BS5 8DS postcode in Bristol, City of Bristol

BS5 8DS is a postcode in Bristol, in the St George West 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 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 can get it. City of Bristol: 94% Typical price £312,500 Homes sold in BS5 8, last 12 months. ▼ 2.7% on the year before Nearest station Lawrence Hill 1.0 km in a straight line

Where BS5 8DS is, and what is near it

Map of BS5 8DS and what is near it Map of BS5 8DS: its centre point, with the 264 other postcodes in the BS5 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BS5 8AA: also in BS5 8BS5 8AD: also in BS5 8BS5 8AF: also in BS5 8BS5 8AH: also in BS5 8BS5 8AJ: also in BS5 8BS5 8AL: also in BS5 8BS5 8AN: also in BS5 8BS5 8AP: also in BS5 8BS5 8AQ: also in BS5 8BS5 8AR: also in BS5 8BS5 8AS: also in BS5 8BS5 8AT: also in BS5 8BS5 8AU: also in BS5 8BS5 8AW: also in BS5 8BS5 8AX: also in BS5 8BS5 8AY: also in BS5 8BS5 8AZ: also in BS5 8BS5 8BB: also in BS5 8BS5 8BD: also in BS5 8BS5 8BE: also in BS5 8BS5 8BG: also in BS5 8BS5 8BJ: also in BS5 8BS5 8BP: also in BS5 8BS5 8BS: also in BS5 8BS5 8DH: also in BS5 8BS5 8DJ: also in BS5 8BS5 8DL: also in BS5 8BS5 8DN: also in BS5 8BS5 8DP: also in BS5 8BS5 8DR: also in BS5 8BS5 8DU: also in BS5 8BS5 8DW: also in BS5 8BS5 8DX: also in BS5 8BS5 8DY: also in BS5 8BS5 8DZ: also in BS5 8BS5 8EA: also in BS5 8BS5 8EB: also in BS5 8BS5 8ED: also in BS5 8BS5 8EE: also in BS5 8BS5 8EF: also in BS5 8BS5 8EG: also in BS5 8BS5 8EH: also in BS5 8BS5 8EJ: also in BS5 8BS5 8EL: also in BS5 8BS5 8EN: also in BS5 8BS5 8EP: also in BS5 8BS5 8EQ: also in BS5 8BS5 8ER: also in BS5 8BS5 8ES: also in BS5 8BS5 8ET: also in BS5 8BS5 8EW: also in BS5 8BS5 8EX: also in BS5 8BS5 8EY: also in BS5 8BS5 8EZ: also in BS5 8BS5 8FB: also in BS5 8BS5 8FD: also in BS5 8BS5 8FF: also in BS5 8BS5 8FH: also in BS5 8BS5 8FL: also in BS5 8BS5 8FP: also in BS5 8BS5 8FR: also in BS5 8BS5 8FS: also in BS5 8BS5 8FT: also in BS5 8BS5 8FU: also in BS5 8BS5 8FW: also in BS5 8BS5 8FX: also in BS5 8BS5 8FY: also in BS5 8BS5 8GG: also in BS5 8BS5 8GU: also in BS5 8BS5 8HB: also in BS5 8BS5 8HE: also in BS5 8BS5 8HF: also in BS5 8BS5 8HG: also in BS5 8BS5 8HH: also in BS5 8BS5 8HJ: also in BS5 8BS5 8HL: also in BS5 8BS5 8HN: also in BS5 8BS5 8HP: also in BS5 8BS5 8HR: also in BS5 8BS5 8HS: also in BS5 8BS5 8HT: also in BS5 8BS5 8HU: also in BS5 8BS5 8HW: also in BS5 8BS5 8HX: also in BS5 8BS5 8HY: also in BS5 8BS5 8HZ: also in BS5 8BS5 8JA: also in BS5 8BS5 8JB: also in BS5 8BS5 8JD: also in BS5 8BS5 8JE: also in BS5 8BS5 8JF: also in BS5 8BS5 8JG: also in BS5 8BS5 8JH: also in BS5 8BS5 8JJ: also in BS5 8BS5 8JL: also in BS5 8BS5 8JN: also in BS5 8BS5 8JP: also in BS5 8BS5 8JQ: also in BS5 8BS5 8JS: also in BS5 8BS5 8JT: also in BS5 8BS5 8JU: also in BS5 8BS5 8JW: also in BS5 8BS5 8JX: also in BS5 8BS5 8JY: also in BS5 8BS5 8JZ: also in BS5 8BS5 8LA: also in BS5 8BS5 8LB: also in BS5 8BS5 8LG: also in BS5 8BS5 8LQ: also in BS5 8BS5 8LS: also in BS5 8BS5 8LU: also in BS5 8 Air Balloon Surgery 1.3 kmGP 1.4 kmStapleton Road station 1.5 kmSt George Troopers Hill BS5 8DS Map of BS5 8DS and what is near it Map of BS5 8DS: its centre point, with the 264 other postcodes in the BS5 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.4 kmStapleton Road station 1.5 kmSt George Troopers Hill BS5 8DS
  • BS5 8DS
  • Other postcodes in BS5 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 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 51.4591, longitude -2.5495)

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 8DS?

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 8DS?

Every home and business at BS5 8DS 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 BS5 8DS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bristol City Council's days for BS5 8DS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BS5 8DS 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 8DS 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 8DS.

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 8DS: 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 8DS 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 8DS?

Homes in BS5 8 sold for a typical £312,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 150 sales, down 2.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£312,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£321,250
12 months to August 2026
£312,500

▼ down 2.7% on the 12 months before

Detached£375,000 11 sales
Semi-detached£380,000 20 sales
Terraced£350,000 71 sales
Flat or maisonette£219,000 48 sales

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 8DS

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in BS5 8DS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 March 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 BS5 8DS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,230 homes in the neighbourhood around BS5 8DS. The largest share of them, 49%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (36%). 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 8DS

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 570 (46%)£1,809
Band Babout 600 (49%)£2,111
Band Cabout 50 (4%)£2,412
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,714
Band Ewithheld£3,317
Band Ffewer than 5£3,920
Band Gwithheld£4,523
Band Hfewer than 5£5,427

When the homes were built

  1. 24% Before 1900
  2. 36% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 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 BS5 8DS is in (ONS area E01014681), 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 8DS?

The nearest open schools to BS5 8DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BS5 8DS, 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 8DS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS5 8DS is Lawrence Hill Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Lawrence Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Stapleton Road Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Seneca Street, 55 m away.

More stations near BS5 8DS, 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 8DS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BS5 8DS, 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 8DS?

1 within 1 km 14 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BS5 8DS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 6 chargers 200 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.7 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.7 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 8DS?

The nearest to the centre of BS5 8DS, 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 8DS?

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 8DS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BS5 8DS, 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 8DS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BS5 8DS, 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 8DS?

The nearest vets to the centre of BS5 8DS 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 8DS in a conservation area?

The centre of BS5 8DS 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 8DS?

Police.uk records 555 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS5 8DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences173 reports
Anti-social behaviour91 reports
Shoplifting73 reports
Criminal damage and arson37 reports
Vehicle crime37 reports
Other theft37 reports

Also: burglary 24, public order 20, drugs 20, robbery 16, bicycle theft 12, other crime 11, possession of weapons 3, 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 8DS

Ward
St George West
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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Nearby postcodes

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

BS5 8HE30 mBS5 8AD50 mBS5 8DR60 mBS5 8DX70 mBS5 8DY70 mBS5 8DL80 m
All of BS5

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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