Avening Road Bristol
31 addresses across 1 postcode (BS15), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 4548380.
- Sales: 23 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £310,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 12, E: 3).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Bristol, City of costs £2,714 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Lawrence Hill, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Troopers Hill, is about 530 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 78 to 84 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fireclay Health, about 180 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 60% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 141 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | £310,000 | £295,000 | £355,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £270,500 | £270,500 | £270,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £168,000 | £168,000 | £168,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £154,500 | £154,500 | £154,500 |
| 2009 | 2 | £111,250 | £99,000 | £123,500 |
| 2008 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2026 | 4 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £295,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Oct 2025 | 31 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £310,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2025 | 9 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £355,000 | |
| 21 May 2025 | 5 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 20 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £265,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2022 | 24 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £325,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Mar 2020 | 2 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £270,500 | |
| 1 Mar 2017 | 9 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2016 | 29 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2014 | 29 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £168,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2013 | 8 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2010 | 24 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £154,500 | |
| 20 Jul 2009 | 3 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £99,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2009 | 21 BS15 8AU | Terraced | £123,500 | |
| 7 Jul 2008 | 9 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2007 | 29 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2006 | 15 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 19 Aug 2002 | 24 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £123,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2002 | 29 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £116,000 | |
| 24 May 2001 | 21 BS15 8AU | Terraced | £66,950 | |
| 15 Mar 1999 | 21 BS15 8AU | Terraced | £41,000 | |
| 27 Oct 1997 | 21 BS15 8AU | Terraced | £43,000 | |
| 26 Jul 1996 | 8 BS15 8AU | Semi-detached | £33,000 |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 75 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (15); House, end-terrace (1); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1930-1949 (12); 1950-1966 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (social) (1); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 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 street: most are in band B (47% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Advertising Corner Of Air Balloon Road Hillside Road Bristol BS5 8LB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 137-145 Two Mile Hill Road Bristol BS15 1BH: up to 9 homes, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Car Sales site at 62-74 Bell Hill Road, St George: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Fillwood House Charlton Road St George Bristol BS15 1HB, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Land Of Former 254 To 256 Two Mile Hill Road Bristol BS15 1BA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 98-100 Clouds Hill Road Bristol BS5 7LF, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Land To The Rear Of 286- 290 Two Mile Hill Road Bristol BS15 1AT: up to 5 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- (Land Adjacent To) 12 Duncombe Road Bristol BS15 1EL, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 street's 31 addresses are between 78 m and 84 m above sea level (81 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS15 8AU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lawrence Hill 340,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Stapleton Road 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bristol Temple Meads 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rodney Road Two Mile Hill | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Beechwood Road Car Park | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 15.7 km (9.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fireclay Health | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Somerford House Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Cossham Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Kingswood Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Southern Co-Operative Bristol Two Mile Hill Road, Kingswood Cashzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Troopers Hill 14 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stibbs Hill Association Allotments 3,280 m² | 140 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Troopers Hill | Hill | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Magpie Bottom | Valley | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Conham Valley | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Coombe Brook Valley | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Birch Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Duchess Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 31 | 31 |
None of the street's 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 Bristol, City of: see them on the Bristol, City of page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Balloon Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 220 m | No published inspection |
| Two Mile Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| John Cabot Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Bristol Brunel Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Speedwell Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Summerhill Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Summerhill Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Beacon Rise Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Urgent improvement; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Chester Park Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| E-ACT the Kingfisher School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milestones Trust BS5 8NA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2025 |
| Wells Pharmacy BS5 7PH | Retailers - other | 170 m | Exempt | |
| Hillside Takeaway BS5 7PU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 4 Good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Naz's Kitchen BS5 7PU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Hillside Pre School BS5 7PB | Other catering premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2025 |
| Air Balloon Hill Primary School BS5 7PB | School/college/university | 200 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2025 |
| Siena Co-Operative BS15 1BS | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Have Your Cake & Eat It BS5 7NF | Retailers - other | 270 m | 4 Good | 13 May 2025 |
| Tesco Express BS5 7NF | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2024 |
| One Lover Caribbean Shack BS15 1BX | Mobile caterer | 300 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2022 |
| First Choice Cafe BS15 1BJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Hillside Bistro BS5 8NL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Lord Raglan BS5 8LN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 320 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2024 |
| Air Balloon Pharmacy BS5 7PD | Retailers - other | 320 m | Exempt | |
| St Georges Care Centre BS5 7PD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 57 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Meg Thatchers Green (38); On or near Belfry Avenue (28); On or near Queen Street (19); On or near Batten Road (11); On or near Avening Road (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 street is in decile 4 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- BS15 8AU: 31 addresses
Nearby streets
Hillside Road · Bourne Road · Hillburn Road · Stibbs Hill · Bourne Road · Bellevue Road · Meg Thatchers Gardens · Bude Avenue · Tetbury Road · Gingells Green · Meg Thatchers Green · Queen Street
All the streets in BS15 and across Bristol, City of.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.