BS35 3TP South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Thornbury. Region: South West.
Streets
- A38, Alveston: 8 addresses
- Abbey Lane, South Gloucestershire: 3 addresses
- Itchington Road, Grovesend: 2 addresses
- Itchington Road, Grovesend: 1 address
- Grovesend Road, Grovesend: 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 D (23% of about 1,050 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: yes, South Gloucestershire.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Tytherington Road Nursery Tytherington Road Thornbury South Gloucestershire BS35 3TT: up to 8 homes, permissioned (350 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 15 addresses are between 90 m and 108 m above sea level (96 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 | Yate 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km |
| Patchway 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km | |
| Pilning 290 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Grovesend Road Crossroads Thornbury | 240 m |
| Ferry terminal | Lydney Harbour | 12.5 km |
| EV charging points | Rock Street Car park - Thornbury GeniePoint | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 28.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Mary Street Surgery | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Cohens Chemist | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | High Street Dental Surgery | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Thornbury Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Patchway Police Centre | 9.2 km |
| Cash machines | Your Local, Thornbury Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 870 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | Hardwicke Playing Field 3.8 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,500 m² | 1.4 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 15 |
12 of the postcode's 15 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 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 8 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 A38.