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BS20 9PQ

Portishead West · North Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Portishead West
Local authority
North Somerset
Constituency
North Somerset
Postcode district
BS20
Postcode sector
BS20 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS20 6PG 50 m
BS20 6DA 61 m
BS20 6PF 93 m
BS20 6DB 107 m
BS20 6LT 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS20 9PQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS20
Postcode sector
BS20 9
Latitude
51.481442
Longitude
-2.783150
British National Grid easting
345,713
British National Grid northing
176,123

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Somerset · E06000024
Electoral ward
Portishead West · E05010296
Parish or community
E04012097
Westminster constituency
North Somerset · E14001399
Output area
E00074758
Lower layer super output area
North Somerset 001D · E01014797
Middle layer super output area
North Somerset 001 · E02003065

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. High Down Junior School

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    357 m

  2. High Down Infant School

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    382 m

  3. Gordano School

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    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,302
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 491
  • Shoplifting 223
  • Anti social behaviour 167
  • Public order 118
  • Other theft 99

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • PORTISHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    VICTORIA SQUARE, PORTISHEAD, BRISTOL, BS20 6AQ

    ODS code L81004

    1.1 km

  • HARBOURSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE

    THE MARINA HEALTHCARE CTR, 2 HAVEN VIEW, PORTISHEAD, BRISTOL, BS20 7QA

    ODS code L81600

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Triangle

    BCT · Portishead

    0.0 miles

  • The Triangle

    BCT · Portishead

    0.0 miles

  • Lower Down

    BCT · Portishead

    0.1 miles

  • Avon Way

    BCT · Portishead

    0.1 miles

  • St Barnabas Centre

    BCT · Portishead

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Somerset 001D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,911 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. High Down Junior School is the nearest published school at 357 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,302 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 491 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.