BS3 2QB Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bedminster. Region: South West.
Streets
- Silbury Road, Bristol: 29 addresses
- Unnamed street near Silbury Road, Ashton Vale: 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 (47% of about 950 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
- Unit 1 Charnwood House Marsh Road Bristol BS3 2NA, permissioned (770 m)
- Units 3 To 4 Charnwood House Marsh Road Bristol BS3 2NA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- Wedlocks Bower Ashton Terrace Bristol BS3 2LE, permissioned (940 m)
- Wedlocks Bower Ashton Terrace Bristol BS3 2LE, permissioned (940 m)
- Land To The West Of Ashton Gate Stadium Ashton Road Bristol BS3 2EJ: up to 125 homes, pending decision (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 30 addresses are between 9 m and 11 m above sea level (10 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 | 1.5 km |
| Bedminster 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Clifton Down 818,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Risdale Road Ashton Vale | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 3.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Nova Scotia Ferry Landing Hotwells | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest DJ Matchday Parking | 600 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 8.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Lennard Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest North Street Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | The Natural Smile Dental Practice | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead The Bristol Nuffield Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Broadbury Road Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Bedminster Down, Bedminster Down | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Gore's Marsh Park 2.1 ha | 710 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ashton Park 304 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,150 m² | 700 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Alderman Moore Allotments 4.3 ha | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 307 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lower Lodge to Ashton Court and Attached Gates, Railings and Bollards, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m north. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Lodge to Ashton Court and Attached Gates, Railings and Bollards | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m north |
| Landscape at the former CEGB Headquarters | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south |
| Chapel at Lower Court | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Underfall Yard, Bristol Docks | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Ashton Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Hanging Hill Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| Summerhouse Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Ashton Hill | Hill | 1.9 km west |
| Malago Vale | Valley | 2.1 km east |
| New Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 30 | 30 |
None of the postcode's 30 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Silbury Road.