BS23 9ZZ North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced March 2016. Ward: Weston-super-Mare Central. Region: South West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (51% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Weston-super-Mare. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Great Weston Conservation Area, Weston-super-Mare.
- Tree preservation orders: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- EMMANUEL CHURCH, grade II
- MAIN BLOCK TO WALLISCOTE JUNIOR SCHOOL, grade II
- THE TOWN HALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Walliscote Place Police Station and Magistrates Court Weston-super-Mare: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- Dolphin Square Weston-super-Mare: up to 126 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Former TJ Hughes Store High Street Weston-super-Mare: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Frames Snooker Centre, Sunnyside Road North, Weston-super-Mare: up to 9 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Station Gateway Weston-super-Mare: up to 350 homes, not permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- BT Building Boulevard Weston-super-Mare: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- 69-71 Locking Road, Weston-super-Mare: up to 11 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 12 Clifton Road, Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Weston-Super-Mare 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 27 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 64 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wilton Gardens Weston-super-Mare | 170 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carlton Street Car Park | 110 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Melrose Car Park GeniePoint | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 18.6 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pier Health Group LTD | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 90 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Weston General Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Weston-super-Mare Town Hall Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 20 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash Machine | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ellenborough Park 3.0 ha | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Beach Lawns 5.2 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grove Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 790 m (0.5 miles) north. 47 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grove Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 790 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Worlebury Camp, a large multivallate hillfort and the linear earthworks to the east | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knightstone | Island | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Marine Lake | Bay | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Worlebury Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Anchor Head | Wetland | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Ashcombe Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Tower Rock | Cliff or slope | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 88% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 34% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.