BS1 6XF Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Hotwells and Harbourside. Region: South West.
Streets
- Canada Way, Bristol: 41 addresses
- Unnamed street near Canada Way, Clifton Wood: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Bristol, City of in 2026-27: Band D £2,714 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,809 | £2,111 | £2,412 | £2,714 | £3,317 | £3,920 | £4,523 | £5,427 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (39% of about 960 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, City Docks (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward boundary).
- Tree preservation orders: in a protected area: 26 Meredith Court Canada Way Bristol BS1 6XX.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Paynes Shipyard And Vauxhall House Coronation Road Bristol BS3 1RP: up to 154 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Riverview House 171 - 178 Coronation Road Bristol BS3 1RF, permissioned (360 m)
- McArthur's Warehouse, Gasferry Road, pending decision (390 m)
- McArthurs Warehouse Gas Ferry Road Bristol BS1 6UN: up to 142 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- 123 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG: up to 19 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Land and buildings south of Brunel Lock Road, including A-Bond Warehouse: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Storage Building And Land At Raleigh Road Raleigh Road Bristol, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- 127 - 131 Raleigh Road Bristol BS3 1QU, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 40 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 39 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 39 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 8 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bedminster 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Parson Street 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Clifton Down 818,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Baltic Wharf Harbour | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | The Cottage Ferry Landing Harbour | 180 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brunel Lock Car Park | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bridge View Medical | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest North Street Pharmacy | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Natural Smile Dental Practice | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead The Bristol Nuffield Hospital | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | The Bridewell Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ashton Gate Bristol NatWest | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Greville Smyth Park 9.6 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Withersgreen Courts 3,840 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest White City Allotments 1.4 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Block A: Sluice Building and Stores with culverted sluices, boundary walls and gatepiers, Underfall Yard, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m south-west. 315 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 46 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Block A: Sluice Building and Stores with culverted sluices, boundary walls and gatepiers, Underfall Yard | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m south-west |
| Machine Shop | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south-west |
| Underfall Yard, Bristol Docks | Scheduled monument | 270 m west |
| Hydraulic Engine House | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m west |
| Chimney of Hydraulic Engine House, Approximately 2 Metres North of Engine House | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m west |
| Goldney House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Bet tohorah at Jacob's Wells Road | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Civil War defences on Brandon Hill | Scheduled monument | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Bristol University Botanic Gardens and Rayne Thatch | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Cut | Lake or reservoir | 750 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Brandon Hill | Hill | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Rownham Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Observatory Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Nightingale Valley | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Summerhouse Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 43 | 43 |
None of the postcode's 43 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bristol, City of: see them on the Bristol, City of page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Canada Way.