BS10 5EA Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Horfield. Region: South West.
Streets
- Southmead Road, Bristol: 19 addresses
- Whiteleaze, Bristol: 1 address
- Kelston Road, Bristol: 1 address
- Wellesley Mews, Bristol: 1 address
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 D (30% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Rear Of 339 To 343 Southmead Road Bristol BS10 5LW, permissioned (380 m)
- Builders Yard 183 Henleaze Terrace Bristol BS9 4AS, permissioned (620 m)
- St Peters Elderly Persons Home & 45 Bishopthorpe Road Bristol BS10 5AB: up to 28 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- St. Peter’s Elderly Persons’ Home, Horfield: up to 30 homes, pending decision (690 m)
- Garages Bell Close Bristol: up to 9 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- 19-21 Pen Park Road, Southmead: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
- Holmwood House Channells Hill Bristol BS9 3AE, permissioned (910 m)
- St John Ambulance Tilling Road Bristol BS10 5AQ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 22 addresses are between 61 m and 63 m above sea level (62 m on average).
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 | Ashley Down 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km |
| Filton Abbey Wood 694,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Redland 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Whiteleaze Southmead | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 4.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Castle Park Ferry Landing Broadmead | 4.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park | 500 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 14.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Greenway Community Practice | 910 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Greenway Pharmacy | 760 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest City Bridge Dental Care | 50 m |
| Hospital | Southmead Hospital | 640 m |
| Police station | Redland Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Premier Cashzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Bowness Gardens 14 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Southmead Adventure Playground 2,430 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 850 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Southmead Allotments 1.2 ha | 240 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow in Bowness Gardens 315m north west of the swimming lake, a scheduled monument, 610 m north-west. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow in Bowness Gardens 315m north west of the swimming lake | Scheduled monument | 610 m north-west |
| Royal Victoria Park (Formerly Brentry House) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-west |
| Blaise Castle and Hamlet | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Henleaze Swimming Lake | Lake or reservoir | 310 m north-west |
| Badock's Wood | Wood | 550 m west |
| Henbury Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-west |
| Sheep Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Coombe Dingle | Valley | 2.7 km west |
| Horseshoe Point | Wetland | 4.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 22 |
12 of the postcode's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Southmead Road.