BS3 5BJ Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced August 2004. Ward: Windmill Hill. Region: South West.
Streets
- Bristol South End, Bristol: 44 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 B (74% of about 870 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
- City Of Bristol College Bedminster Marksbury Road Bristol BS3 5JL, permissioned (350 m)
- Land At Torpoint Road, Kingswear Road And Haldon Close Knowle West Bristol (Kingswear Road site), permissioned (350 m)
- St Johns Lane Health Centre St Johns Lane Bristol BS3 5AS: up to 36 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Lower Knowle Farm Berrow Walk Bristol BS3 5ES: up to 7 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 18 - 34 Stafford Street Bristol BS3 4DA, permissioned (660 m)
- Land At Little Paradise & Stafford Street Bristol BS3 4DE: up to 316 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- St Catherines Place Shopping Centre East Street Bedminster Bristol: up to 143 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- St Catherines Place East Street Bedminster Bristol: up to 180 homes, permissioned (670 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 42 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 addresses are about 12 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 48%, gigabit 48% 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 | 540 m |
| Parson Street 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Bristol Temple Meads 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 30 stops within 400 m, 71 within 800 m; nearest Littleton Road Bedminster | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 2.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | The ostrich Bristol | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Little Paradise Car Park | 690 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 690 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 10.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Downton Road Surgery | 740 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Marksbury Road Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest East Street Dental Practice | 780 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Bristol Children's Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Broadbury Road Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Mfg - Winning Post Service Station, Kennford | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Nover's Common 12 ha | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 21 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Broad Plain 3.1 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,570 m² | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 49 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hermitage in Quaker burial ground near St Mary Redcliffe, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km north. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hermitage in Quaker burial ground near St Mary Redcliffe | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Section of City Wall, King Street | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Temple Church | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Arnos Vale Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.0 km east |
| Goldney House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Malago Vale | Valley | 350 m west |
| New Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Bellevue | Hill | 1.4 km north-east |
| Manor Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Arno's Vale | Valley | 2.1 km east |
| Brandon Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 | 44 | 44 |
None of the postcode's 44 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 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Bristol South End.