BS23 4PF North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weston-super-Mare Uphill. Region: South West.
Streets
- Canberra Road, Weston-super-Mare: 9 addresses
- Windwhistle Lane, 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 (50% of about 680 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)
- Rear of Totterdown Road Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 6 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 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 6 low and 0 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 10 addresses are between 5 m and 6 m above sea level (5 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 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Colombo Crescent Coronation Estate | 70 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Clifton Sands Beach Car park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Source EV Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 18.7 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tudor Lodge Surgery | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tudor Lodge Pharmacy | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dentaquest Weston-Super-Mare Practice | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Weston General Hospital | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Weston-super-Mare Police Enquiry Office | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Weston-S-Mare Devonshire Cashzone | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,220 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Coniston Green 6,040 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jubilee Park 1,960 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jubilee Park 3.3 ha | 70 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 280 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Uphill Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Uphill Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Bell barrow 650m south-west of Uphill Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Grove Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Plantation | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Royal Sands and Uphill | Beach | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Purn Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Tower Rock | Cliff or slope | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Anchor Head | Wetland | 3.3 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Brean Cross Pill | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 10 | 10 |
None of the postcode's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 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 Canberra Road.