BS30 6HX South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Bitton & Oldland Common. Region: South West.
Streets
- Bath Road, Upton Cheyney: 13 addresses
- Bath Road, Bitton: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bath Road, Willsbridge: 8 addresses
- Cherry Garden Road, Kingswood: 1 address
- Fieldgrove Lane, South Gloucestershire: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Gloucestershire in 2026-27: Band D £2,551 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,700 | £1,984 | £2,267 | £2,551 | £3,117 | £3,684 | £4,251 | £5,101 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (25% of about 970 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: 16 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: yes, South Gloucestershire.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land At Chief Trading Post Barry Road Oldland Common: up to 48 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 34 addresses are between 19 m and 47 m above sea level (30 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 56%, gigabit 56% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Keynsham 566,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Lawrence Hill 340,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Stapleton Road 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cherry Garden Road Cherry Gardens | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 18 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Augustine's Medical Practice | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oldland Common Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oldland Dental Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Cossham Hospital | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Keynsham Police Centre | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Snax 24 - Bristol 842 Cashzone | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,300 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | Redfield Hill Allotments 4,440 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrow 245m south of Barrow Lodge, a scheduled monument, 840 m (0.5 miles) south. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round barrow 245m south of Barrow Lodge | Scheduled monument | 840 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Medieval enclosure 480m north west of Springwater Farm | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Warmley House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Battle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643 | Registered battlefield | 5 km (3.1 miles) east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 9 km (5.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kimber Coombe | Valley | 210 m north-east |
| Bitton Hill | Hill | 470 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 800 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Oldland Bottom | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Boyd Valley Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Cleeve Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 34 | 16 |
10 of the postcode's 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Gloucestershire: see them on the South Gloucestershire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Bath Road.