BS11 0UX Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston. Region: South West.
Streets
- Fernhill Lane, Bristol: 5 addresses
- Kings Weston Road, Bristol: 4 addresses
- Rockwell Avenue, Bristol: 3 addresses
- Greenhill Lane, Bristol: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Kings Weston Road, Coombe Dingle: 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 A (65% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Kingsweston and Trym Valley (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 19 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- FERNS HILL QUAKERS MEET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land Adjacent To 14 Commonfield Road Bristol BS11 0RF: up to 14 homes, pending decision (240 m)
- Land Adjacent To 16 Oakhanger Drive Bristol BS11 0RJ: up to 10 homes, pending decision (300 m)
- Land Adjacent To 41 Capel Road Bristol BS11 0RD: up to 11 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Land Between 20 To 34 Capel Road Bristol BS11 0RE: up to 10 homes, pending decision (360 m)
- Land Between 21 & 39 Capel Road Bristol BS11 0RD: up to 12 homes, pending decision (390 m)
- Garages Rear Of Chapel Lane Lawrence Weston Bristol, permissioned (390 m)
- Land At Astry Close Bristol BS11 0RB: up to 36 homes, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Holly House 20 Corbet Close Bristol BS11 0TA: up to 14 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 15 addresses are between 54 m and 61 m above sea level (59 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 83%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sea Mills 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Shirehampton 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Portway Park and Ride 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fernhill Lane Lawrence Weston | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bristol Docks Ferry Landing Avonmouth | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 13.9 km (8.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Shirehampton Group Practice | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lawrence Weston Pharmacy | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Bristol Hospital | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Redland Police Station | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Long Ashton, Long Ashton | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blaise Castle Estate 141 ha | 80 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Atwood Allotments 1.5 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 142 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is King's Weston Hill camp, Henbury, a scheduled monument, 680 m (0.4 miles) east. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Weston Hill camp, Henbury | Scheduled monument | 680 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Two Lodges and Attached Garden Walls Opposite Former Kings Weston Stables | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Police Station and Attached Walls to North East and South West, Former Kings Weston Stables | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Blaise Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| The Brewhouse, Kings Weston House | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Blaise Castle, Iron Age hillfort, Roman and medieval remains, and post-medieval garden | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Blaise Castle and Hamlet | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Kings Weston House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Part of a minor Romano-British villa at Long Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Evergreens Wood | Wood | 240 m south |
| Kings Weston Hill | Hill | 300 m south |
| Coombe Dingle | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Horseshoe Point | Wetland | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Hung Road | Tidal water | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Henleaze Swimming Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 15 |
13 of the postcode's 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Fernhill Lane.