BS23 3XW North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weston-super-Mare South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Stuart Road, Weston-super-Mare: 16 addresses
- Unnamed street near Stuart 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Fir Trees, Winterstoke Road, Weston-super-Mare: up to 8 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Gas Works Weston-super-Mare: up to 95 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Land south of Herluin Way Weston-super-Mare: up to 750 homes, not permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Rear of Totterdown Road Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Sweat FA site Winterstoke Road Weston-super-Mare: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Land to the rear of Locking Road Weston-super-Mare: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (1 km (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 8 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-Super-Mare 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Buttermere Road Bournville | 50 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Locking Road Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 17.7 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 168 Medical Group | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bournville Pharmacy | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Weston General Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Weston-super-Mare Police Enquiry Office | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bourneville Service Station Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,400 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 9,420 m² | 220 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 700 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grove Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grove Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Hutton Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Knightstone | Island | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Anchor Head | Wetland | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
| The Combe | Valley | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Brean Cross Pill | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the postcode's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Somerset: see them on the North Somerset page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 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 Stuart Road.