BS3 4DB Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced July 1986. Ward: Southville. Region: South West.
Streets
- Bartley Street, Bristol: 28 addresses
- Dalby Avenue, Bristol: 2 addresses
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 A (40% of about 1,730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bedminster (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 South.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- REGENT HOUSE, grade II
- WILLS NUMBER 1 FACTORY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 31 - 33 East Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 4HH: up to 5 homes, permissioned (20 m)
- 31 - 33 East Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 4HH: up to 5 homes, permissioned (20 m)
- 15 - 21 Bartley Street Bristol BS3 4DY: up to 6 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- 36 - 38 East Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 4HE: up to 5 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- 2 - 8 St Catherines Place Bristol BS3 4HG: up to 11 homes, pending decision (100 m)
- Regent House, Consort House, Imperial Arcade And Land Rear Of 36-40 East Street Lombard Street Bristol: up to 271 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Regent House, Consort House, Imperial Arcade And Land Rear Of 36-40 East Street Lombard Street Bristol: up to 235 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Plot 3 Dalby Avenue And Whitehouse Lane Bristol BS3 4DJ: up to 328 homes, permissioned (110 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 14 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
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 | Bedminster 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 270 m |
| Bristol Temple Meads 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Parson Street 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 73 within 800 m; nearest Catherine Mead Street Bedminster | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 1.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | The ostrich Bristol | 650 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Little Paradise Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 490 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 10.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bedminster Family Practice | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest East Street Dental Practice | 230 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Bristol Children's Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | The Bridewell Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Britannia Building Society | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Park 21 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,530 m² | 420 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 250 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Bartley Street.