BS29 6ND North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Banwell & Winscombe. Region: South West.
Streets
- Christon Road, Christon: 7 addresses
- Christon Road, North Somerset: 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 C (28% of about 1,230 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- YARBERRY FARMHOUSE, grade II
- YARBOROUGH COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 8 addresses are between 13 m and 19 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km |
| Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Weston-Super-Mare 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Ferry terminal | Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour | 8.5 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 13.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Winscombe Surgery | 3.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Banwell Village Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | The Surgery | 3.0 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Weston General Hospital | 6.5 km |
| Police station | North Somerset Police Centre | 4.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Banwell Knightcott Road, Banwell Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 2.5 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 930 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,960 m² | 2.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Standing stone 150m south-east of Yarberry Farm, a scheduled monument, 240 m south-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Standing stone 150m south-east of Yarberry Farm | Scheduled monument | 240 m south-east |
| Roman settlement and associated industrial remains and field system north-east of Winthill Farm | Scheduled monument | 910 m north-east |
| Shrunken medieval village of Christon and associated field system 200m north of Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Banwell Hill | Hill | 690 m north |
| Barleycombe | Wood | 760 m west |
| Little Common | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Benthills Wood | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Barton Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south |
| The Combe | Valley | 2.8 km 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) | 10.3 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the postcode's 8 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Christon Road.