BS5 0SU Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lawrence Hill. Region: South West.
Streets
- Webb Street, Bristol: 37 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 (77% of about 1,040 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
- 14 Stapleton Road Easton Bristol BS5 0QX, permissioned (240 m)
- 8 Pennywell Road Bristol BS5 0TJ, permissioned (290 m)
- Land Rear Of 8 Pennywell Road Bristol BS5 0TN: up to 8 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 189A Newfoundland Road Bristol BS2 9NY: up to 7 homes, pending decision (380 m)
- Trinity Road Police Station Trinity Road Bristol BS2 0NW: up to 104 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Newfoundland Way: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- St Gabriels Court St Gabriels Road Bristol BS5 0RT: up to 8 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 90 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0BW: up to 12 homes, permissioned (440 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 3 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 | Lawrence Hill 340,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m |
| Stapleton Road 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m | |
| Montpelier 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Thrissell Street Easton | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 1.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Temple Bridge (Bristol) Ferry Landing Temple Meads | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ducie Road Car Park | 800 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 860 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 13.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lawrence Hill Health Centre | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Easton Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 520 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Bristol Dental Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Trinity Rd. Police Station | 410 m |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest National Foodstore, Easton Cashzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 15 within 800 m; nearest Clifton Place 1,100 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Riverside Park 2.8 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,420 m² | 850 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 850 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 15 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holy Trinity Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 360 m south. 146 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south |
| Numbers 14-17 and Attached Area Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m west |
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m west |
| Holy Trinity Almshouses and Attached Walls and Railings to Jacob Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m south-west |
| Dominican Friars (Quaker's Friars) | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| Partial remains of Bristol Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Cellared remains of Simon Oliver's house on the north side of the Church of St Peter | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Arnos Vale Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km south |
| Goldney House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Narroways Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north |
| Bellevue | Hill | 1.9 km south |
| Heath House Covert | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| St Anne's Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Arno's Vale | Valley | 2.3 km south |
| New Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 37 |
1 of the postcode's 37 addresses is 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 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) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Webb Street.