BS11 9EW Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston. Region: South West.
Streets
- Richmond Terrace, Avonmouth: 58 addresses
- Portview Road, Avonmouth: 4 addresses
- Gloucester Road, Avonmouth: 1 address
- Avonmouth Road, Bristol: 1 address
- King Road Avenue, 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 (55% of about 850 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): Article 4 Avonmouth Village.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Site For Former Harbour Centre 100 Gloucester Road Avonmouth Bristol BS11 9AQ: up to 28 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- The Harbour Centre 100 Gloucester Road Avonmouth Bristol BS11 9AQ, permissioned (230 m)
- The Harbour Centre 100 Gloucester Road Avonmouth Bristol BS11 9AQ, permissioned (230 m)
- Avonmouth Police Station Avonmouth Road Bristol BS11 9LP, permissioned (390 m)
- The Old Church Collins Street Bristol BS11 9JJ, permissioned (450 m)
- Former Avonmouth Bus Depot Avonmouth Road Bristol BS11 9LP, permissioned (450 m)
- Former Avonmouth Bus Depot Avonmouth Road Bristol BS11 9LP: up to 23 homes, permissioned (450 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 16 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 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 52 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 52 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 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 | Avonmouth 171,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 140 m |
| St Andrews Road 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Portway Park and Ride 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest McLaren Road Avonmouth | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 8.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Bristol Docks Ferry Landing Avonmouth | 440 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 13.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Shirehampton Group Practice | 2.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Avonmouth Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Unit 3 (Dental Surgery) | 510 m |
| Hospital | Spire Bristol Hospital | 6.8 km |
| Police station | Port of Bristol Police | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Avonmouth, Avonmouth Cashzone | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Avonmouth Park 9,190 m² | 150 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,240 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 940 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,400 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Mere Bank and flanking ditches, a scheduled monument, 2.0 km north-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Mere Bank and flanking ditches | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-east |
| Kings Weston House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Junction Cut | Lake or reservoir | 420 m west |
| Nelson Point | Wetland | 760 m south-west |
| Swash Channel | Tidal water | 1.0 km west |
| Penpole Wood | Wood | 2.6 km east |
| Kings Weston Hill | Hill | 3.5 km east |
| Markham Bottom | Valley | 4.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 7 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 11 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 47 |
16 of the postcode's 65 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 18 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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 Richmond Terrace.