Down Road Alveston, South Gloucestershire
72 addresses across 5 postcodes (BS35), about 630 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 48015485.
- Sales: 37 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £500,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 31 homes have an energy certificate (C: 19, D: 8, E: 4).
- Flood: 2 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 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 7.4 km (4.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 80 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 96 to 99 m above sea level.
- Noise: 43 of its 72 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Mary Street Surgery, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 980 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2025 | 3 | £740,000 | £410,000 | £825,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £215,500 | £178,000 | £253,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £750,000 | £750,000 | £750,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £565,000 | £565,000 | £565,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £552,000 | £552,000 | £552,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £331,000 | £143,000 | £519,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £319,950 | £288,000 | £473,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £312,000 | £275,000 | £349,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2026 | BALLOCHMYLE BS35 3JQ | Terraced | £500,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2025 | 10 BS35 3JQ | Terraced | £410,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2025 | LABURNHAM HOUSE BS35 3JE | Detached | £740,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2025 | EILEAN GLAS BS35 3JQ | Detached | £825,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2024 | ORCHARD HOUSE BS35 3JE | Other | £997,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Aug 2024 | 66 BS35 3JR | Flat or maisonette | £178,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Mar 2024 | 40 BS35 3JR | Terraced | £253,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2023 | PORCH HOUSE BS35 3JQ | Detached | £750,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2021 | 1 BS35 3JF | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2020 | THE STEADINGS BS35 3JE | Detached | £565,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2018 | 44 BS35 3JR | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2016 | LABURNHAM HOUSE BS35 3JE | Detached | £552,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2016 | ALVESTON STORES BS35 3JQ | Other | £350,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Sep 2015 | 70 BS35 3JR | Flat or maisonette | £143,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Jan 2015 | YEW TREE COTTAGE BS35 3JQ | Detached | £519,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2014 | THE FIRS BS35 3JE | Semi-detached | £473,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2014 | MULLION COTTAGE BS35 3JE | Detached | £319,950 | |
| 28 Feb 2014 | 10 BS35 3JQ | Terraced | £288,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2013 | VERMONT HOUSE BS35 3JE | Detached | £349,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2013 | 10 BS35 3JQ | Semi-detached | £275,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2010 | PORCH HOUSE BS35 3JQ | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2007 | SAVANNA BS35 3JE | Detached | £450,000 | New build. |
| 26 Jun 2007 | THE FIRS BS35 3JE | Detached | £485,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2005 | CORDERIES BS35 3JE | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2005 | BALLOCHMYLE BS35 3JQ | Terraced | £287,500 | |
| 23 Jun 2004 | HONEYSUCKLE HOUSE BS35 3JQ | Detached | £389,950 | |
| 20 Feb 2003 | 10 BS35 3JQ | Semi-detached | £191,000 | |
| 16 Oct 2002 | THE FIRS BS35 3JE | Detached | £382,500 | |
| 27 Sep 2002 | FAIRHOLME COTTAGE BS35 3JE | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2000 | YEW TREE COTTAGE BS35 3JQ | Detached | £239,500 | |
| 12 Feb 1999 | THE STEADINGS BS35 3JE | Detached | £285,000 | New build. |
| 22 Jan 1999 | BEECHFIELD BS35 3JE | Detached | £291,500 | New build. |
| 2 Jun 1998 | 1 BS35 3JF | Detached | £128,950 | |
| 21 Nov 1997 | BALLOCHMYLE BS35 3JQ | Terraced | £81,000 | |
| 20 Aug 1996 | THE FOCSLE BS35 3JE | Semi-detached | £193,000 | |
| 18 Jul 1995 | THE FOCSLE BS35 3JE | Semi-detached | £90,000 | |
| 14 Jul 1995 | THE BUNGALOW BS35 3JE | Detached | £124,000 |
Energy performance certificates
31 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: Flat (10); House, detached (10); House, semi-detached (6). Built: 1950-1966 (14); before 1900 (7); 2003-2006 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (18); rented (social) (5); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (22 addresses)
- 2 The Forecastle, Down Road, Alveston
- 28, Down Road, Alveston
- 30, Down Road, Alveston
- 32, Down Road, Alveston
- 40, Down Road, Alveston
- 44, Down Road, Alveston
- 46, Down Road, Alveston
- 50, Down Road, Alveston
- 52, Down Road, Alveston
- 56, Down Road, Alveston
- 58, Down Road, Alveston
- 62, Down Road, Alveston
- 70, Down Road, Alveston
- 72, Down Road, Alveston
- Alveston Stores, Down Road, Alveston
- Honeysuckle House, Down Road, Alveston
- Laburnham House, Down Road, Alveston
- Mullion Cottage, Down Road, Alveston
- The Firs, Down Road, Alveston
- The Steadings, Down Road, Alveston
- Vermont House, Down Road, Alveston
- Yew Tree House, Down Road, Alveston
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 D (37% of about 1,420 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, South Gloucestershire.
Listed buildings
- SHIP INN, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 8 September 2026 to 9 September 2026: BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 10 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 3JE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
| BS35 3JR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| BS35 3JQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BS35 3JF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BS35 3PH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 72 addresses are between 96 m and 99 m above sea level (97 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS35 3JE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS35 3JF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS35 3JQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS35 3JR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS35 3PH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pilning 290 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Patchway 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bristol Parkway 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Strode Common Alveston | 40 m |
| Ferry terminal | Lydney Harbour | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest evyve Charging Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 26.4 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Mary Street Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Alveston Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | High Street Dental Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Thornbury Hospital | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Patchway Police Centre | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 80 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,450 m² | 10 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,770 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow re-used as a moot 205m SSE of Chelwood, a scheduled monument, 360 m west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow re-used as a moot 205m SSE of Chelwood | Scheduled monument | 360 m west |
| Banjo enclosure 245m north west of Lower Hazel Farm | Scheduled monument | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Old Church of St Helen, Rudgeway | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Thornbury Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hartygrove Brake | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Cassey Grove | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Hazel Wood | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Tockington Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| The Gully | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Priest Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 20 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 22 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 72 |
43 of the street's 72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlwood School | Secondary | 11–18 | 260 m | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Helen's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Dec 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Alveston Stores BS35 3JQ | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 12 Oct 2022 |
| Caterlink At Marlwood School BS35 3LA | School/college/university | 260 m | 5 Very good | 13 May 2026 |
| The Square Bakehouse And Coffee BS35 3LU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Perry And Son Butchers BS35 3LU | Manufacturers/packers | 320 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Win Chef BS35 3LU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2025 |
| Alveston Parade Convenience Store BS35 3LU | Retailers - other | 340 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Natural Choice Nurseries Ltd BS35 3LN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 37 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Quarry Road (41); On or near Strode Gardens (4); On or near Strode Common (4); On or near Quarry Mead (4); On or near Costers Close (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 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 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 9 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, flat (lodged 28 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BS35 3JE: 36 addresses of 39 in the postcode
- BS35 3JR: 24 addresses
- BS35 3JQ: 10 addresses
- BS35 3JF: 1 address
- BS35 3PH: 1 address of 31 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Stone Mead · Quarry Mead · The Down · Downfield Close · Beech Close · Bush Court · Quarry Road · Down Leaze · Strode Gardens · Costers Close · Rosewood Avenue · The Square
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.