BS5 6NJ postcode in Bristol, City of Bristol

BS5 6NJ 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 January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 6 of 7 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at BS5 6NJ 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 Stapleton Road 200 m in a straight line

Where BS5 6NJ is, and what is near it

Map of BS5 6NJ and what is near it Map of BS5 6NJ: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the BS5 6 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 7 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BS5 6BD: also in BS5 6BS5 6BE: also in BS5 6BS5 6BF: 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 6BT: also in BS5 6BS5 6BU: 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 6DN: also in BS5 6BS5 6DP: also in BS5 6BS5 6DQ: also in BS5 6BS5 6DR: also in BS5 6BS5 6DS: also in BS5 6BS5 6DT: also in BS5 6BS5 6DU: also in BS5 6BS5 6DW: also in BS5 6BS5 6DX: also in BS5 6BS5 6DY: also in BS5 6BS5 6DZ: also in BS5 6BS5 6ED: also in BS5 6BS5 6EG: also in BS5 6BS5 6EN: also in BS5 6BS5 6EP: also in BS5 6BS5 6ER: also in BS5 6BS5 6ES: also in BS5 6BS5 6ET: also in BS5 6BS5 6EU: also in BS5 6BS5 6EW: also in BS5 6BS5 6EX: also in BS5 6BS5 6EY: also in BS5 6BS5 6EZ: also in BS5 6BS5 6FH: also in BS5 6BS5 6FW: also in BS5 6BS5 6FX: also in BS5 6BS5 6HA: also in BS5 6BS5 6HB: also in BS5 6BS5 6HD: also in BS5 6BS5 6HU: also in BS5 6BS5 6HX: also in BS5 6BS5 6HY: also in BS5 6BS5 6HZ: also in BS5 6BS5 6JA: also in BS5 6BS5 6JB: also in BS5 6BS5 6JD: also in BS5 6BS5 6JE: also in BS5 6BS5 6JF: also in BS5 6BS5 6JH: also in BS5 6BS5 6JL: also in BS5 6BS5 6JP: also in BS5 6BS5 6JQ: also in BS5 6BS5 6JR: also in BS5 6BS5 6JS: also in BS5 6BS5 6JT: also in BS5 6BS5 6JU: also in BS5 6BS5 6JW: also in BS5 6BS5 6JX: also in BS5 6BS5 6JY: also in BS5 6BS5 6JZ: also in BS5 6BS5 6LA: also in BS5 6BS5 6LB: also in BS5 6BS5 6LD: also in BS5 6BS5 6LS: also in BS5 6BS5 6NA: also in BS5 6BS5 6NE: also in BS5 6BS5 6NF: also in BS5 6BS5 6NG: also in BS5 6BS5 6NL: also in BS5 6BS5 6NQ: also in BS5 6BS5 6NR: also in BS5 6BS5 6NT: also in BS5 6BS5 6NU: also in BS5 6BS5 6NX: also in BS5 6BS5 6PA: also in BS5 6BS5 6PE: also in BS5 6BS5 6PF: also in BS5 6BS5 6PG: also in BS5 6BS5 6PN: also in BS5 6BS5 6PP: also in BS5 6BS5 6PQ: also in BS5 6BS5 6PR: also in BS5 6BS5 6SA: also in BS5 6BS5 6SB: also in BS5 6BS5 6SE: also in BS5 6BS5 6SF: also in BS5 6BS5 6SG: also in BS5 6BS5 6SH: also in BS5 6BS5 6SJ: also in BS5 6BS5 6SL: also in BS5 6BS5 6SN: also in BS5 6BS5 6SP: also in BS5 6BS5 6SQ: also in BS5 6BS5 6SR: also in BS5 6BS5 6SS: also in BS5 6BS5 6SU: also in BS5 6BS5 6SW: also in BS5 6BS5 6SY: also in BS5 6BS5 6XU: also in BS5 6BS5 6XX: also in BS5 6BS5 6YA: also in BS5 6BS5 6YB: also in BS5 6BS5 6YD: also in BS5 6BS5 6YE: also in BS5 6BS5 6YF: also in BS5 6BS5 6YG: also in BS5 6BS5 6YH: also in BS5 6BS5 6YL: also in BS5 6BS5 6YQ: also in BS5 6 Fairfield High School 750 mSchool 1.0 kmLawrence Hill station 1.3 kmEaston BS5 6NJ Map of BS5 6NJ and what is near it Map of BS5 6NJ: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the BS5 6 sector, 4 schools (3 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), 7 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Lawrence Hill station 1.3 kmEaston BS5 6NJ
  • BS5 6NJ
  • Other postcodes in BS5 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 51.4693, longitude -2.5666)

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 6NJ?

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 6NJ?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BS5 6NJ 100% City of Bristol 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

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

BinDayBuddy has not read Bristol City Council's days for BS5 6NJ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 7 homes and businesses at BS5 6NJ. 6 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 1 more at a lower risk.

7 homes and businesses at BS5 6NJ High: 6Medium: 1

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 BS5 6NJ: 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 6NJ is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 14:20 on 24 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 14:20 on 24 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BS5 6NJ?

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 6NJ

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

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BS5 6NJ. 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 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BS5 6NJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,100 homes in the neighbourhood around BS5 6NJ. Over half of them (89%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (69%). 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 6NJ

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 980 (89%)£1,809
Band Babout 110 (10%)£2,111
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,412
Band Dwithheld£2,714
Band Efewer than 5£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. 18% Before 1900
  2. 69% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964: 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 6NJ is in (ONS area E01014568), 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 6NJ?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS5 6NJ is Stapleton Road Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Stapleton Road Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Lawrence Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Stapleton Road Stn, 100 m away.

More stations near BS5 6NJ, 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 6NJ?

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

2 within 1 km 15 within 3 km

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

  • Gridserve Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 60 kW 450 mWalk
  • Bristol East Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 500 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 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 6NJ?

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

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 6NJ?

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

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

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

The centre of BS5 6NJ 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 6NJ?

Police.uk records 832 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS5 6NJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences258 reports
Anti-social behaviour159 reports
Shoplifting73 reports
Other theft68 reports
Criminal damage and arson66 reports
Vehicle crime53 reports

Also: public order 39, burglary 32, robbery 30, drugs 19, bicycle theft 15, other crime 13, possession of weapons 4, theft from the person 3.

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 6NJ

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
January 1980

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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