BS13 8RS Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hartcliffe and Withywood. Region: South West.
Streets
- Sherrin Way, Bristol: 9 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 A (62% of about 520 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
- 130 Four Acres Bristol BS13 8RE, permissioned (310 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 9 addresses are between 78 m and 81 m above sea level (80 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 | Parson Street 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km |
| Bedminster 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bristol Temple Meads 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Sherrin Way Withywood | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Public Transport Interchange Bristol Airport | 5.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | The Cottage Ferry Landing Harbour | 4.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Queens Road Car Park | 690 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 6.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Grange Road Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bishopsworth Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Highridge Road (Dental Surgery) | 950 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead South Bristol Community Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Broadbury Road Police Station | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Bristol Withywood Fouracr Cashzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Withywood Park 4.3 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,050 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,410 m² | 780 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 4.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade I), 860 m south-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m south-west |
| Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 860 m south-west |
| Landscape at the former CEGB Headquarters | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dundry Hill | Hill | 1.0 km east |
| Little Down Wood | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Mannings Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Barrow Big Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Malago Vale | Valley | 3.9 km north-east |
| Chew Magna Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 9 | 9 |
None of the postcode's 9 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 65% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Sherrin Way.