BS5 9PG Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St George West. Region: South West.
Streets
- Grindell Road, Bristol: 22 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 B (49% of about 1,230 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
- 118 Blackswarth Road Bristol BS5 8AR, permissioned (360 m)
- 211 - 213 Church Road Redfield Bristol BS5 9HF, permissioned (410 m)
- 211 - 213 Church Road Redfield Bristol BS5 9HF, permissioned (410 m)
- Redfield Post Office Chalks Road Bristol BS5 9EW: up to 11 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Redfield Post Office Chalks Road Bristol BS5 9EW, permissioned (440 m)
- 20-34 Lyppiatt Road Bristol BS5 9HR: up to 12 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- 256 Church Road St George Bristol BS5 8AF, permissioned (500 m)
- Sports Court Adjacent 163A Church Road Redfield Bristol BS5 9LA, permissioned (500 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 1 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 22 addresses are between 32 m and 36 m above sea level (34 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 | 850 m |
| Stapleton Road 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bristol Temple Meads 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Netham Road Redfield | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 2.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 460 m |
| Car parks | Ducie Road Car Park | 870 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Chalks Road Car Park GeniePoint | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 14.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Wellspring Surgery | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vivo Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 430 m |
| Hospital | Callington Road Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Avon & Somerset Police | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Netham Park 16 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 30 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,810 m² | 840 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Netham Allotments 5,110 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 35 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 21 | 22 |
1 of the postcode's 22 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 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) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Grindell Road.