BS8 3DS North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced April 2016. Ward: Long Ashton. Region: South West.
Streets
- Burwalls Road, Leigh Woods: 11 addresses
- Cypress Gardens, Leigh Woods: 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 G (27% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Leighwoods. 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: yes, North Somerset.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Emmaus House Clifton Hill Bristol BS8 1BN, permissioned (810 m)
- Regent House 27A Regent Street Bristol BS8 4HR, permissioned (860 m)
- 2-16 Clifton Down Road Bristol BS8 4AF, permissioned (910 m)
- Merchants House 26-28 Regent Street Bristol BS8 4HG, permissioned (910 m)
- Merchants House 26-28 Regent Street & 17-18 Merchants Road Bristol BS8 4HG, permissioned (910 m)
- Land and buildings south of Brunel Lock Road, including A-Bond Warehouse: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Somerset House 18 Canynge Road Bristol BS8 3JX, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Somerset House 18 Canynge Road Bristol BS8 3JX: up to 20 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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.
Broadband
Superfast 86%, ultrafast 29%, gigabit 29% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Burwalls Road.