# BS23 3BS: area report for a postcode in North Somerset

BS23 3BS is a postcode in North Somerset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of North Somerset. Open the map at BS23 3BS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) › [BS23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs23) › [BS23 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs23-3)

## Around this postcode

- **83 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. North Somerset 020A: 209 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9687,51.3490,BS233BS
- **Weston-Super-Mare, 560 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9687,51.3490,BS233BS
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9687,51.3490,BS233BS
- **17 of 17 properties in BS23 3BS at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9687,51.3490,BS233BS
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, North Somerset 020A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9687,51.3490,BS233BS
- **£313,638 average price**: For the whole of North Somerset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9687,51.3490,BS233BS
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9687,51.3490,BS233BS
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9687,51.3490,BS233BS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BS23 3BS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9687,51.3490,BS233BS
- **Low road and rail noise at BS23 3BS**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9687,51.3490,BS233BS
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.9687,51.3490,BS233BS
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9687,51.3490,BS233BS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Christ Church Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-primary-school-e144920) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashcombe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashcombe-primary-school-e144924) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Walliscote Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walliscote-primary-school-e144922) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Weston College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weston-college-e130564) | Sixth form and further education | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corpus-christi-catholic-primary-school-e148941) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hans Price Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hans-price-academy-e136708) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Milton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milton-park-primary-school-e144917) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bournville Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bournville-primary-school-e144918) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 24% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2026 | £123,100 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2024 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £124,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £220,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £252,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Weston-Super-Mare (560 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PIER HEALTH GROUP LTD (620 m); 168 MEDICAL GROUP (820 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (540 m); PATIENT CARE PHARMACY (620 m); BOOTS (700 m); JAYS PHARMACY (710 m); MAGNA PHARMACY 168 MEDICAL (820 m)
- Dental practices: TWENTY 2 DENTAL (160 m); BOULEVARD DENTAL PRACTICE (270 m); DENTAL SURGERY (680 m); BEACONSFIELD DENTAL SURGERIES (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Weston (530 m, Tesco); Tesco Weston (550 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Weston Super Mare High St (670 m, Morrisons); Spar - Weston Super Mare (760 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £313,638** (July 2026). North Somerset’s average house price was £313,638 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,969** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Somerset earned a median of £39,969 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 139th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in North Somerset costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.5** (2025). North Somerset has a deprivation score of 15.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 105th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Somerset 020A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 45.9** (2025). North Somerset 020A has a deprivation score of 45.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,184th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £178,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Somerset 020A was £178,000 in 2025. Joint 4,531st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,755** (2021). North Somerset 020A had 1,755 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,382nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.3%** (January 2026). In North Somerset 020A, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BS23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BS23 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,983** (2021). BS23 had 35,983 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 596th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 55%** (2022). About 55% of people in BS23 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.5%** (January 2026). In BS23, 86.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset)
- Centre: 51.3490, -2.9687

Council: [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Weston-super-Mare](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weston-super-mare): Dan Aldridge (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.9687,51.3490,BS233BS

## How to cite

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