BS6 5AE Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ashley. Region: South West.
Streets
- North Road, Bristol: 18 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 (34% of about 680 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): Redland 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
- Cheltenham Road Library Cheltenham Road Bristol BS6 5QX, permissioned (270 m)
- Gloucester Road Shoppers Car Park Gloucester Road Bishopston Bristol, permissioned (540 m)
- 47 And 49 Springfield Road Bristol BS6 5SW, permissioned (550 m)
- 102 Gloucester Road Bishopston Bristol BS7 8BN: up to 9 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 104-106 Stokes Croft Bristol BS1 3RU: up to 7 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- 104 - 106 Stokes Croft Bristol BS1 3RU: up to 28 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- 7 - 9 Woodstock Road Bristol BS6 7EN, permissioned (740 m)
- 97-101 Stokes Croft: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 18 addresses are between 30 m and 34 m above sea level (31 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 | Montpelier 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 330 m |
| Redland 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m | |
| Ashley Down 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Cromwell Road Arches Bishopston | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 1.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Castle Park Ferry Landing Broadmead | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park St James Barton | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 13.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Montpelier Health Centre | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Gloucester Road Pharmacy | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Promenade Dental Practice | 140 m |
| Hospital | Bristol Royal Infirmary | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Redland Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest St Andrew's Park 4.4 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,420 m² | 710 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 5.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Piers and Gates to Main Entrance to Redland Court, a listed building (Grade II*), 620 m west. 224 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Piers and Gates to Main Entrance to Redland Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m west |
| Redland Court (Redland High School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m west |
| West Gateway and Attached Garden Wall and Balustrade to Redland Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m west |
| The Carriage Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m south |
| Dominican Friars (Quaker's Friars) | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Partial remains of Bristol Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Cellared remains of Simon Oliver's house on the north side of the Church of St Peter | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Goldney House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Narroways Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
| Brandon Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-west |
| Heath House Covert | Wood | 2.2 km north-east |
| Walcombe Slade | Valley | 2.7 km west |
| The Gulley | Cliff or slope | 2.7 km west |
| New Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 18 | 18 |
None of the postcode's 18 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 North Road.