BS3 5PB Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Windmill Hill. Region: South West.
Streets
- Clinton Road, Bristol: 27 addresses
- St Dunstan's Road, 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 B (73% of about 930 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 South.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 113 West Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 3PD, permissioned (330 m)
- 88 - 94 West Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 3LL, permissioned (330 m)
- 96 - 98 West Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 3LR: up to 7 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Mount Zion Church Victor Road Bristol BS3 3LW, permissioned (350 m)
- 1 South Road Bedminster Bristol BS3 3LS: up to 5 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- PX Centre Bedminster Road Bristol BS3 5NR: up to 29 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- 155 - 165 West Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 3PN: up to 27 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 168 East Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 4EH: up to 7 homes, permissioned (470 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 19 very low.
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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 29 addresses are between 11 m and 14 m above sea level (12 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 | Bedminster 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m |
| Parson Street 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m | |
| Bristol Temple Meads 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 68 within 800 m; nearest The Malago Bedminster | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 2.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Wapping Wharf Bristol | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Little Paradise Car Park | 530 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 10.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Downton Road Surgery | 880 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bedminster Pharmacy | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 590 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead The Bristol Nuffield Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Broadbury Road Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 490 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Nover's Common 12 ha | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 21 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Marksbury Road Open Space 2.3 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 35 hectares in all.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 7 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 20 |
7 of the postcode's 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 9 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 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) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Clinton Road.