Cossham Close Thornbury, South Gloucestershire
11 addresses across 2 postcodes (BS35), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 48008961.
- Sales: 19 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £337,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (D: 7, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 South Gloucestershire costs £2,551 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Pilning, about 10 km (6.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 190 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 34 to 35 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Severn View Family Practice, about 320 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £337,500 | £337,500 | £337,500 |
| 2023 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £455,000 | £455,000 | £455,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £345,000 | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £284,500 | £247,000 | £322,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £218,000 | £218,000 | £218,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | £205,000 | £194,000 | £216,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £188,250 | £188,250 | £188,250 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 2024 | 6 BS35 1JP | Semi-detached | £337,500 | |
| 27 Oct 2023 | 2 BS35 1JP | Terraced | £320,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 7 BS35 1JP | Semi-detached | £455,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2020 | 4 BS35 1JP | Terraced | £345,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2018 | 5 BS35 1JP | Semi-detached | £322,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2018 | 7 BS35 1JP | Semi-detached | £247,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2015 | 1 BS35 1JP | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2014 | 9 BS35 1JP | Terraced | £230,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2012 | 8 BS35 1JP | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2011 | 6 BS35 1JP | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2009 | 10 BS35 1JP | Terraced | £218,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2005 | 10 BS35 1JP | Terraced | £216,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2005 | 1 BS35 1JP | Semi-detached | £194,000 | |
| 14 May 2004 | 8 BS35 1JP | Terraced | £188,250 | |
| 22 Mar 2002 | 4 BS35 1JP | Terraced | £136,000 | |
| 28 Aug 1998 | 2 BS35 1JP | Terraced | £81,000 | |
| 8 May 1998 | 10 BS35 1JP | Terraced | £80,500 | |
| 5 Dec 1997 | 9 BS35 1JP | Terraced | £79,950 | |
| 11 Dec 1996 | 3 BS35 1JP | Terraced | £65,950 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 91 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8). Built: 1967-1975 (6); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
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 street: most are in band D (28% of about 780 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: 2 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 3 Alexandra Way Thornbury BS35 1LA: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 9 November 2026 to 13 November 2026: SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (standard works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 34 m and 35 m above sea level (35 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS35 1JP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS35 1JW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pilning 290 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Yate 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Patchway 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 52 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Howard Road Thornbury | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Lydney Harbour | 10.5 km (6.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rock Street Car park - Thornbury GeniePoint | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 29.4 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Severn View Family Practice | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bank Cottage Dental Practice | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Thornbury Hospital | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Patchway Police Centre | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Your Local, Thornbury Cashzone | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 10 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,540 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury, a scheduled monument, 560 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 66 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury | Scheduled monument | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the C16 privy garden at Thornbury Castle | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Walls Enclosing Privy Garden Immediately to South of the Inner Court of Thornbury Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 810 m (0.5 miles) west |
| The Priory | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Clematis Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Thornbury Castle, Inner Court | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Thornbury Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pit Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Conygre Covert | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Parkmill Covert | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| The Gully | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Henridge Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Oldbury Pill | Tidal water | 4.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manorbrook Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 170 m | No published inspection |
| The Castle School | Secondary | 11–18 | 400 m (0.2 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 |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury | Primary | 4–11 | 770 m (0.5 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 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Crossways Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Gillingstool Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Teddies Pre-School BS35 1JW | School/college/university | 50 m | Exempt | |
| The Anchor Inn BS35 1JY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 220 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Caterlink At The Castle School BS35 1HT | School/college/university | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Alexandra Way Eph BS35 1LA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near North East Road (4); On or near North Road (2); On or near Eastland Avenue (2); On or near Millfield (1); On or near Howard Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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: SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL: Highway improvement works, 9 November 2026 to 13 November 2026 (multi-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Whitfield Road · Chatsworth Gardens · Howard Road · Park Road · Dean Avenue · Chatsworth Park · North East Road · Hawthorn Crescent · Millfield · Eastland Avenue · Pittville Close · North 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.