BS34 8LP South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced October 2005. Ward: Stoke Gifford. Region: South West.
Streets
- New Road, Stoke Gifford: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cob Court, Newleaze: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near New Road, Harry Stoke: 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 (28% of about 1,010 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
- Land At Filton Retail Park Fox Den Road Stoke GiffordĀ: up to 69 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- Barnes Court Whitley Mead Stoke Gifford Bristol South Gloucestershire BS34 8XT: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- Land Rear Of 160-166 Station Road Filton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS34 7JW: up to 5 homes, permissioned (790 m)
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 5 addresses are between 52 m and 53 m above sea level (53 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | Bristol Parkway 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m |
| Filton Abbey Wood 694,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Patchway 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Abbeywood School Stoke Gifford | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 6.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 6.7 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 870 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 570 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 18.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stokes Medical Group | 840 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jhl Pharmacies | 840 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bristol Dental Suite | 560 m |
| Hospital | Nightingale Hospital Bristol | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Patchway Police Centre | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Bristol Filton Avenue Cashzone | 800 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Mead Park 6.2 ha | 840 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Lawns Play Area 240 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,110 m² | 560 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m east |
| Stoke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Splatts Abbey Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Sherbourne's Brake | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Long Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Sims' Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south-east |
| Duchess Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south |
| Glenfrome | Valley | 3.1 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 5 | 5 |
None of the postcode's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 New Road.