Falcon Close Portishead, North Somerset
36 addresses across 2 postcodes (BS20), about 170 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 47806012.
- Sales: 44 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £437,500 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 11, E: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in North Somerset costs £2,491 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Avonmouth, about 5.3 km (3.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Vale, is about 710 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 7 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Portishead Medical Group, about 650 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 61 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | £437,500 | £409,500 | £450,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £465,000 | £465,000 | £465,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £440,000 | £330,500 | £445,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £415,000 | £415,000 | £415,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £324,000 | £323,000 | £325,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £322,500 | £285,000 | £360,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £236,515 | £233,030 | £240,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £203,925 | £177,900 | £229,950 |
| 2011 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £217,475 | £215,000 | £219,950 |
| 2009 | 2 | £172,500 | £160,000 | £185,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £217,000 | £217,000 | £217,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2024 | 19 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £437,500 | |
| 15 Aug 2024 | 35 BS20 6UT | Detached | £409,500 | |
| 14 Aug 2024 | 34 BS20 6UT | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2023 | 25 BS20 6UT | Detached | £465,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2022 | 11 BS20 6UT | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2022 | 6 BS20 6UT | Terraced | £330,500 | |
| 14 Jan 2022 | 16 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £445,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2021 | 26 BS20 6UT | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2019 | 14 BS20 6UT | Detached | £323,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2019 | 4 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2016 | 8 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £285,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2016 | 19 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £360,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2014 | 34 BS20 6UT | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 24 Feb 2014 | 25 BS20 6UT | Detached | £233,030 | |
| 14 Dec 2012 | 10 BS20 6UT | Detached | £229,950 | |
| 22 Jun 2012 | 4 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £177,900 | |
| 24 Mar 2011 | 13 BS20 6UT | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2010 | 33 BS20 6UT | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2010 | 1 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £219,950 | |
| 18 Jun 2009 | 8 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 1 May 2009 | 23 BS20 6UT | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2008 | 12 BS20 6UT | Detached | £217,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2007 | 2 BS20 6UT | Terraced | £179,950 | |
| 7 Jan 2005 | 23 BS20 6UT | Detached | £163,000 | |
| 6 May 2004 | 5 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £163,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2004 | 16 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2003 | 8 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £159,950 | |
| 28 Mar 2003 | 29 BS20 6UT | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 3 Jan 2003 | 12 BS20 6UT | Detached | £182,500 | |
| 18 Jan 2002 | 1 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £48,125 | |
| 5 Oct 2001 | 21 BS20 6UT | Detached | £124,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2001 | 12 BS20 6UT | Detached | £125,500 | |
| 4 Sep 2000 | 4 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £101,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2000 | 21 BS20 6UT | Detached | £105,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2000 | 8 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £84,000 | |
| 24 May 2000 | 25 BS20 6UT | Detached | £106,500 | |
| 2 Jul 1999 | 26 BS20 6UT | Detached | £96,000 | |
| 28 Apr 1999 | 17 BS20 6UT | Detached | £88,000 | |
| 4 Dec 1998 | 8 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £67,000 | |
| 5 Nov 1996 | 17 BS20 6UT | Detached | £71,000 | |
| 16 Aug 1996 | 16 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £67,000 | |
| 15 Jul 1996 | 5 BS20 6UT | Semi-detached | £63,000 | |
| 31 Oct 1995 | 32 BS20 6UT | Detached | £60,000 | |
| 7 Sep 1995 | 33 BS20 6UT | Detached | £71,500 |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, detached (10); House, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, detached (3). Built: 1967-1975 (13); 1976-1982 (2); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
- 1, Falcon Close, Portishead
- 4, Falcon Close, Portishead
- 8, Falcon Close, Portishead
- 9, Falcon Close, Portishead
- 10, Falcon Close, Portishead
- 13, Falcon Close, Portishead
- 14, Falcon Close, Portishead
- 25, Falcon Close, Portishead
- 26, Falcon Close, Portishead
- 32, Falcon Close, Portishead
- 33, Falcon Close, Portishead
- 34, Falcon Close, Portishead
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 street: most are in band D (46% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 3 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 62B High Street Portishead, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Combe House Combe Road Portishead, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 6 October 2026 to 7 October 2026: BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 16 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 46 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 46 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS20 6UT | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 16 | unlikely |
| BS20 6UZ | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS20 6UT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS20 6UZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Avonmouth 171,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Portway Park and Ride 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Shirehampton 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cadbury Road Portishead | 110 m |
| Ferry terminal | Portishead Pier Portishead Harbour | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Waitrose Portishead Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Portishead Medical Group | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Portishead Pharmacy | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodburn Cottage Dental Surgery | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Clevedon Hospital | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Police station | Avon And Somerset Police HQ | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gordano Bristol - Pod, Portbury | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Vale 1.7 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,310 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.4 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Grange, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m west. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Grange | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m west |
| Parts of a minor Romano-British villa and later medieval barn 545m south east of St Mary's Well | Scheduled monument | 360 m south-west |
| Court House Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Medieval Cross 5 Yards From South Porch in St Peter's Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Parish Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Duck decoy, 250m south of Black Rock Villas | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ilmer Upper Ditch | Lake or reservoir | 370 m north-east |
| Fore Hill | Hill | 750 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Welly Bottom | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Weston Big Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Kilkenny Bay | Bay | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Nelson Point | Wetland | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 | 36 | 36 |
None of the street's 36 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 160 m | No published inspection |
| Gordano School | Secondary | 11–18 | 370 m | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Outstanding (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School Church of England/Methodist | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Portishead Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| High Down Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| High Down Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion (The) BS20 6PZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 120 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Spicy Aroma BS20 6PY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2025 |
| Toppin'z BS20 6PY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Tom Micks No 6 Bar & Lounge BS20 6PY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 4 Good | 4 Jun 2025 |
| Premier Portishead Stores BS20 6QY | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Brampton Playgroup BS20 6YN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Aspens @ St Peters Primary School BS20 6BT | Other catering premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Aspens @ St Josephs Roman Catholic Primary BS20 6QR | Other catering premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 21 May 2025 |
| Aspens @ Gordano Academy Secondary School BS20 7QR | Other catering premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2025 |
| Appleby's Fish and Chips BS20 6PR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 12 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 30 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Glebe Road (25); On or near B3124 (10); On or near Bristol Road (9); On or near Glebe Avenue (9); On or near Brampton Way (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Thatcher Close · Cadbury Road · Court Close · Glebe Avenue · Clevedon Road · Norfolk Road · Sheep Field Gardens · Glebe Road · Forester Road · Cotswold Close · Clarence Gardens · Tudor Road
All the streets in BS20 and across North Somerset.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.