BS6 5SU Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cotham. Region: South West.
Streets
- Fremantle Road, Bristol: 21 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 (47% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Cotham and Redland (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward boundary), Cotham and Redland.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 37-63, FREMANTLE ROAD (See details for further address information), grade II
- 47, COTHAM ROAD, grade II
- ATTACHED FRONT GARDEN WALLS TO NUMBERS 49, 51 AND 53 NUMBERS 49, 51 AND 53 AND ATTACHED FRONT GARDEN WALLS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 47 And 49 Springfield Road Bristol BS6 5SW, permissioned (190 m)
- Cheltenham Road Library Cheltenham Road Bristol BS6 5QX, permissioned (370 m)
- 97-101 Stokes Croft: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- 27-33 Jamaica Street: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (440 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 (490 m)
- Block C Fourth Floors Hamilton House 80 Stokes Croft Bristol BS1 3QY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Block C Fifth Floor Hamilton House 80 Stokes Croft Bristol BS1 3QY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (500 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 0 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 58 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 | Redland 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m |
| Montpelier 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m | |
| Clifton Down 818,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Cotham Side | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 680 m |
| Ferry terminal | Castle Park Ferry Landing Broadmead | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park St James Barton | 760 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 12.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Compass Health | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vivo Pharmacy Montpelier | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 21 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsdown Dental Practice | 340 m |
| Hospital | Bristol Royal Infirmary | 670 m |
| Police station | The Bridewell Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 880 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest Stokes Croft Spso Cashzone | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Cotham Gardens 1.2 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,420 m² | 850 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 610 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 2.3 hectares in all.
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 | 21 | 21 |
None of the postcode's 21 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 55% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 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) | 73% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Fremantle Road.