BS5 6AW postcode in Bristol, City of Bristol

BS5 6AW is a postcode in Bristol, in the Easton ward of City of Bristol. It is in the Bristol East parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since July 1986.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at BS5 6AW can get it Across City of Bristol: 94% Typical price £361,000 Homes sold in BS5 6, last 12 months. ▼ 1.1% on the year before Nearest station Lawrence Hill 450 m in a straight line

Where BS5 6AW is, and what is near it

Map of BS5 6AW and what is near it Map of BS5 6AW: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the BS5 6 sector, 4 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), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BS5 6AA: also in BS5 6BS5 6AB: also in BS5 6BS5 6AD: also in BS5 6BS5 6AE: also in BS5 6BS5 6AF: also in BS5 6BS5 6AG: also in BS5 6BS5 6AH: also in BS5 6BS5 6AJ: also in BS5 6BS5 6AL: also in BS5 6BS5 6AP: also in BS5 6BS5 6AQ: also in BS5 6BS5 6AR: also in BS5 6BS5 6AS: also in BS5 6BS5 6AT: also in BS5 6BS5 6AU: also in BS5 6BS5 6AX: also in BS5 6BS5 6AY: also in BS5 6BS5 6AZ: also in BS5 6BS5 6BA: also in BS5 6BS5 6BB: also in BS5 6BS5 6BD: also in BS5 6BS5 6BE: also in BS5 6BS5 6BG: also in BS5 6BS5 6BH: also in BS5 6BS5 6BJ: also in BS5 6BS5 6BL: also in BS5 6BS5 6BN: also in BS5 6BS5 6BQ: also in BS5 6BS5 6BS: also in BS5 6BS5 6BW: also in BS5 6BS5 6BX: also in BS5 6BS5 6BY: also in BS5 6BS5 6BZ: also in BS5 6BS5 6DA: also in BS5 6BS5 6DB: also in BS5 6BS5 6DD: also in BS5 6BS5 6DE: also in BS5 6BS5 6DF: also in BS5 6BS5 6DG: also in BS5 6BS5 6DH: also in BS5 6BS5 6DJ: also in BS5 6BS5 6DL: also in BS5 6BS5 6DQ: also in BS5 6BS5 6ED: also in BS5 6BS5 6EE: also in BS5 6BS5 6EF: also in BS5 6BS5 6EG: also in BS5 6BS5 6EH: also in BS5 6BS5 6EN: also in BS5 6BS5 6FG: also in BS5 6BS5 6HH: also in BS5 6 Stapleton Road station 650 mEaston BS5 6AW Map of BS5 6AW and what is near it Map of BS5 6AW: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the BS5 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. The Wellspring Surgery 750 mEaston BS5 6AW
  • BS5 6AW
  • Other postcodes in BS5 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 51.4619, longitude -2.5632)

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 BS5 6AW?

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 BS5 6AW?

Every home and business at BS5 6AW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BS5 6AW 100% City of Bristol 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BS5 6AW 100% City of Bristol 97%
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 BS5 6AW?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for BS5 6AW.

Check the bin days for BS5 6AW 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 BS5 6AW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BS5 6AW.

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 BS5 6AW: 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 BS5 6AW 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 BS5 6AW?

Homes in BS5 6 sold for a typical £361,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 128 sales, down 1.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£361,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£365,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.1% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £362,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £365,000 101 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £182,000 14 sales

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

Across the whole BS5 district: a typical £338,000 from 615 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 BS5 6AW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BS5 6AW 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

Food hygiene ratings at BS5 6AW

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at BS5 6AW. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BS5 6AW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around BS5 6AW. Over half of them (68%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (68%). 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 BS5 6AW

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 £2,412 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,809.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 510 (68%)£1,809
Band Babout 230 (31%)£2,111
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,412
Band Dfewer than 5£2,714
Band Ewithheld£3,317
Band Ffewer than 5£3,920
Band Gfewer than 5£4,523
Band Hfewer than 5£5,427

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 68% 1900 to 1918
  3. 19% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 BS5 6AW is in (ONS area E01014564), 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 BS5 6AW?

The nearest open schools to BS5 6AW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BS5 6AW, 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 BS5 6AW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS5 6AW is Lawrence Hill Rail Station, 450 metres away in a straight line.

  • Lawrence Hill Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Stapleton Road Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Kilburn Street, 25 m away.

More stations near BS5 6AW, 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 BS5 6AW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BS5 6AW, 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 BS5 6AW?

1 within 1 km 19 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BS5 6AW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 6 chargers 800 mWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 60 kW 1.2 kmCycle
  • Bristol East Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.3 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 BS5 6AW?

The nearest to the centre of BS5 6AW, 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 BS5 6AW?

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 BS5 6AW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BS5 6AW, 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 BS5 6AW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BS5 6AW, 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 BS5 6AW?

The nearest vets to the centre of BS5 6AW 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 BS5 6AW in a conservation area?

The centre of BS5 6AW is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 BS5 6AW?

Police.uk records 987 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS5 6AW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences299 reports
Anti-social behaviour171 reports
Shoplifting138 reports
Other theft76 reports
Criminal damage and arson75 reports
Vehicle crime60 reports

Also: public order 39, burglary 36, robbery 30, drugs 22, bicycle theft 18, other crime 16, possession of weapons 6, 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 BS5 6AW

Ward
Easton
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
July 1986

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

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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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