BS23 3LU

Weston-super-Mare Milton · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS23 3HN 64 m
BS23 3HH 67 m
BS23 3HW 94 m
BS23 3HY 103 m
BS23 3LW 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS23 3LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS23
Postcode sector
BS23 3
Latitude
51.347077
Longitude
-2.953922
British National Grid easting
333,660
British National Grid northing
161,321

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
E00074850
Lower layer super output area
North Somerset 020E · E01014809
Middle layer super output area
North Somerset 020 · E02003084

Postcode source versions

Explore BS23

36 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
184, Locking Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 3LU 20 June 2025 £225,000
176, Locking Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 3LU 19 April 2024 £270,000
212, Locking Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 3LU 6 December 2023 £257,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. Ashcombe Primary School

    Academy converter

    362 m
  2. Milton Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    970 m
  3. Hans Price Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,030
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,745
  • Public order 433
  • Anti social behaviour 399
  • Criminal damage and arson 326
  • Shoplifting 273

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

34 female, 40 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.5
BS23 3 residents
12,899

Age bands in BS23 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

2,479 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,513 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.1%

3,461 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

3,155 residents

Age 65 and over
14%

1,728 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS23 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • 168 MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L81051

    322 m

  • THE MILTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81058

    720 m

  • PIER HEALTH GROUP LTD

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

    ODS code L81016

    1.5 km

  • TUDOR LODGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81044

    2.2 km

  • THE CEDARS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81643

    2.3 km

  • STAFFORD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L81066

    2.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Laburnum Road

    BCT · Milton

    0.0 miles
  • Wellsea Grove

    BCT · Milton

    0.1 miles
  • Birchwood Avenue

    BCT · Milton

    0.1 miles
  • Birchwood Avenue

    BCT · Milton

    0.1 miles
  • Chesham Road South

    BCT · Milton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Somerset 020E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,368 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
29
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

Property market

The five-year median is £270,000 from 5 recorded sales in BS23 3LU. 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ashcombe Primary School is the nearest published school at 362 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,030 published events cover 12 months, averaging 335.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,745 events.

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