Beechacres Gillingstool, South Gloucestershire
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (BS35), about 640 m (0.4 miles) long. USRN 48095734.
- Sales: 61 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £191,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are 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 C; Band D in South Gloucestershire costs £2,551 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Pilning, about 9.6 km (6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 140 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 36 to 43 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Severn View Family Practice, about 240 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 680 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 49 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 | 1 | £191,000 | £191,000 | £191,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £255,000 | £190,000 | £260,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £200,000 | £175,000 | £218,500 |
| 2021 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £196,000 | £169,500 | £225,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2016 | 9 | £172,000 | £160,000 | £242,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £153,000 | £153,000 | £153,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £147,500 | £126,000 | £169,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | £208,000 | £187,500 | £233,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £219,000 | £219,000 | £219,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2025 | 16 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £191,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Nov 2023 | 24 BS35 1BE | Terraced | £255,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Aug 2023 | 16 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £190,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 May 2023 | 26 BS35 1BE | Terraced | £260,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Oct 2022 | 11 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Aug 2022 | 7 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £218,500 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Aug 2022 | 9 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Nov 2021 | 25 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £245,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Feb 2021 | 15 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £898,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Nov 2019 | 14 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £177,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Apr 2019 | 4 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Feb 2019 | 6 BS35 1BE | Terraced | £225,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jan 2019 | 15 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £169,500 | Leasehold. |
| 15 May 2018 | 3 BS35 1BE | Terraced | £190,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Nov 2016 | 6 BS35 1BE | Terraced | £218,725 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Nov 2016 | 2 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £242,500 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Sep 2016 | 11 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Aug 2016 | 21 BS35 1BE | Terraced | £235,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jul 2016 | 3 BS35 1BE | Terraced | £172,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Jun 2016 | 6 BS35 1BE | Terraced | £217,500 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Jun 2016 | 17 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 May 2016 | 16 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Mar 2016 | 17 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Apr 2014 | 12 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Dec 2013 | 8 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £153,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Nov 2012 | 20 BS35 1BE | Terraced | £169,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Sep 2012 | 11 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £126,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Sep 2011 | 2 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £187,500 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Mar 2011 | 24 BS35 1BE | Terraced | £233,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Feb 2011 | 23 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £208,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Dec 2010 | 5 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £219,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Sep 2006 | 5 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £202,500 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Aug 2006 | 14 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £126,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Dec 2005 | 3 BS35 1BE | Terraced | £136,500 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Jan 2005 | 24 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Aug 2004 | 5 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £196,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Dec 2003 | 7 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Nov 2001 | 12 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2001 | 11 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £80,950 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Sep 2001 | 9 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £99,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Aug 2001 | 22 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £129,500 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Aug 2001 | 19 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £116,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jul 2001 | 14 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Jul 2001 | 20 BS35 1BE | Terraced | £113,500 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Jul 2001 | 8 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £116,500 | Leasehold. |
| 31 May 2001 | 18 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 11 May 2001 | 25 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 4 May 2001 | 10 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 Apr 2001 | 26 BS35 1BE | Terraced | £145,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 24 Apr 2001 | 16 BS35 1BE | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (36% of about 1,350 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 7 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Thornbury Hospital and Health Centre, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 3 Alexandra Way Thornbury BS35 1LA: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (730 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 6 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS35 1BE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| BS35 2EQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 36 m and 43 m above sea level (38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS35 1BE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BS35 2EQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pilning 290 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Yate 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Patchway 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 53 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beechacres Thornbury | 170 m |
| Ferry terminal | Lydney Harbour | 11 km (6.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rock Street Car park - Thornbury GeniePoint | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 28.9 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Severn View Family Practice | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bank Cottage Dental Practice | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Thornbury Hospital | 90 m |
| Police station | Patchway Police Centre | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Your Local, Thornbury Cashzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,540 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dagg's Allotments 1.3 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 7.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Porch House, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m (0.3 miles) west. 90 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Porch House | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Clematis Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| The Priory | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) west |
| 30 High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the C16 privy garden at Thornbury Castle | Scheduled monument | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Thornbury Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 780 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Hillfort and associated Romano-British occupation at Little Abbey, Alveston | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Filnore Woods | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Conygre Covert | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Pit Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| The Gully | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Henridge Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Oldbury Pill | Tidal water | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 3 |
2 of the street's 3 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingstool Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Manorbrook Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Castle School | Secondary | 11–18 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury | Primary | 4–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Crossways Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Requires improvement (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Crossways Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beech House Nursing Home BS35 1EG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 70 m | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Butties Sandwich Bar BS35 2LW | Other catering premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Hing Tai BS35 2AX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2026 |
| Your Local- Thornbury BS35 2LW | Retailers - other | 370 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 Sep 2025 |
| Partou Thornbury BS35 2EG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 May 2025 |
| Thornbury Baptist Church BS35 2EQ | Other catering premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2026 |
| The Royal George BS35 2AG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Thornbury Tandoori BS35 2AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Bristol Coffee Co BS35 2AG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Coffee Love BS35 2AG | Mobile caterer | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2025 |
| Mumtaz Mehal BS35 2AD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Mumtaz Mehal BS35 2AD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Castle Crafts BS35 2BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2025 |
| Roobroo BS35 1HB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Ronnie's BS35 2AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Castle Coombe (12); On or near B4061 (8); On or near Eastbury Close (7); On or near Sycamore Drive (5); On or near Davis Court (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 10 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
Nearby streets
Prowse Close · Castle Coombe · Sycamore Drive · Maple Avenue · Eastland Road · Eastbury Close · Chestnut Drive · St David's Road · Davis Court · Hillcrest · North Road · Blakes Road
All the streets in BS35 and across South Gloucestershire.
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.