The Withys Pill, North Somerset
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (BS20), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 47830200.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 12).
- 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 C; Band D in North Somerset costs £2,491 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Shirehampton, about 790 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Victoria Park, is about 140 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 11 to 16 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Heywood Family Practice, about 570 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 730 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 65 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 65 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (7); House, end-terrace (6). Built: 1991-1995 (8); 1996-2002 (4); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (9); rented (private) (1); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in North Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,491 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,661 | £1,938 | £2,214 | £2,491 | £3,045 | £3,598 | £4,152 | £4,982 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (32% of about 850 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)
- PSP House Hung Road Bristol BS11 9XJ, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Evolve House Hung Road Bristol BS11 9XJ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (860 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 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 14 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS20 0DJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
| BS20 0JX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 11 m and 16 m above sea level (14 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS20 0DJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS20 0JX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shirehampton 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Portway Park and Ride 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Sea Mills 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Heywood Road Pill | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bristol Docks Ferry Landing Avonmouth | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 10.9 km (6.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heywood Family Practice | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 75 Macrae Road | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Bristol Hospital | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Port of Bristol Police | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Southern Co-Operative Pill Baltic Place, Pill Cashzone | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Park 7.1 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 7.2 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Leigh Court, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Leigh Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Kings Weston House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hung Road | Tidal water | 420 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Lamplighters Marsh | Wetland | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Markham Bottom | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Summer House Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Abbots Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 15 | 15 |
None of the street's 15 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 North Somerset: see them on the North Somerset page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crockerne Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Katherine's School | Secondary | 11–18 | 570 m (0.4 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 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Shirehampton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oasis Academy Brightstowe | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Co-operative (The) BS20 0EJ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 210 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Family Kebab House BS20 0EJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Pill Community Fridge BS20 0EJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2024 |
| New Canton House BS20 0EL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| L'amour du Cafe BS20 0EL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Lodway Cricket Club BS20 0HF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Anchor Inn (The) BS20 0HB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 4 Good | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Star Inn Pill BS20 0AQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| NK Caribbean Kitchen @ The Anchor Inn BS20 0HB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 4 Good | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Pill Lunch Club BS20 0AE | Other catering premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Pill Community Cafe BS20 0AE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 3 Nov 2023 |
| Pill Community Supper Club BS20 0AE | Other catering premises | 350 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Spar - Wessex Retail BS20 0AW | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 May 2026 |
| Aspens @ Crockerne Primary School BS20 0JP | Other catering premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 27 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Baltic Place (26); On or near The Withys (8); On or near Ham Green (7); On or near Brinsmead Crescent (6); On or near Orchard Lea (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 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) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- Food hygiene ratings Pill Lunch Club (other catering premises, BS20 0AE) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 29 October 2026) found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Westward Drive · Orchard Lea · Ham Green · Brookside · Wilmots Way · Ham Green · Anchor Way · Baltic Place · Water Lane · Overhill · Water Lane · Pill Street
All the streets in BS20 and across North Somerset.
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.