BS35 2AS South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Thornbury. Region: South West.
Streets
- High Street, 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 B (62% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Thornbury Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 24.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 30 High Street, grade II*
- 15 AND 17, ST MARYS STREET, grade II
- 16 AND 16A, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 20, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 22, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 24 High Street, grade II
- 26, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 28, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 32, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 34, High Street, grade II
- 36, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 41 High Street, grade II
- 50, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 51, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 53, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 54, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 58, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 60, HIGH STREET, grade II
- CLOSE HOUSE, grade II
- GARDEN WALL TO WEST OF PARK HOUSE CONTAINING 2 TOWERS AND 2 TURRETS, grade II
- MAGISTRATES COURT, grade II
- THE CLOSE INCLUDING MAISONETTE NUMBERS 1 AND 2, grade II
- The Malthouse, grade II
- UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, grade II
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 53 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pilning 290 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km |
| Patchway 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km | |
| Yate 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest The Plain Thornbury | 90 m |
| Ferry terminal | Lydney Harbour | 11.5 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest St Mary Street Car Park GeniePoint | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 28.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Mary Street Surgery | 50 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest High Street Dental Surgery | 100 m |
| Hospital | Thornbury Hospital | 690 m |
| Police station | Patchway Police Centre | 9.5 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Thornbury, Thornbury Cashzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,260 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,810 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest The Mundy Playing Fields 7.2 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Dagg's Allotments 1.3 ha | 160 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 30 High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m north-west. 91 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 30 High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m north-west |
| Porch House | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north |
| Clematis Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north |
| The Priory | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north |
| The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the C16 privy garden at Thornbury Castle | Scheduled monument | 810 m north |
| Thornbury Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 820 m north-west |
| Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Hillfort and associated Romano-British occupation at Little Abbey, Alveston | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Filnore Woods | Wood | 910 m south |
| Cassey Grove | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| The Gully | Valley | 1.4 km west |
| Pit Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-east |
| Fowler's Hill | Hill | 2.3 km west |
| Oldbury Pill | Tidal water | 4.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 High Street.