BS7 9TF Bristol, City of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lockleaze. Region: South West.
Streets
- Mulready Close, Bristol: 22 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 (65% of about 650 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Formerly 190 To 196 Romney Avenue Bristol BS7 9TE: up to 12 homes, pending decision (150 m)
- Former Lockleaze Day Centre Gainsborough Square Bristol BS7 9XA: up to 60 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- The Cameron Centre Cameron Walk Bristol BS7 9XB: up to 37 homes, pending decision (360 m)
- Land At Branwhite Close Bristol BS7 9XJ: up to 47 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Land Off Turner Road And Constable Road Bristol BS7 9YB: up to 19 homes, pending decision (490 m)
- Golden Bottle Inn Constable Road Bristol BS7 9YF: up to 8 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Grassed Area Herkomer Close Bristol BS7 9YQ: up to 40 homes, pending decision (510 m)
- Romney House Romney Avenue Bristol BS7 9TB: up to 268 homes, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 74 m and 77 m above sea level (76 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 | 1.4 km |
| Filton Abbey Wood 694,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Stapleton Road 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Mulready Close Lockleaze | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 3.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Casson Drive, BS16 | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 820 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 15.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Horfield Hc | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Magna Pharmacy Lockleaze | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 371 Filton Avenue [Dental Practice] | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Glenside Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Fishponds Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Bristol Gainsborough Squa, Lochleaze | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Stoke Park 159 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,600 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 780 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,330 m² | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 160 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol, a scheduled monument, 160 m south-east. 40 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol | Scheduled monument | 160 m south-east |
| Stoke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 740 m north-east |
| The Grange and Attached Area Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m south-east |
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m south-east |
| Oldbury Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pond Field Wood | Wood | 450 m east |
| Pale Plantation | Wood | 480 m north-east |
| Heath House Covert | Wood | 830 m south |
| Duchess Pond | Lake or reservoir | 830 m east |
| Star Hill | Hill | 910 m north-east |
| Glenfrome | Valley | 2.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 22 | 22 |
None of the postcode's 22 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 73% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 24% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Mulready Close.