North Somerset Local Information
Practical local information for North Somerset: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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North Somerset Roadworks This Week: Nailsea One-Way, M5 J21
Nailsea's Link Road is one-way until late November, the M5 southbound shuts at junction 21 overnight to 2 October, and Worle High Street works start 5 October.
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North Somerset house prices: £313,638 in July, up 3.8%
The average North Somerset home was £313,638 in July 2026, up 3.8% while England managed 1.1%. Growth has halved since June. Prices by type, town and buyer.
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North Somerset Bin Days: Bank Holidays Collected as Normal
Black bins every three weeks, recycling and food waste weekly, and crews work every bank holiday. Garden waste is £70 a bin, or £17.50 if you qualify.
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Parking in North Somerset: Where It's Free, Where It Isn't
Eighteen council car parks are genuinely free, and two more are tagged free but are not. Full 2026 tariffs for Weston, Clevedon, Portishead and Nailsea.
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North Somerset Council Tax Bands: 8.99% Rise, All Parishes
Band D runs from £2,387.31 in Tickenham to £2,583.71 in Portishead. The full A to H table for all 39 parishes, and where the 8.99% rise came from.
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North Somerset planning: 24,495 homes, hearings from 9 Nov
North Somerset's Local Plan 2041 allocates 24,495 homes and reaches public hearings from 9 November 2026. Where they go, town by town, and the land supply gap.
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North Somerset trains to London: 1h52 from Nailsea
Nailsea and Backwell, not Weston, has the fastest London train in North Somerset at 1hr 52min. Times, fares and season tickets from all five stations.
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Things to do in North Somerset: £6.50 pier, free museum
Clevedon's Grade I pier is £6.50 and lets you back free for a year. Weston Museum is free. Prices, opening times and what is shut, all checked this week.
Bins
North Somerset Christmas Bins: 2026 Dates Due in December
North Somerset's Christmas 2026 bin dates are not out yet. Last year's full revised table, the Sunday catch-up, and when the council usually publishes.
Schools
North Somerset Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 to 30 Oct
North Somerset's 2026/27 term dates, half terms and Christmas break, plus the INSET days at Gordano, Backwell, Churchill, Nailsea and Clevedon schools.
Trains
North Somerset Christmas Trains: No Service on 25 December
No trains on Christmas Day, very few on 26 December and early finishes on Christmas Eve. Plus the Bristol to Weston line closures already booked this winter.