BS35 1UJ South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Thornbury. Region: South West.
Streets
- Primrose Drive, Thornbury: 19 addresses
- Sorrel Close, Thornbury: 1 address
- Foxglove Close, Thornbury: 1 address
- Lavender Close, Thornbury: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Primrose Drive, Sibland: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Primrose Drive, Crossways: 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 (26% of about 660 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 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 24 addresses are between 43 m and 46 m above sea level (44 m on average).
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 | Yate 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Pilning 290 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Patchway 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Primrose Drive Thornbury | 80 m |
| Ferry terminal | Lydney Harbour | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rock Street Car park - Thornbury GeniePoint | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 29.4 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Severn View Family Practice | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bank Cottage Dental Practice | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Thornbury Hospital | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Patchway Police Centre | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Your Local, Thornbury Cashzone | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 10 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Thornbury Play Area 1,320 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,100 m² | 280 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Morton Grange, a listed building (Grade II*), 860 m (0.5 miles) north. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Morton Grange | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the C16 privy garden at Thornbury Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Thornbury Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Hillfort and associated Romano-British occupation at Little Abbey, Alveston | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pit Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Cleve Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Filnore Woods | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Longman's Grove | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Groves Gully | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Henridge Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 24 |
3 of the postcode's 24 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 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 10 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 Primrose Drive.