Compton Drive Bristol
33 addresses across 4 postcodes (BS9), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 4527589.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £555,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 23 homes have an energy certificate (C: 10, D: 10, E: 3).
- Flood: 6 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 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 Sea Mills, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Blaise Castle Estate, is about 300 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 29 to 33 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Westbury On Trym Primary Care Centre, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 78 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 | £555,000 | £555,000 | £555,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £445,000 | £445,000 | £445,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £293,000 | £293,000 | £293,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £362,500 | £362,500 | £362,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £190,500 | £190,500 | £190,500 |
| 2010 | 1 | £180,812 | £180,812 | £180,812 |
| 2007 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £90,750 | £62,500 | £119,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | £165,975 | £81,950 | £250,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2025 | 17 BS9 2PG | Semi-detached | £555,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2022 | 10 BS9 2PG | Terraced | £325,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 14 BS9 2PG | Semi-detached | £445,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Feb 2019 | 8 BS9 2PG | Terraced | £293,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2017 | 17 BS9 2PG | Semi-detached | £362,500 | |
| 11 Sep 2015 | 14 BS9 2PG | Semi-detached | £290,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jul 2014 | 8 BS9 2PG | Terraced | £230,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2012 | 12 BS9 2PG | Terraced | £190,500 | |
| 17 Mar 2010 | 4 BS9 2PG | Semi-detached | £180,812 | |
| 28 Sep 2007 | 8 BS9 2PG | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2002 | 2 BS9 2PG | Semi-detached | £119,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2002 | 14 BS9 2PG | Semi-detached | £62,500 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jul 2001 | 2 BS9 2PG | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2001 | 12 BS9 2PG | Terraced | £81,950 | |
| 26 Feb 1999 | 2 BS9 2PG | Semi-detached | £94,500 | |
| 7 Oct 1998 | 12 BS9 2PG | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 20 Nov 1997 | 8 BS9 2PG | Semi-detached | £45,950 | |
| 1 Aug 1995 | 14 BS9 2PG | Semi-detached | £57,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
23 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 41 m². Most common: Flat (16); House, semi-detached (4); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1967-1975 (15); 1930-1949 (6); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (12); owner-occupied (4).
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 C (40% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Sea Mills (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: 3 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 6 Dingle Road Bristol BS9 2LW: up to 6 homes, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Coombe House Elderly Persons? Home, Westbury-on-Trym: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (750 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, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS9 2QE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BS9 2PG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BS9 2LY | not in 2 or 3 | 6 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BS9 2LX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 33 addresses are between 29 m and 33 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS9 2LX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS9 2LY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS9 2PG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS9 2QE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sea Mills 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Shirehampton 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Portway Park and Ride 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Aldercombe Road Coombe Dingle | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bristol Docks Ferry Landing Avonmouth | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 13.3 km (8.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Westbury On Trym Primary Care Centre | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Practice | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Bristol Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Redland Police Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Seamills, Seamills Cashzone | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blaise Castle Estate 141 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,250 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,680 m² | 80 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 182 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Echo, Approximately 300 Metres South East of Kings Weston House, a listed building (Grade I), 830 m (0.5 miles) west. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Echo, Approximately 300 Metres South East of Kings Weston House | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m (0.5 miles) west |
| King's Weston Hill camp, Henbury | Scheduled monument | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Two Lodges and Attached Garden Walls Opposite Former Kings Weston Stables | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Police Station and Attached Walls to North East and South West, Former Kings Weston Stables | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Kings Weston House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Blaise Castle and Hamlet | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Blaise Castle, Iron Age hillfort, Roman and medieval remains, and post-medieval garden | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Druid Stoke burial chamber | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coombe Dingle | Valley | 450 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Southside Wood | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Kings Weston Hill | Hill | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Horseshoe Point | Wetland | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Hung Road | Tidal water | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Henleaze Swimming Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 33 |
2 of the street's 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Mills Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Bede's Catholic College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Oasis Academy Long Cross | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Oasis Academy Bank Leaze | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Elmlea Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Oasis Academy Brightstowe | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Elmlea Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happiness Chinese Takeaway BS9 2PP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 9 Nov 2024 |
| Dingle News BS9 2PP | Retailers - other | 140 m | 4 Good | 21 Apr 2025 |
| Neeshad Balti House BS9 2PP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 21 Mar 2026 |
| Westbury Mini Market BS9 2PP | Retailers - other | 140 m | 4 Good | 11 Jul 2024 |
| Cafe2U BS9 2ND | Mobile caterer | 230 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Red Bus Nursery & Pre-School BS9 2PR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 26 May 2025 |
| University of Bristol - Multifaith Chaplaincy BS8 1AU | Other catering premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Friendship Cafe BS9 2DY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 44 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hallen Drive (23); On or near Ashcroft Road (15); On or near Weston Close (11); On or near Mayflower Close (10); On or near Compton Drive (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- BS9 2QE: 18 addresses
- BS9 2PG: 12 addresses
- BS9 2LY: 2 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- BS9 2LX: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Mayflower Close · Harford Close · Hallen Drive · Ashcroft Road · Weston Close · Bowden Close · Dingle View · Wyedale Avenue · Cranberry Walk · Mulberry Walk · The Dingle · Long Acres Close
All the streets in BS9 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.