BS5 0AE Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lawrence Hill. Region: South West.
Streets
- Barrow Road, Bristol: 21 addresses
- Day's Road, Bristol: 4 addresses
- Chancery Street, Bristol: 2 addresses
- Robert Street, Bristol: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Bristol, City of in 2026-27: Band D £2,714 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,809 | £2,111 | £2,412 | £2,714 | £3,317 | £3,920 | £4,523 | £5,427 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (79% of about 760 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): Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward boundary).
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Forgemans Arms 85 Barrow Road Bristol BS5 0AE, permissioned (10 m)
- 65 Barton Hill Road Bristol BS5 0AP: up to 9 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 135 Lawrence Hill Bristol BS5 0BT, permissioned (410 m)
- 2-4 Church Road Lawrence Hill Bristol BS5 9PP: up to 22 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Lord Nelson Aiken Street Bristol BS5 9TG: up to 8 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Shiner Ltd Builders Merchants, Church Road, Redfield, not permissioned (540 m)
- Land South Of Freestone Road, East Of Gas Lane And West Of Kingsland Road Bristol BS2 0QW: up to 204 homes, pending decision (550 m)
- Alpha House Union Road St Philips Bristol BS2 0LP, permissioned (560 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 15 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 29 addresses are between 17 m and 19 m above sea level (18 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 | Lawrence Hill 340,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 450 m |
| Bristol Temple Meads 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Stapleton Road 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Church Street Barton Hill | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 1.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ducie Road Car Park | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 13.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lawrence Hill Health Centre | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vivo Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 35 37 Old Market Street (Dental Practice) | 860 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Bristol Dental Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Trinity Rd. Police Station | 630 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Gaunt's Ham Park 1.1 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Netham Park 16 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,020 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.9 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | Netham Allotments 5,110 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holy Trinity Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m north-west. 69 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m north-west |
| St Vincent's Works and Attached Front Area Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m south-west |
| Holy Trinity Almshouses and Attached Walls and Railings to Jacob Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m west |
| Kingsley Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m west |
| Partial remains of Bristol Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Temple Church | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Dominican Friars (Quaker's Friars) | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Arnos Vale Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bellevue | Hill | 1.4 km south-west |
| Arno's Vale | Valley | 1.5 km south |
| St Anne's Wood | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Birch Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Narroways Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north |
| New Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 5 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 24 |
26 of the postcode's 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 5 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Barrow Road.