BS6 7DQ Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Redland. Region: South West.
Streets
- Cranbrook Road, Bristol: 12 addresses
- Cairns Road, 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 D (49% of about 690 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 7 - 9 Woodstock Road Bristol BS6 7EN, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 44 - 46 Coldharbour Road Bristol BS6 7NA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Blenheim House Nursing Home 16 - 18 Blenheim Road Bristol BS6 7JW: up to 9 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Gloucester Road Shoppers Car Park Gloucester Road Bishopston Bristol, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- 102 Gloucester Road Bishopston Bristol BS7 8BN: up to 9 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- 15A Etloe Road Bristol BS6 7NZ, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 7 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 13 addresses are between 47 m and 51 m above sea level (48 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 | Redland 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Montpelier 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Clifton Down 818,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clare Avenue Redland | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Castle Park Ferry Landing Broadmead | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Ardagh Car Park | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fallodon Way Medical Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kellaway Pharmacy | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Redland Road Dental Practice | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Bristol Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Redland Police Station | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Bristol Ashley Down, Horfield Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Redland Green 3.9 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,820 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Birchall Field Allotments 1.4 ha | 130 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Redland Chapel, a listed building (Grade I), 520 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 41 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Redland Chapel | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Perimeter Wall, Piers and Gates to Redland Chapel Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Redland Court (Redland High School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) south |
| West Gateway and Attached Garden Wall and Balustrade to Redland Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Part of a Roman road on Durdham Down | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Goldney House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walcombe Slade | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Narroways Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| The Gulley | Cliff or slope | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Henleaze Swimming Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Badock's Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Horseshoe Point | Wetland | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 13 |
12 of the postcode's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bristol, City of: see them on the Bristol, City of page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 68% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Cranbrook Road.