BS35 1RE South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Severn Vale. Region: South West.
Streets
- Oldbury Lane, South Gloucestershire: 41 addresses
- Oldbury Lane, South Gloucestershire: 11 addresses
- Pickedmoor Lane, South Gloucestershire: 3 addresses
- Oldbury Lane, South Gloucestershire: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Oldbury Lane, Duckhole: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Oldbury Lane, Thornbury: 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 E (23% of about 740 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 2 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 59 addresses are between 6 m and 10 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, 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 | Chepstow 239,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Lydney 194,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Pilning 290 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Chepstow Bus Station Stand 1 | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Lydney Harbour | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Rock Street Car park - Thornbury GeniePoint | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 30 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Severn View Family Practice | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Cohens Chemist | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bank Cottage Dental Practice | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Thornbury Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Chepstow Police Station | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Thornbury, Thornbury Cashzone | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 60 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Thornbury Rugby Club 2.8 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,210 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Thornbury Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the C16 privy garden at Thornbury Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Oldbury Camp: an Iron Age fort at Oldbury-on-Severn | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parkmill Covert | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Henridge Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| The Gully | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Pit Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Oldbury Pill | Tidal water | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Oldbury Sands | Wetland | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 59 |
7 of the postcode's 59 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 7 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 Oldbury Lane.