BS6 5EE Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ashley. Region: South West.
Streets
- Station Road, Bristol: 62 addresses
- Unnamed street near Station Road, St Anne's: 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 (27% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Montpelier (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Montpelier High School, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Cheltenham Road Library Cheltenham Road Bristol BS6 5QX, permissioned (130 m)
- 47 And 49 Springfield Road Bristol BS6 5SW, permissioned (350 m)
- 104-106 Stokes Croft Bristol BS1 3RU: up to 7 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- 104 - 106 Stokes Croft Bristol BS1 3RU: up to 28 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- 97-101 Stokes Croft: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- 86-92 & 96-102 Stokes Croft, Croftdale Hepburn Road Bristol BS1 3RJ: up to 19 homes, pending decision (560 m)
- Block C Fourth Floors Hamilton House 80 Stokes Croft Bristol BS1 3QY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Block C Fifth Floor Hamilton House 80 Stokes Croft Bristol BS1 3QY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (600 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 27 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 33 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 6 low and 0 very low.
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 63 addresses are between 28 m and 38 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 23%, ultrafast 23%, gigabit 23% 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 | 130 m |
| Redland 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m | |
| Ashley Down 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Montpelier High School | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 1.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Castle Park Ferry Landing Broadmead | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park St James Barton | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 460 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 | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vivo Pharmacy Montpelier | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Promenade Dental Practice | 400 m |
| Hospital | Bristol Royal Infirmary | 1.1 km |
| Police station | The Bridewell Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest St Andrew's Park 4.4 ha | 480 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,420 m² | 500 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Carriage Works, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m south. 285 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Carriage Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m south |
| Piers and Gates to Main Entrance to Redland Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m west |
| Numbers 22 to 28 and Attached Area Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 810 m south |
| Numbers 18-21 and Attached Area Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 4 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 56 | 58 |
7 of the postcode's 63 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 5 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 65% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Station Road.