BS15 8LP South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Kingswood. Region: South West.
Streets
- Two Mile Hill Road, Kingswood: 35 addresses
- Kings Chase Shopping Centre, Potterswood: 4 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in South Gloucestershire in 2026-27: Band D £2,551 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,700 | £1,984 | £2,267 | £2,551 | £3,117 | £3,684 | £4,251 | £5,101 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (51% of about 940 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Rear Of 23 Downend Road Kingswood South Gloucestershire BS15 1RT: up to 5 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Rear Of 23 Downend Road Kingswood South Gloucestershire BS15 1RT: up to 5 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Land At Gilbert Road Kingswood: up to 8 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Former Texaco Service Station 338 Two Mile Hill Road Bristol BS15 1AJ, permissioned (360 m)
- Adjacent To 1 Lodge Road Bristol BS15 1LD: up to 15 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- The White House Forest Road KingswoodĀ: up to 26 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Land To The Rear Of 286- 290 Two Mile Hill Road Bristol BS15 1AT: up to 5 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Land Of Former 254 To 256 Two Mile Hill Road Bristol BS15 1BA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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: 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 40 addresses are between 106 m and 112 m above sea level (110 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lawrence Hill 340,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Stapleton Road 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Ashley Down 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kings Chase Centre Kingswood | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Beechwood Road Car Park | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boultons Road Car Park, Kingswood GeniePoint | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 17 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Orchard Medical Centre | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Practice | 290 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Cossham Hospital | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Kingswood Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kingswood Bristol NatWest | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kingswood Park 3.3 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Southey Playing Field 3.9 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,260 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 3.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Whitfield's Tabernacle, a listed building (Grade I), 180 m east. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whitfield's Tabernacle | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m east |
| Parish Church of the Holy Trinity and Churchyard Walls Fronting Street and on West, Running Southwards For Approximately 100 Yards | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m east |
| Warmley House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lantern Bottom | Valley | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Cockshot Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Magpie Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Coombe Brook Valley | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Troopers Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Duchess Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 | 16 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 40 |
30 of the postcode's 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 58% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Two Mile Hill Road.