BS6 7RL Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Redland. Region: South West.
Streets
- Linden Road, Bristol: 26 addresses
- Upper Cranbrook 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 (37% of about 620 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 44 - 46 Coldharbour Road Bristol BS6 7NA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 15A Etloe Road Bristol BS6 7NZ, permissioned (470 m)
- Blenheim House Nursing Home 16 - 18 Blenheim Road Bristol BS6 7JW: up to 9 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- 7 - 9 Woodstock Road Bristol BS6 7EN, permissioned (830 m)
- Queen Victoria House Redland Hill Bristol BS6 6US: up to 65 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 27 addresses are between 68 m and 76 m above sea level (72 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 | 1.2 km |
| Clifton Down 818,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Montpelier 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Halsbury Road Westbury Park | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 2.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Castle Park Ferry Landing Broadmead | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | Ardagh Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 490 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 13.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fallodon Way Medical Centre | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kellaway Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beau Monde Dental Care | 490 m |
| Hospital | Spire Bristol Hospital | 920 m |
| Police station | Redland Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Henleaze, Henleaze Cashzone | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Redland Green 3.9 ha | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Durdham Down and Clifton Down 132 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,190 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 62 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Birchall Field Allotments 1.4 ha | 280 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 136 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Redland Chapel, a listed building (Grade I), 680 m south. 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Redland Chapel | Listed building, Grade I | 680 m south |
| Perimeter Wall, Piers and Gates to Redland Chapel Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m south |
| West Gateway and Attached Garden Wall and Balustrade to Redland Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m south |
| Redland Court (Redland High School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m south |
| Part of a Roman road on Durdham Down | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Druid Stoke burial chamber | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km west |
| Royal Victoria Park (Formerly Brentry House) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km north |
| Goldney House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 3.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Henleaze Swimming Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north |
| Badock's Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Walcombe Slade | Valley | 2.0 km south-west |
| The Gulley | Cliff or slope | 2.1 km south-west |
| Narroways Hill | Hill | 2.5 km east |
| Horseshoe Point | Wetland | 4.2 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 18 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 27 |
24 of the postcode's 27 addresses are 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 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 Linden Road.