BS23 4HS North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weston-super-Mare Uphill. Region: South West.
Streets
- Moorland Road, Weston-super-Mare: 78 addresses
- Lyndhurst 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 (42% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Beach Lawns, Weston-super-Mare. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Great Weston Conservation Area, Weston-super-Mare.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Rear of Totterdown Road Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (530 m)
- 12 Clifton Road, Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (620 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 8 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 | 1.2 km |
| Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Clarence Road South Weston-super-Mare | 230 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Clifton Sands Beach Car park | 690 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Source EV Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 18.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tudor Lodge Surgery | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Moorland Road Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dentaquest Weston-Super-Mare Practice | 460 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Weston General Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Weston-super-Mare Town Hall Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Weston-S-Mare Devonshire Cashzone | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Clarence Park 6.5 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 640 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Uphill Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 890 m south. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Uphill Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m south |
| Grove Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Plantation | Wood | 900 m south |
| Royal Sands and Uphill | Beach | 1.5 km south-west |
| Anchor Head | Wetland | 2.5 km north-west |
| Tower Rock | Cliff or slope | 2.6 km south-west |
| Worlebury Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north |
| Brean Cross Pill | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 | 78 | 79 |
1 of the postcode's 79 addresses is 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 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Moorland Road.