BS3 5RB Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Filwood. Region: South West.
Streets
- Bedminster Road, Bristol: 13 addresses
- Lynton Road, Bristol: 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 (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): 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
- PX Centre Bedminster Road Bristol BS3 5NR: up to 29 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Land At Torpoint Road, Kingswear Road And Haldon Close Knowle West Bristol (Kingswear Road site), permissioned (610 m)
- 155 - 165 West Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 3PN: up to 27 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Plough And Windmill 194 West Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 3NB, permissioned (680 m)
- 11-15 Winterstoke Road Bristol BS3 2NN: up to 6 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Adjacent 1 South Liberty Lane Ashton Bristol BS3 2SJ, permissioned (710 m)
- 113 West Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 3PD, permissioned (730 m)
- 100 Novers Hill Bristol BS4 1QT, permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 3 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 14 addresses are between 12 m and 14 m above sea level (13 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 | 510 m |
| Bedminster 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bristol Temple Meads 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Highbury Road Bedminster Down | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 3.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Wapping Wharf Bristol | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | Little Paradise Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 9.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Downton Road Surgery | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Knowle West Pharmacy | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead South Bristol Community Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Broadbury Road Police Station | 910 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Mfg - Winning Post Service Station, Kennford | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Nover's Common 12 ha | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 23 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Marksbury Road Open Space 2.3 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Enterprise Allotments 3,780 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 44 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Landscape at the former CEGB Headquarters, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.2 km south-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape at the former CEGB Headquarters | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south-west |
| Goldney House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km north |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the postcode's 14 addresses is 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 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 | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Bedminster Road.