Watts Drive Patchway, South Gloucestershire
10 addresses across 4 postcodes (BS34), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 48096641.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 7).
- 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 B; Band D in South Gloucestershire costs £2,551 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Patchway, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 490 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 56 to 59 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 Concord Medical Centre, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 820 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 41% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2025 | 2 BS34 4AU | Other | £438,321 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (5); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 2024 (7).
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 B (45% of about 1,690 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: in a protected area: 89, 0837.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Parcel E1 Former Filton Airfield South Gloucetershire: up to 239 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- Former Filton Airfield Filton South Gloucestershire: up to 790 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Charlton Hayes Northfield Patchway BS34 5AG: up to 56 homes, permissioned (850 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS34 4AU | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| BS34 4AR | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| BS34 4AW | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| BS34 7ST | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 56 m and 59 m above sea level (59 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS34 4AR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS34 4AU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS34 4AW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BS34 7ST | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Patchway 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Filton Abbey Wood 694,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bristol Parkway 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brabazon Park Filton | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Castle Park Ferry Landing Broadmead | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Car parks | SGS Filton campus parking | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ionity Charging Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 18.2 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Concord Medical Centre | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jhl Pharmacies | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Patchway Dental Practice | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Nightingale Hospital Bristol | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Patchway Police Centre | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Ben International Market Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,570 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gorse Covert | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Round Covert | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Oak Covert | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Almondsbury Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
| Henleaze Swimming Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Glenfrome | Valley | 4.9 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 10 | 10 |
None of the street's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Wood Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Filton Hill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Callicroft Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Charborough Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Little Stoke Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Fonthill Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Coniston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Dec 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BaxterStorey Brabazon BS34 7PH | Other catering premises | 160 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Coffee In Box BS34 4BE | Mobile caterer | 280 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Dandelions Tiney Home BS34 5FN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Exempt | |
| Lidl Great Britain Limited BS34 5WG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2025 |
| Eurest C/o Royal Mail BS34 7ST | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (avon-and-somerset).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 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) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 7 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
- BS34 4AU: 7 addresses
- BS34 4AR: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
- BS34 4AW: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
- BS34 7ST: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Fitzgerald Street · Sage Gardens · Smart Street · Hawkins Close · Pedley Gardens · Yabsley Terrace · Fairlawn Avenue · Barnwell Crescent · Atkinson Grove · Fedden Street · Runway Avenue · Mansell Street
All the streets in BS34 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.