BS36 2FJ South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced December 2011. Ward: Frampton Cotterell. Region: South West.
Streets
- Heather Avenue, Frampton Cotterell: 6 addresses
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 (27% of about 890 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: 9 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land At 125 Badminton Road Coalpit Heath South Gloucestershire BS36 2SY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- Live And Let Live Public House: up to 4 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- 1 Rockside Gardens And 96 Ryecroft Road Frampton Cotterell: up to 5 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Watermore Junior School Lower Stone Close Frampton Cotterell South Gloucestershire BS36 2LE: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (920 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 addresses are about 58 m above sea level.
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 | 3.7 km |
| Bristol Parkway 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Patchway 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Heather Avenue Frampton Cotterell | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 9.7 km |
| EV charging points | Perry Close, Winterbourne GeniePoint | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 22.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Frome Valley Medical Centre | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Stuart Moul Pharmacy | 850 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Frampton Dental Practice | 790 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Frenchay Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Staple Hill Police Station | 5.3 km |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Yate Bridge, Yate | 840 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Park Farm Village Green 1.1 ha | 80 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,100 m² | 280 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Vicarage, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m east. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m east |
| Church of St Saviour | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m east |
| Lychgate and Attached Walls About 30 Metres East of Church of St Saviour | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m east |
| Ram Hill Colliery and dramway | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Farm Village Pond | Lake or reservoir | 150 m east |
| Rockwell Wood | Wood | 340 m west |
| Blackberry Brake | Wood | 620 m south-east |
| Hotwater Brake | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Ivory Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-west |
| Leap Valley | Valley | 3.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 7 |
2 of the postcode's 7 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Heather Avenue.