BS11 9DB Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced March 1983. Ward: Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston. Region: South West.
Streets
- Victoria Road, Avonmouth: 36 addresses
- Portview Road, Avonmouth: 4 addresses
- Portway, Avonmouth: 3 addresses
- Business Centre, Avonmouth: 1 address
- St Andrew's Road, Avonmouth: 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 B (72% of about 640 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
- Land of Ermine Way, Shirehampton, not permissioned (450 m)
- The Old Church Collins Street Bristol BS11 9JJ, permissioned (610 m)
- Former Avonmouth Bus Depot Avonmouth Road Bristol BS11 9LP, permissioned (650 m)
- Former Avonmouth Bus Depot Avonmouth Road Bristol BS11 9LP: up to 23 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Avonmouth Police Station Avonmouth Road Bristol BS11 9LP, permissioned (680 m)
- The Harbour Centre 100 Gloucester Road Avonmouth Bristol BS11 9AQ, permissioned (840 m)
- Site For Former Harbour Centre 100 Gloucester Road Avonmouth Bristol BS11 9AQ: up to 28 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- The Harbour Centre 100 Gloucester Road Avonmouth Bristol BS11 9AQ, permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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: 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 45 addresses are between 9 m and 10 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 92%, ultrafast 75%, gigabit 75% of premises; 4% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Portway Park and Ride 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m |
| Avonmouth 171,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m | |
| Shirehampton 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Cook Street Avonmouth | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 7.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Bristol Docks Ferry Landing Avonmouth | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 12.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Shirehampton Group Practice | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Avonmouth Pharmacy | 640 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Unit 3 (Dental Surgery) | 610 m |
| Hospital | Spire Bristol Hospital | 5.9 km |
| Police station | Port of Bristol Police | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Avonmouth, Avonmouth Cashzone | 640 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,550 m² | 430 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 9,950 m² | 700 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,800 m² | 750 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,400 m² | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Part of a minor Romano-British villa at Long Cross, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Part of a minor Romano-British villa at Long Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Kings Weston House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan's Pill | Tidal water | 800 m south |
| Avonmouth Dock | Lake or reservoir | 870 m north-west |
| Lamplighters Marsh | Wetland | 870 m south-east |
| Penpole Wood | Wood | 2.0 km east |
| Kings Weston Hill | Hill | 3.0 km east |
| Markham Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 29 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 4 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 40 |
45 of the postcode's 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 5 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Victoria Road.