Eaton Close Fishponds, Bristol, City of
55 addresses across 3 postcodes (BS16), about 170 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 4526962.
- Sales: 30 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £350,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 29 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 19, D: 5, E: 3).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 Stapleton Road, about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 230 m away, and Oldbury Court Estate (48 hectares) is about 700 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 68 to 70 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fishponds Family Practice, about 300 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 660 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 213 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 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £263,250 | £250,000 | £276,500 |
| 2023 | 1 | £485,500 | £485,500 | £485,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £380,000 | £380,000 | £380,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2008 | 3 | £200,000 | £140,000 | £210,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £197,500 | £182,500 | £202,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £182,000 | £182,000 | £182,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2026 | 12 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £350,000 | |
| 20 Jun 2025 | 14A BS16 3XL | Detached | £276,500 | |
| 7 May 2025 | 2 BS16 3XL | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Sep 2023 | 9A BS16 3XL | Semi-detached | £485,500 | |
| 20 May 2022 | 13 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £325,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2022 | FLAT 2, 4 BS16 3XL | Flat or maisonette | £104,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Nov 2021 | 19 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £290,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2019 | 1 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £190,196 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Jul 2018 | 9A BS16 3XL | Semi-detached | £380,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2017 | 20 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2015 | FLAT 1, 4 BS16 3XL | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Apr 2012 | 11 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2008 | FLAT 3, 4 BS16 3XL | Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jan 2008 | 19 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £200,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2008 | 18 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2007 | 6 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £197,500 | |
| 1 Jun 2007 | 17 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £182,500 | |
| 24 May 2007 | 16 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £202,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2006 | 4 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £182,000 | |
| 18 Apr 2002 | 17 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £111,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2001 | 21 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £97,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2001 | 12 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £81,950 | |
| 28 Feb 2001 | 9A BS16 3XL | Semi-detached | £25,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2000 | 4 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £73,000 | |
| 26 Aug 1999 | 7 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £71,000 | |
| 23 Dec 1998 | 2 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £50,100 | |
| 31 Jul 1998 | 4 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £58,750 | |
| 19 Jun 1998 | 5 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £53,000 | |
| 6 Jan 1997 | 11 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £46,650 | |
| 16 Dec 1996 | 6 BS16 3XL | Terraced | £45,000 |
Energy performance certificates
29 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 63 m². Most common: Flat (15); House, mid-terrace (5); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 1967-1975 (17); 1950-1966 (4); 1976-1982 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (18); owner-occupied (5); rented (social) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
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 C (34% of about 1,750 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): Article 4 East.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Regal Garage 74 - 82 Staple Hill Road Bristol BS16 5BT, permissioned (180 m)
- Whitelodge Care Home 101 Downend Road Fishponds Bristol BS16 5BD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Oldbury Court Community Association Delabere Avenue Bristol BS16 2ND: up to 16 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Parnall?s Works site, west of Filwood Road / north of Goodneston Road, Fishponds: up to 83 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Graphic Packaging Ltd Filwood Road Bristol BS16 3SB: up to 208 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Graphic Packaging Ltd Filwood Road Bristol BS16 3SB, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- 683 Fishponds Road Fishponds Bristol BS16 3BG, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Diamonite Industrial Park Goodneston Road Bristol BS16 3JX, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 28 October 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS16 3XL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BS16 3TJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BS16 3XJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 55 addresses are between 68 m and 70 m above sea level (69 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS16 3TJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS16 3XJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS16 3XL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stapleton Road 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Ashley Down 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Filton Abbey Wood 694,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cross Hands Fishponds | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beechwood Road Car Park | 320 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 17.4 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fishponds Family Practice | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Vivo Pharmacy Fishponds | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Dental Practice | 370 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Manor Park Hospital | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Fishponds Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 160 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Straits Parade, Fishponds Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,700 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Oldbury Court Estate 48 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9.7 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,280 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 52 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Numbers 11, 13 and 15 and Attached Garden Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m (0.3 miles) west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 11, 13 and 15 and Attached Garden Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) west |
| St Matthias' College | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Oldbury Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Stoke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Glenfrome | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Coombe Brook Valley | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Britannia Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Cockshot Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Charn Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Duchess Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 55 |
3 of the street's 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Hayes Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 390 m | Report card (Jun 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; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Avanti Gardens School | Primary | 2–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fishponds CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend | Primary | 7–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Chester Park Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Minerva Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Staple Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 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; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Chester Park Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bristol Metropolitan Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (May 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; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Begbrook Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend | Primary | 5–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon House BS16 5AA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 4 Good | 6 Oct 2026 |
| The All Inn Pub BS16 5AA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 120 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Q&N Piri Piri BS16 5BS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 4 Good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Eugreeka! BS16 5BS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Rice Burg BS16 5BS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2026 |
| Fishponds Baptist Church Luncheon Club BS16 5AS | Other catering premises | 190 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Sticky Fish Pre-School BS16 5AS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 190 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Co-op BS16 2LE | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Papa Johns BS16 2LE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Manzano’s Peri Peri BS16 2LE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2025 |
| Proper Big Baps BS16 2LA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Macks Gert Sammich BS16 2LA | Mobile caterer | 270 m | 5 Very good | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Pearl City BS16 2LA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2025 |
| Domino's Pizza BS16 2LA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2025 |
| KFC BS16 2LA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 76 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 31 |
| Shoplifting | 30 |
| Public order | 18 |
| Other theft | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (52); On or near Staplehill Road (26); On or near Police Station (21); On or near Bridges Court (20); On or near Straits Parade (19).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 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 | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 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: BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY: Utility repair and maintenance works, 28 October 2026 to 30 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings The Old Post Office (pub/bar/nightclub, BS16 3TT) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 29 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Greggs (retailers - other, BS16 3UP) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 17 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Co-op (retailers - other, BS16 2LE) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 17 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BS16 3XL: 50 addresses
- BS16 3TJ: 4 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- BS16 3XJ: 1 address of 25 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bridges Court · Mayors Buildings · Maywood Crescent · Chasefield Lane · Laburnum Grove · Staplehill Road · Parkhurst Avenue · Beachgrove Road · Vicars Close · Maywood Avenue · Idstone Road · Beechwood Road
All the streets in BS16 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.