BS34 5NB South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Patchway Coniston. Region: South West.
Streets
- Coniston Road, Patchway: 10 addresses
- Unnamed street near Arlingham Way, Patchway: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Coniston Road, Over: 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 (83% of about 640 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land At Epney Close Patchway: up to 5 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Residential Phase 2 Parcel E1 East Of Fairlawn Avenue: up to 334 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 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 addresses are about 82 m above sea level.
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 | Patchway 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pilning 290 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Filton Abbey Wood 694,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bevington Close Patchway | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bristol Docks Ferry Landing Avonmouth | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Car parks | SGS Filton campus parking | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Parade Car Park GeniePoint | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 19.4 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Almondsbury Surgery | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Vivo Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Patchway Dental Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Nightingale Hospital Bristol | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Police station | Patchway Police Centre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | Br Spar Patchway, Patchway | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 9,450 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blakeney Road Play Area 4,930 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,470 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,580 m² | 380 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Archway to Over Court, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m (0.5 miles) west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Archway to Over Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Basin Covert | Wood | 290 m north-west |
| Pegwell Brake | Wood | 480 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Gorse Covert | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Round Covert | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Almondsbury Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Monks Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 12 |
9 of the postcode's 12 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 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 Coniston Road.