BS5 0JP Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lawrence Hill. Region: South West.
Streets
- Felix Road, Bristol: 12 addresses
- Thomson Road, Bristol: 1 address
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 (87% of about 1,140 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
- St Gabriels Court St Gabriels Road Bristol BS5 0RT: up to 8 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- Land Adjacent To 6 Brixton Road Bristol: up to 16 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 262 Stapleton Road Easton Bristol BS5 0NP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- The Mill Youth Centre Lower Ashley Road Easton Bristol BS5 0YJ: up to 38 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 104 Belle Vue Road Easton Bristol BS5 6BX, permissioned (550 m)
- 135 Lawrence Hill Bristol BS5 0BT, permissioned (570 m)
- 2-4 Church Road Lawrence Hill Bristol BS5 9PP: up to 22 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- 14 Stapleton Road Easton Bristol BS5 0QX, permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 11 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 addresses are about 12 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 | Stapleton Road 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 480 m |
| Lawrence Hill 340,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 630 m | |
| Montpelier 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Villiers Road Eastville | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 1.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ducie Road Car Park | 660 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 13.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Charlotte Keel Medical Practice | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Easton Day & Night Chemist | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 210 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Bristol Dental Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Trinity Rd. Police Station | 890 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Rehan Food Store Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 16 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,320 m² | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Riverside Park 2.8 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,140 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,570 m² | 920 m |
| Allotments | Packers Allotments 1.3 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 16 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holy Trinity Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 830 m south-west. 32 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m south-west |
| Dominican Friars (Quaker's Friars) | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Partial remains of Bristol Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Cellared remains of Simon Oliver's house on the north side of the Church of St Peter | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Arnos Vale Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Narroways Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north |
| Heath House Covert | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| St Anne's Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Bellevue | Hill | 2.2 km south-west |
| Arno's Vale | Valley | 2.4 km south |
| New Cut | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south-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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 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) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Felix Road.