BS10 5SU Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Southmead. Region: South West.
Streets
- Pen Park Road, Bristol: 6 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 B (71% of about 620 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
- 19-21 Pen Park Road, Southmead: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Rear Of 339 To 343 Southmead Road Bristol BS10 5LW, permissioned (600 m)
- Former Dumail Primary School Land Dunmail Road Bristol: up to 161 homes, permissioned (900 m)
- Wayfarer Public House Pen Park Road Bristol, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 6 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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 61 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 | Filton Abbey Wood 694,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| Ashley Down 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Patchway 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Charfield Road Southmead | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 4.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Castle Park Ferry Landing Broadmead | 5.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park | 670 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 440 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 15.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mvmg - Monks Park | 920 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Twindent Dental Care | 500 m |
| Hospital | Southmead Hospital | 890 m |
| Police station | Patchway Police Centre | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Trymside Open Space 2.6 ha | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bowness Gardens 14 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Pen Park Sports Ground 5.9 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Southmead Allotments 1.2 ha | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 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 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Pen Park Road.