BS23 1PU

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 1PZ 33 m
BS23 3AW 50 m
BS23 1HG 61 m
BS23 1PW 69 m
BS23 1RB 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS23 1PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS23
Postcode sector
BS23 1
Latitude
51.347794
Longitude
-2.973867
British National Grid easting
332,272
British National Grid northing
161,419

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
E00074765
Lower layer super output area
North Somerset 020B · E01014800
Middle layer super output area
North Somerset 020 · E02003084

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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90 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8b, Alfred Street, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1PU 12 December 2025 £82,000
20, Alfred Street, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1PU 9 September 2025 £115,000
12, Alfred Street, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1PU 3 May 2024 £110,000

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

    230 m
  2. Walliscote Primary School

    Academy converter

    402 m
  3. Weston College

    Further education

    639 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,575
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,334
  • Public order 614
  • Anti social behaviour 553
  • Shoplifting 521
  • Criminal damage and arson 413

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
126

60 female, 66 male

Postcode households
73
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 2.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS23 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
98.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
98.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
98.6%
Gigabit-capable
98.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
98.6%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • PIER HEALTH GROUP LTD

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

    ODS code L81016

    350 m

  • 168 MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L81051

    1.1 km

  • TUDOR LODGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81044

    1.7 km

  • THE MILTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81058

    1.8 km

  • THE CEDARS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81643

    3.5 km

  • STAFFORD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L81066

    4.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

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    BCT · Weston-super-Mare

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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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
17
Low risk addresses
16
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £115,750 from 8 recorded sales in BS23 1PU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Somerset is £314,628 in June 2026, up 7.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

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 230 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,575 published events cover 12 months, averaging 464.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,334 events.

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