscote Place Police Station and Magistrates Court Weston-super-Mare: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 22 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 22 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 6 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-Super-Mare 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 410 m |
| Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Recreation Grounds Weston-super-Mare | 190 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Locking Road Car Park | 430 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Source EV Charging Station | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 17.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pier Health Group LTD | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Patient Care Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 520 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Weston General Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Weston-super-Mare Police Enquiry Office | 790 m |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Severn Road Cashzone | 880 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest The Potteries Millennium Green 4,870 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ellenborough Park 3.0 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grove Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.4 km north-west. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grove Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashcombe Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Worlebury Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north |
| Knightstone | Island | 1.8 km north-west |
| Weston Woods | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Anchor Head | Wetland | 2.3 km north-west |
| Tower Rock | Cliff or slope | 3.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 32 |
29 of the postcode's 32 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Bridge Road.