Clifton Down Bristol
99 addresses across 6 postcodes (BS8), about 430 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 4534301.
- Energy: 31 homes have an energy certificate (C: 11, D: 14, E: 5, F: 1).
- Flood: 8 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 D; Band D in Bristol, City of costs £2,714 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 33% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Clifton Down, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Durdham Down and Clifton Down, is about 40 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 74 to 80 m above sea level.
- Noise: 79 of its 105 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Pembroke Road Surgery, about 820 m (0.5 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 760 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 53% of households owned their home and 67% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 127 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
31 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 106 m². Most common: Flat (25); Maisonette, mid-terrace (2); Maisonette, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (25); 1900-1929 (5); Pre-1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (20); owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
- First Floor Flat, 52 Clifton Down Road
- Flat 1, 5-6 Clifton Down Road
- Flat 2 Duncan House, 20, Clifton Down Road
- Flat 3, 5-6, Clifton Down Road
- Flat 5 Duncan House, 20, Clifton Down Road
- Flat 9, 5-6 Clifton Down Road
- Garden Flat, 52 Clifton Down Road
- Garden Flat, 53 Clifton Down Road
- Garden Flat Tower House, Clifton Down Road
- Hall Floor Flat, 52 Clifton Down Road
- Top Floor Flat, 52 Clifton Down Road
- Upper Floor Maisonette Tower House, Clifton Down Road
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (18% of about 1,460 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Clifton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 32.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Clifton Ward (1999 ward boundary).
- Tree preservation orders: 19 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHRIST CHURCH, grade II*
- MEMORIAL TO THE 79TH REGIMENT, grade II*
- MONUMENT TO WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM, grade II*
- MORTIMER HOUSE, grade II*
- THE CLIFTON CLUB, grade II*
- 15, 17 AND 19, PORTLAND STREET, grade II
- 16, THE MALL, grade II
- 22, PORTLAND STREET, grade II
- 30, THE MALL, grade II
- 4, PRINCESS VICTORIA STREET, grade II
- 6 and 6a, Princess Victoria Street and 9 Rodney Place, grade II
- ARC LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES SOUTH OF HARLEY HOUSE, grade II
- ARC LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES SOUTH OF NUMBER 2, grade II
- ARC LAMP POST TO MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION WITH CALEDONIA PLACE, grade II
- ARC LAMP POST TO MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION WITH WEST MALL, grade II
- COACH HOUSE, RODNEY LODGE, grade II
- GAS LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF NUMBER 2, grade II
- GUARDIAN COURT, grade II
- HARLEY COTTAGE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND PIERS TO FRONT GARDENS PENROSE COTTAGE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND PIERS TO FRONT GARDENS, grade II
- HARLEY LODGE AND ATTACHED FRONT GARDEN WALLS, grade II
- NUMBER 2 AND ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBER 3 AND ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 1 TO 5 AND ATTACHED FRONT BASEMENT AREA RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 1 TO 8 AND ATTACHED BASEMENT AND FRONT AREA RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 18 AND 20 INCLUDING PART OF NUMBER 22, grade II
- NUMBERS 24, 26 AND 28 INCLUDING PART OF NUMBER 22, grade II
- RODNEY COTTAGES AND ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, grade II
- RODNEY HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, grade II
- RODNEY LODGE, grade II
- ST BRENDA'S COURT AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND ENTRANCE PIERS, grade II
And 2 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Somerset House 18 Canynge Road Bristol BS8 3JX, permissioned (200 m)
- Somerset House 18 Canynge Road Bristol BS8 3JX: up to 20 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 2-16 Clifton Down Road Bristol BS8 4AF, permissioned (200 m)
- Regent House 27A Regent Street Bristol BS8 4HR, permissioned (300 m)
- Merchants House 26-28 Regent Street Bristol BS8 4HG, permissioned (310 m)
- Merchants House 26-28 Regent Street & 17-18 Merchants Road Bristol BS8 4HG, permissioned (310 m)
- Emmaus House Clifton Hill Bristol BS8 1BN, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Car Park College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3HX: up to 62 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 13 October 2026: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 18 August 2026: BT, New service connection, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 12 August 2026: CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS8 4AG | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 8 | unlikely |
| BS8 4AH | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| BS8 4AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BS8 4AJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| BS8 4AD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BS8 4AE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 105 addresses are between 74 m and 80 m above sea level (77 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS8 4AE | 100% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| BS8 4AG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS8 4AH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS8 4AJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS8 4AL | 92% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Clifton Down 818,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Redland 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Montpelier 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Christ Church Clifton | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Mardyke Ferry Landing Hotwells | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Co Wheels Parking Bay | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bridge Road, Leigh Woods GeniePoint | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pembroke Road Surgery | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clifton Village Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead The Bristol Nuffield Hospital | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Redland Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | Waitrose Clifton, 85 Queens Road Cashzone | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Durdham Down and Clifton Down 132 ha | 40 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,350 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 62 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | White City Allotments 1.4 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 134 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Memorial to the 79Th Regiment, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 533 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 66 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial to the 79Th Regiment | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Monument to William Pitt, Earl of Chatham | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-west |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north |
| Numbers 1 to 9 and Attached Front Railings and Garden Wall to Side | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north-west |
| Clifton Down camp, Clifton | Scheduled monument | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Goldney House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Bet tohorah at Jacob's Wells Road | Scheduled monument | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Civil War defences on Brandon Hill | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Bristol University Botanic Gardens and Rayne Thatch | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Observatory Hill | Hill | 420 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Brandon Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Nightingale Valley | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Rownham Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| New Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Horseshoe Point | Wetland | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 71 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 105 |
79 of the street's 105 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 Bristol, City of: see them on the Bristol, City of page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 280 m | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hotwells Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| City of Bristol College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton | Primary | 5–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Cotham School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Willow Park CofE Primary School Church of England/United Reformed Church | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Inadequate (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bristol Cathedral Choir School Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cathedral Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ashton Gate Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cotham Gardens Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequate |
| Southville Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail's Bristol Whiteladies Road BS8 2NH | Retailers - other | 80 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Daisychain Nursery BS8 3BS | School/college/university | 130 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| CINO’S BS8 4JG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Royal Oak BS8 4JG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 140 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2024 |
| Doghouse BS8 4JH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2025 |
| The Mall BS8 4JG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Cote Brasserie BS8 4JG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Burra BS8 4JG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2025 |
| Patrick's Kitchen BS8 4JG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Clifton Sausage BS8 4JA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Milk Bun BS8 4JG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| The Brunel Wine Bar BS8 4DS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| 22 Clifton BS8 4DS | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| The Clifton Club Co Ltd BS8 4DS | Other catering premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Milk Bun Deli BS8 4JG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 31 |
| Vehicle crime | 22 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Boyce'S Avenue (31); On or near Harley Mews (11); On or near The Mall (8); On or near Gloucester Street (7); On or near Clifton Park Road (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 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 | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 13 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BS8 4AG: 34 addresses of 35 in the postcode
- BS8 4AH: 32 addresses of 36 in the postcode
- BS8 4AL: 15 addresses
- BS8 4AJ: 9 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- BS8 4AD: 6 addresses
- BS8 4AE: 3 addresses
Nearby streets
Manilla Road · Harley Place · Christchurch Road · The Mall · Mortimer Road · Grange Road · Portland Street · Rodney Place · Harley Mews · King's Road · B3129 · B3129
All the streets in BS8 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.