BS16 1UU Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced April 2024. Ward: Frome Vale. Region: South West.
Streets
- Coldharbour Lane, Stoke Gifford: 473 addresses
- Unnamed street, Harry Stoke: 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 (39% of about 670 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 7 - 9 Frome Valley Road Bristol BS16 1HD, permissioned (150 m)
- Glenside Campus, Blackberry Hill, Fishponds, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Cedar House Blackberry Hill Hospital Manor Road Fishponds Bristol BS16 2EW: up to 25 homes, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Blackberry Hill Hospital Manor Road Fishponds Bristol BS16 2EW: up to 346 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 474 addresses are between 68 m and 73 m above sea level (70 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, 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 | Filton Abbey Wood 694,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Ashley Down 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bristol Parkway 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sheldrake Drive Broomhill | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Casson Drive, BS16 | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| 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 The Old School Surgery | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stapleton Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Dental Practice | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Glenside Hospital | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Fishponds Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | SGN Ltd - Frenchay Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Snuff Mills Park 6.3 ha | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Stoke Park 159 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stapleton Allotments 2.7 ha | 300 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 221 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dower House, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 31 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dower House | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Stoke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 770 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Wickham Court and Attached Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Oldbury Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Duchess Pond | Lake or reservoir | 630 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Glenfrome | Valley | 690 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Barn Wood | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Star Hill | Hill | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Hermitage Wood | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Pond Field Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 474 | 474 |
None of the postcode's 474 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Coldharbour Lane.