BS3 5SA postcode in Bristol, City of Bristol

BS3 5SA is a postcode in Bristol, in the Bishopsworth ward of City of Bristol. It is in the Bristol South parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since November 2006. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Very low flood risk 1 of 5 homes and businesses at very low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. City of Bristol: 94% Typical price £380,000 Homes sold in BS3 5, last 12 months. ▲ 4.1% on the year before Nearest station Parson Street 800 m in a straight line

Where BS3 5SA is, and what is near it

Map of BS3 5SA and what is near it Map of BS3 5SA: its centre point, with the 180 other postcodes in the BS3 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BS3 5DL: also in BS3 5BS3 5DN: also in BS3 5BS3 5DP: also in BS3 5BS3 5DR: also in BS3 5BS3 5DW: also in BS3 5BS3 5EU: also in BS3 5BS3 5EX: also in BS3 5BS3 5EY: also in BS3 5BS3 5JE: also in BS3 5BS3 5JF: also in BS3 5BS3 5JX: also in BS3 5BS3 5JY: also in BS3 5BS3 5JZ: also in BS3 5BS3 5LA: also in BS3 5BS3 5LB: also in BS3 5BS3 5LD: also in BS3 5BS3 5LE: also in BS3 5BS3 5LF: also in BS3 5BS3 5LG: also in BS3 5BS3 5LH: also in BS3 5BS3 5LJ: also in BS3 5BS3 5LL: also in BS3 5BS3 5LN: also in BS3 5BS3 5LP: also in BS3 5BS3 5LQ: also in BS3 5BS3 5LR: also in BS3 5BS3 5LS: also in BS3 5BS3 5LT: also in BS3 5BS3 5LU: also in BS3 5BS3 5LW: also in BS3 5BS3 5LX: also in BS3 5BS3 5LY: also in BS3 5BS3 5NF: also in BS3 5BS3 5NG: also in BS3 5BS3 5NH: also in BS3 5BS3 5NJ: also in BS3 5BS3 5NL: also in BS3 5BS3 5NN: also in BS3 5BS3 5NP: also in BS3 5BS3 5NQ: also in BS3 5BS3 5NR: also in BS3 5BS3 5NS: also in BS3 5BS3 5NT: also in BS3 5BS3 5NW: also in BS3 5BS3 5NX: also in BS3 5BS3 5PN: also in BS3 5BS3 5PP: also in BS3 5BS3 5PR: also in BS3 5BS3 5PS: also in BS3 5BS3 5PT: also in BS3 5BS3 5PU: also in BS3 5BS3 5PW: also in BS3 5BS3 5QE: also in BS3 5BS3 5QG: also in BS3 5BS3 5QH: also in BS3 5BS3 5QJ: also in BS3 5BS3 5QL: also in BS3 5BS3 5QN: also in BS3 5BS3 5QP: also in BS3 5BS3 5QQ: also in BS3 5BS3 5QR: also in BS3 5BS3 5QS: also in BS3 5BS3 5QT: also in BS3 5BS3 5QU: also in BS3 5BS3 5QW: also in BS3 5BS3 5QY: also in BS3 5BS3 5RB: also in BS3 5BS3 5RD: also in BS3 5BS3 5RE: also in BS3 5BS3 5RF: also in BS3 5BS3 5RG: also in BS3 5BS3 5RH: also in BS3 5BS3 5RJ: also in BS3 5BS3 5RN: also in BS3 5BS3 5RQ: also in BS3 5BS3 5RU: also in BS3 5BS3 5SD: also in BS3 5 Bedminster station 1.7 kmGrange Road Surgery 1.8 kmWindmill Hill BS3 5SA Map of BS3 5SA and what is near it Map of BS3 5SA: its centre point, with the 180 other postcodes in the BS3 5 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Windmill Hill BS3 5SA
  • BS3 5SA
  • Other postcodes in BS3 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4265, longitude -2.6057)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BS3 5SA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BS3 5SA?

Every home and business at BS3 5SA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

City of Bristol: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

City of Bristol: 97%

The line marks the figure across City of Bristol.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BS3 5SA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bristol City Council's days for BS3 5SA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BS3 5SA on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BS3 5SA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Very low risk

The Environment Agency counts 5 homes and businesses at BS3 5SA. 1 is in an area at very low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

5 homes and businesses at BS3 5SA Very low: 1Not in an area at risk: 4

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across City of Bristol

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BS3 5SA: 21,426 properties in City of Bristol are at high risk (8.9% of all its properties). All the figures for City of Bristol

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BS3 5SA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BS3 5SA?

Homes in BS3 5 sold for a typical £380,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 121 sales, up 4.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£380,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£365,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached Not enough sales to price (3)
  • Semi-detached £415,000 27 sales
  • Terraced £387,500 70 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £242,000 21 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BS3 district: a typical £407,000 from 647 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BS3 5SA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BS3 5SA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BS3 5SA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around BS3 5SA. The largest share of them, 47%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BS3 5SA

Band D in City of Bristol for 2026‑27: £2,714. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,809 (band A) to £2,714 (band D); band B, the most common, is £2,111.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 220 (25%)£1,809
Band Babout 410 (47%)£2,111
Band Cabout 200 (23%)£2,412
Band Dabout 50 (6%)£2,714
Band Ewithheld£3,317
Band Fwithheld£3,920
Band Gfewer than 5£4,523
Band Hfewer than 5£5,427

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 33% 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

Averages for City of Bristol before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BS3 5SA is in (ONS area E01014518), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BS3 5SA?

The nearest open schools to BS3 5SA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BS3 5SA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BS3 5SA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS3 5SA is Parson Street Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Parson Street Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Bedminster Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Headley Lane, 102 m away.

More stations near BS3 5SA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BS3 5SA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BS3 5SA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BS3 5SA?

1 within 1 km 16 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BS3 5SA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • source Bristol Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk
  • Raw Charging Charging point · 4 chargers 1.2 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BS3 5SA?

The nearest to the centre of BS3 5SA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BS3 5SA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BS3 5SA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BS3 5SA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BS3 5SA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BS3 5SA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BS3 5SA?

The nearest vets to the centre of BS3 5SA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BS3 5SA in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of BS3 5SA is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BS3 5SA?

Police.uk records 403 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS3 5SA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences112 reports
Shoplifting85 reports
Anti-social behaviour76 reports
Criminal damage and arson38 reports
Burglary20 reports
Vehicle crime20 reports

Also: other theft 20, public order 10, drugs 7, robbery 7, other crime 5, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BS3 5SA

Ward
Bishopsworth
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bristol
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
November 2006

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BS3 5SD70 mBS3 5RU110 mBS3 5RN260 mBS3 5RH280 mBS13 7QN280 mBS13 7QL300 m
All of BS3

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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