BS30 6LY South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Bitton & Oldland Common. Region: South West.
Streets
- Brewery Hill, Upton Cheyney: 18 addresses
- Unnamed street near Brewery Hill, Upton Cheyney: 6 addresses
- Bath Road, Upton Cheyney: 3 addresses
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: yes, Upton Cheyney Conservation Area (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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: yes, South Gloucestershire.
Listed buildings
- TRUEBODY'S COTTAGE, grade II
- UPTON LEA, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 28 addresses are between 18 m and 79 m above sea level (51 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 88%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 3.6 km |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Upton Cheyney | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Oldfield Park - Lower Bristol Road | 6.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 8.1 km |
| Car parks | The Shallows car park | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 19.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Close Farm Surgery | 3.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Oldland Common Pharmacy | 2.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Oldland Dental Practice | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 5.3 km |
| Police station | Keynsham Police Centre | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 2.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Swineford 1.3 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,450 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 830 m |
| Allotments | Redfield Hill Allotments 4,440 m² | 2.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval enclosure 480m north west of Springwater Farm, a scheduled monument, 850 m west. 51 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval enclosure 480m north west of Springwater Farm | Scheduled monument | 850 m west |
| Church Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km west |
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km west |
| Round barrow 245m south of Barrow Lodge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Large univallate hillfort with a bowl barrow and pillow mounds 970m west of The Bungalow | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-east |
| Battle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643 | Registered battlefield | 3.6 km north-east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 7.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boyd Valley Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north |
| Golden Valley | Valley | 1.0 km north-west |
| Bitton Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-west |
| Pipley Bottom | Valley | 1.4 km east |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 1.5 km west |
| Lons Brake | Wood | 1.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 28 |
6 of the postcode's 28 addresses are 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 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 | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 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 | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Brewery Hill.