BS16 3SA Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hillfields. Region: South West.
Streets
- Filwood Road, Fishponds: 21 addresses
- Chatsworth Road, Fishponds: 1 address
- Filwood Court, 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 (68% of about 730 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
- Graphic Packaging Ltd Filwood Road Bristol BS16 3SB: up to 208 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Graphic Packaging Ltd Filwood Road Bristol BS16 3SB, permissioned (210 m)
- Former Parnall?s Works site, west of Filwood Road / north of Goodneston Road, Fishponds: up to 83 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Diamonite Industrial Park Goodneston Road Bristol BS16 3JX, permissioned (350 m)
- Diamonite Industrial Park, Goodneston Road, Fishponds: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Land rear of 308 - 312 Lodge Causeway Bristol BS16 3RD: up to 5 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 683 Fishponds Road Fishponds Bristol BS16 3BG, permissioned (650 m)
- Regal Garage 74 - 82 Staple Hill Road Bristol BS16 5BT, permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 23 addresses are between 71 m and 73 m above sea level (72 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 | 3.0 km |
| Lawrence Hill 340,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Ashley Down 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Mendip View Avenue Fishponds | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 5.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Beechwood Road Car Park | 500 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 16.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fishponds Family Practice | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lodge Causeway Dental Centre | 600 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Cossham Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Fishponds Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 660 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Hillfields Park 3.1 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Hillfields Play Park 2,200 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Barton Fields 6.5 ha | 610 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,280 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Numbers 11, 13 and 15 and Attached Garden Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 710 m north. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 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* | 710 m north |
| St Matthias' College | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| Oldbury Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north |
| Stoke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coombe Brook Valley | Wood | 720 m south-west |
| Glenfrome | Valley | 1.5 km north |
| Cockshot Hill | Hill | 1.7 km east |
| Britannia Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Troopers Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south |
| Duchess Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 23 |
6 of the postcode's 23 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Filwood Road.