BS23 9UD North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced October 2024. Ward: Weston-super-Mare South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Warne 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 (41% of about 750 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)
- Land to the rear of Locking Road Weston-super-Mare: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Former Sweat FA site Winterstoke Road Weston-super-Mare: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Land south of Herluin Way Weston-super-Mare: up to 750 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Gas Works Weston-super-Mare: up to 95 homes, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Ashcombe Public House Ashcombe Road Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- 69-71 Locking Road, Weston-super-Mare: up to 11 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Fir Trees, Winterstoke Road, Weston-super-Mare: up to 8 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- Station Gateway Weston-super-Mare: up to 350 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Weston-Super-Mare 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bus Depot Weston-super-Mare | 220 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking Space on Puttingthorpe Drive, BS22 | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Source EV Charging Station | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 17.3 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 168 Medical Group | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Magna Pharmacy 168 Medical | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Weston General Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Weston-super-Mare Police Enquiry Office | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Friends Choice Ltd Cashzone | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Potteries Millennium Green 4,870 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 280 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grove Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grove Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashcombe Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Worlebury Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Milton Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Knightstone | Island | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Bathing Cove | Wetland | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| The Combe | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Warne Road.