BS7 8TY Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bishopston and Ashley Down. Region: South West.
Streets
- Pitt Road, Bristol: 21 addresses
- Gloucester 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 C (49% of about 610 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
- 436-440 Gloucester Road Bishopston Bristol BS7 8TX, permissioned (50 m)
- 487A Gloucester Road Horfield Bristol BS7 8UA, permissioned (160 m)
- The Old Coach House 7 Dongola Avenue Bristol BS7 9HG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Former Brunel Ford Muller Road Bristol BS7 9ND: up to 24 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- St. Peter’s Elderly Persons’ Home, Horfield: up to 30 homes, pending decision (760 m)
- St Peters Elderly Persons Home & 45 Bishopthorpe Road Bristol BS10 5AB: up to 28 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- 43 Nevil Road Bristol BS7 9EG, permissioned (780 m)
- St John Ambulance Tilling Road Bristol BS10 5AQ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 4 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 22 addresses are between 62 m and 65 m above sea level (64 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 | 1.0 km |
| Montpelier 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Redland 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Churchways Avenue Horfield | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 2.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Castle Park Ferry Landing Broadmead | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ardagh Car Park | 420 m |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 14.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gloucester Road Medical Centre | 80 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bristol City Pharmacy | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ashley Down Dental Care | 160 m |
| Hospital | Southmead Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Redland Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Bristol Ashley Down, Horfield Cashzone | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Horfield Common 15 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,560 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Holy Trinity With St Edmund, a listed building (Grade II*), 320 m north-west. 11 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* | 320 m north-west |
| Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Stoke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Royal Victoria Park (Formerly Brentry House) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Narroways Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south-east |
| Heath House Covert | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Henleaze Swimming Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-west |
| Badock's Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Pale Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km east |
| Walcombe Slade | Valley | 3.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 22 |
1 of the postcode's 22 addresses is 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 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) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 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) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Pitt Road.