SN14 8LU South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Boyd Valley. Region: South West.
Streets
- High Street, Marshfield: 39 addresses
- Andrews Drive, Marshfield: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Gloucestershire in 2026-27: Band D £2,551 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,700 | £1,984 | £2,267 | £2,551 | £3,117 | £3,684 | £4,251 | £5,101 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (25% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Marshfield Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 14.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 123, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 122 AND 124, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 126, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 127-137, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 138, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 140, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 142, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 143, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 154, HIGH STREET, grade II
- BARN BETWEEN NUMBERS 139 AND 143, grade II
- FORMER NONCONFORMIST CHAPEL, grade II
- FORMER SCHOOL 5 YARDS TO SOUTH OF FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, HIGH STREET, grade II
- LIEGE HOUSE, grade II
- MONKWOOD COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land At And North Of 136 High Street Marshfield: up to 9 homes, permissioned (30 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 3 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 40 addresses are between 190 m and 192 m above sea level (191 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bath Spa 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Oldfield Park 386,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Yate 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Almshouses Marshfield | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | South Wraxall Turn Kingsdown | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 28.6 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Batheaston Medical Centre | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Batheaston Dental Surgery | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal United Hospital Bath | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Police station | Bath Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,360 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 123, High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m east. 151 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 123, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m east |
| Walls and Archway to the Front of the Almshouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m west |
| Crispe Almshouses and Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m west |
| Former Unitarian Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m east |
| Ashwicke Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| City of Bath | World Heritage Site | 9.6 km (5.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fuddlebrook Hill | Hill | 380 m south-east |
| Little Moody's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Great Moody's Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Cadwell Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Broadleaze Spring | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Doncombe Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 30 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 40 |
30 of the postcode's 40 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 South Gloucestershire: see them on the South Gloucestershire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 High Street.