BS5 7JP Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St George West. Region: South West.
Streets
- Crown Hill, Crofts End: 28 addresses
- Hudd's Vale Road, Bristol: 2 addresses
- Naseby Walk, Bristol: 1 address
- Crown Hill Walk, 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 B (65% of about 790 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 101 Clouds Hill Road Bristol BS5 7LG: up to 7 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 98-100 Clouds Hill Road Bristol BS5 7LF, permissioned (260 m)
- 47 - 49 Summerhill Road, St George: up to 6 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 47 - 49 Summerhill Road, St George: up to 6 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 47 - 49 Summerhill Road Bristol BS5 8HQ: up to 14 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- R/O Butler House Summerhill Road Bristol BS5 8HQ, permissioned (310 m)
- Car Sales site at 62-74 Bell Hill Road, St George: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- Strachan And Henshaw Building Foundry Lane Bristol BS5 7UZ: up to 71 homes, permissioned (600 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 2 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 32 addresses are between 50 m and 67 m above sea level (59 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 | 1.8 km |
| Stapleton Road 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Ashley Down 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Orchard Road St George | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 3.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Ducie Road Car Park | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 780 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 15.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Air Balloon Surgery | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Air Balloon Pharmacy | 730 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bupa Dental Care | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Cossham Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Fishponds Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Costcutter Church Road | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Plummers Hill Open Space 1.9 ha | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | St George's Park 15 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Troopers Hill Field 1.6 ha | 570 m |
| Allotments | 10 within 800 m; nearest Plummers Hill Allotments 5,540 m² | 60 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Troopers Hill | Hill | 830 m south |
| Coombe Brook Valley | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| St Anne's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Magpie Bottom | Valley | 1.7 km south-east |
| Birch Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Duchess Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 32 |
2 of the postcode's 32 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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 Crown Hill.