BS16 2BJ Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eastville. Region: South West.
Streets
- Grove Road, Fishponds: 27 addresses
- Grove Park Terrace, Fishponds: 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 (42% of about 900 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 East.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Newton Motors 598 - 600 Fishponds Road Fishponds Bristol BS16 3DA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 79A Grove Road Fishponds Bristol BS16 2BP: up to 14 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 683 Fishponds Road Fishponds Bristol BS16 3BG, permissioned (340 m)
- Diamonite Industrial Park Goodneston Road Bristol BS16 3JX, permissioned (550 m)
- Diamonite Industrial Park, Goodneston Road, Fishponds: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Former Parnall?s Works site, west of Filwood Road / north of Goodneston Road, Fishponds: up to 83 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- Cedar House Blackberry Hill Hospital Manor Road Fishponds Bristol BS16 2EW: up to 25 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Graphic Packaging Ltd Filwood Road Bristol BS16 3SB: up to 208 homes, permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 28 addresses are between 53 m and 56 m above sea level (55 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 | Stapleton Road 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Ashley Down 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Lawrence Hill 340,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Lodge Causeway Fishponds | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | Beechwood Road Car Park | 800 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 16.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Old School Surgery | 790 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Practice | 910 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Manor Park Hospital | 590 m |
| Police station | Fishponds Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 697 Fishponds Road Lloyds Bank | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Fishponds Park 4,130 m² | 750 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Eastville Park 27 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 700 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ridgeway Playing Fields 12 ha | 600 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Thingwall Park Alloments 6.6 ha | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Numbers 11, 13 and 15 and Attached Garden Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m north-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 11, 13 and 15 and Attached Garden Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m north-east |
| St Matthias' College | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m north-east |
| Wickham Court and Attached Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-west |
| Oldbury Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-east |
| Stoke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-west |
| Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coombe Brook Valley | Wood | 840 m south-east |
| Glenfrome | Valley | 1.3 km north |
| Duchess Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-west |
| Pond Field Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Star Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north-west |
| Barn Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 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 | 28 | 28 |
None of the postcode's 28 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 64% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Grove Road.