BS7 0FE Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced February 2010. Ward: Horfield. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (48% of about 880 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): Article 4 North.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Garages Bell Close Bristol: up to 9 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- St John Ambulance Tilling Road Bristol BS10 5AQ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- St. Peter’s Elderly Persons’ Home, Horfield: up to 30 homes, pending decision (450 m)
- St Peters Elderly Persons Home & 45 Bishopthorpe Road Bristol BS10 5AB: up to 28 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- BT Depot, Filton Road, Horfield: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- Rear Of 339 To 343 Southmead Road Bristol BS10 5LW, permissioned (690 m)
- 19-21 Pen Park Road, Southmead: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- 487A Gloucester Road Horfield Bristol BS7 8UA, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 8 addresses are between 76 m and 77 m above sea level (77 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 | Ashley Down 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Filton Abbey Wood 694,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Montpelier 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Dorian Way Southmead | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 3.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Castle Park Ferry Landing Broadmead | 4.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 15.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mvmg - Monks Park | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Monks Park Dental Care | 660 m |
| Hospital | Southmead Hospital | 180 m |
| Police station | Redland Police Station | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Compass Group - Southmead Hospital, Southmead Way Cashzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Horfield Common 15 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 880 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Grittleton Road Allotments 5,100 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Holy Trinity With St Edmund, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m south. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Trinity With St Edmund | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south |
| Bowl barrow in Bowness Gardens 315m north west of the swimming lake | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Royal Victoria Park (Formerly Brentry House) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north-west |
| Stoke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Henleaze Swimming Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Badock's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Pale Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km east |
| Heath House Covert | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Henbury Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north-west |
| Coombe Dingle | Valley | 3.6 km west |
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 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 93% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.