BS23 1PL

Weston-super-Mare Central · North Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Somerset
Constituency
Weston-super-Mare
Postcode district
BS23
Postcode sector
BS23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS23 1FH 0 m
BS23 3FS 16 m
BS23 1PQ 48 m
BS23 3AR 65 m
BS23 1PF 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS23 1PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2015
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS23
Postcode sector
BS23 1
Latitude
51.350169
Longitude
-2.972697
British National Grid easting
332,357
British National Grid northing
161,682

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Somerset · E06000024
Parish or community
E04012104
Westminster constituency
Weston-super-Mare · E14001581
Output area
E00074786
Lower layer super output area
North Somerset 020B · E01014800
Middle layer super output area
North Somerset 020 · E02003084

Postcode source versions

Explore BS23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
24
Secondary
5
  1. Christ Church Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    135 m
  2. Weston College

    Further education

    622 m
  3. Walliscote Primary School

    Academy converter

    666 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,316
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,217
  • Public order 587
  • Anti social behaviour 530
  • Shoplifting 512
  • Criminal damage and arson 387

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BS23 1 residents
5,515

Age bands in BS23 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.6%

609 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

641 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.3%

1,621 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

1,583 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

1,267 residents

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 2024-04-08.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • PIER HEALTH GROUP LTD

    22 GRAHAM ROAD, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS23 1YA

    ODS code L81016

    623 m

  • 168 MEDICAL GROUP

    168 LOCKING ROAD, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS23 3HQ

    ODS code L81051

    1.1 km

  • THE MILTON SURGERY

    232-234 MILTON ROAD, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS22 8AG

    ODS code L81058

    1.7 km

  • TUDOR LODGE SURGERY

    3 NITHSDALE ROAD, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS23 4JP

    ODS code L81044

    2.0 km

  • THE CEDARS SURGERY

    87 NEW BRISTOL ROAD, WORLE, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS22 6AJ

    ODS code L81643

    3.4 km

  • STAFFORD MEDICAL GROUP

    LOCKING CASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE, HIGHLANDS LANE, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS24 7DX

    ODS code L81066

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Hans Price Close

    BCT · Weston-super-Mare

    0.0 miles
  • Alfred Street

    BCT · Weston-super-Mare

    0.1 miles
  • Albert Quadrant

    BCT · Weston-super-Mare

    0.1 miles
  • Boulevard

    BCT · Weston-super-Mare

    0.1 miles
  • George Street

    BCT · Weston-super-Mare

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Somerset 020B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,139 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
1 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Christ Church Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 135 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,316 published events cover 12 months, averaging 443 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,217 events.

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