Main Drive Bristol
4 addresses across 4 postcodes (BS10), about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 4589051.
- 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 Bristol, City of costs £2,714 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sea Mills, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Blaise Castle Estate, is about 340 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 47 to 81 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Westbury On Trym Primary Care Centre, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 1,200 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 48% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 11 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (32% of about 1,560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Henbury, Kingsweston and Trym Valley (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 62.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Henbury.
- Tree preservation orders: 87 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BLAISE HAMLET, DUTCH COTTAGE, grade I
- BLAISE CASTLE, grade II*
- BLAISE CASTLE HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL, grade II*
- CASTLE LODGE AND GATEWAY, BLAISE CASTLE ESTATE, grade II*
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, grade II*
- MEMORIAL TO SCIPIO AFRICANUS 10 METRES NORTH WEST OF SOUTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II*
- MODEL DAIRY APPROXIMATELY 60 METRES EAST OF BLAISE CASTLE HOUSE, grade II*
- TIMBER LODGE, BLAISE CASTLE ESTATE, grade II*
- 268 and 270 Henbury Road, grade II
- ATTACHED WALL AND RAILINGS AND ENTRANCE PIER TO HENBURY HOUSE, grade II
- BLAISE MANOR, grade II
- BRIDGE AT GIANT'S SOAP DISH, BLAISE CASTLE ESTATE, grade II
- BRIDGE AT STRATFORD MILL, BLAISE CASTLE ESTATE, grade II
- BRIDGE OVER HAZEL BROOK, grade II
- BRIDGE OVER HAZEL BROOK AT ST 3557 1777, grade II
- BRIDGE OVER HAZEL BROOK AT ST 3557 1778, grade II
- BROOKS END GARDEN FLAT THE OLD HOUSE, grade II
- BUTCHER'S CAVE AT ST 5603 7836, BLAISE CASTLE ESTATE, grade II
- CANTEEN COTTAGE, grade II
- CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES NORTH OF NORTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- CHESTERFIELD HOUSE, grade II
- ENTRANCE GATES APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES TO NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- FANE COTTAGE AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATE, grade II
- GARDEN SEAT APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES NORTH OF BLAISE CASTLE HOUSE, grade II
- GARDEN WALL 10 METRES TO EAST OF TRAMORE, grade II
- GAS LAMP POST APPPROXIMATELY 2 METRES WEST OF HENBURY VILLAGE HALL, grade II
- GAS LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES WEST OF TELEPHONE COTTAGE (TELEPHONE COTTAGE NOT INCLUDED), grade II
- GAS LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 4 METRES EAST OF GRAVEYARD GATES, grade II
- GATE PIERS AND WALL APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES NORTH WEST OF BLAISE CASTLE HOUSE, grade II
- GATES, PIERS AND PERIMETER WALLS TO SOUTH AND EAST OF HENBURY MANOR, grade II
And 32 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Coombe House Elderly Persons? Home, Westbury-on-Trym: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- 6 Dingle Road Bristol BS9 2LW: up to 6 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Garages Rear Of Chapel Lane Lawrence Weston Bristol, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS10 7AN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BS10 7AQ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BS10 7QB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BS10 7QS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 47 m and 81 m above sea level (61 m on average); the ground rises about 34 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS10 7AN | 100% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| BS10 7AQ | 100% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| BS10 7QB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BS10 7QS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sea Mills 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Shirehampton 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Portway Park and Ride 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grove Road Coombe Dingle | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bristol Docks Ferry Landing Avonmouth | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westbury On Trym Primary Care Centre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Practice | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Southmead Hospital | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Redland Police Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Long Ashton, Long Ashton | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blaise Castle Estate 141 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,190 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.7 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Canford E Allotments 1.5 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 141 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is King's Weston Hill camp, Henbury, a scheduled monument, 250 m north-west. 70 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 10 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| King's Weston Hill camp, Henbury | Scheduled monument | 250 m north-west |
| Blaise Castle and Hamlet | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 280 m north-east |
| Blaise Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north |
| Blaise Castle, Iron Age hillfort, Roman and medieval remains, and post-medieval garden | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) north |
| Timber Lodge, Blaise Castle Estate | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Blaise Castle House and Attached Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Model Dairy Approximately 60 Metres East of Blaise Castle House | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Kings Weston House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Druid Stoke burial chamber | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 370 m north |
| Alderdown Wood | Wood | 400 m (0.2 miles) west |
| Coombe Dingle | Valley | 750 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Henleaze Swimming Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Horseshoe Point | Wetland | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Hung Road | Tidal water | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the street's 4 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 Bristol, City of: see them on the Bristol, City of page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaise High School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oasis Academy Bank Leaze | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | 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 |
| Blaise Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Henbury Court Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| St Bede's Catholic College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 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 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bristol Free School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 |
| Sea Mills Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Garden School BS9 3PE | School/college/university | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Park/Open Space (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 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
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
- BS10 7AN: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
- BS10 7AQ: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
- BS10 7QB: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
- BS10 7QS: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Benville Avenue · Chardstock Avenue · Drayton Road
All the streets in BS10 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.