BS23 4XP North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weston-super-Mare Uphill. Region: South West.
Streets
- Uphill Way, Weston-super-Mare: 29 addresses
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 D (36% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Uphill. 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): 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
- Jackson Barstow House 28 Thornbury Road Uphill: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (150 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 18 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 23 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 17 low and 6 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 29 addresses are between 5 m and 39 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 2.7 km |
| Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest The Dolphin Uphill | 40 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | Clifton Sands Beach Car park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | Source EV Charging Station | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 19.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tudor Lodge Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tudor Lodge Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Dentaquest Weston-Super-Mare Practice | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Weston General Hospital | 820 m |
| Police station | Weston-super-Mare Town Hall Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Weston-S-Mare Devonshire Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,220 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,850 m² | 410 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Church of Saint Nicholas, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m south. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Church of Saint Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m south |
| Bell barrow 650m south-west of Uphill Farm | Scheduled monument | 590 m south |
| Uphill Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Plantation | Wood | 560 m north |
| Uphill Pill | Tidal water | 720 m south |
| Tower Rock | Cliff or slope | 1.9 km west |
| Purn Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south-east |
| Brean Cross Pill | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south |
| Black Point | Wetland | 2.9 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 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 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 29 |
15 of the postcode's 29 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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Uphill Way.