BS5 8SA postcode in Bristol, City of Bristol

BS5 8SA is a postcode in Bristol, in the St George Troopers Hill 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 June 2002.

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 2.6 km in a straight line

Where BS5 8SA is, and what is near it

Map of BS5 8SA and what is near it Map of BS5 8SA: its centre point, with the 264 other postcodes in the BS5 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. BS5 8BF: also in BS5 8BS5 8BT: also in BS5 8BS5 8BU: also in BS5 8BS5 8BW: also in BS5 8BS5 8BX: also in BS5 8BS5 8BY: also in BS5 8BS5 8BZ: also in BS5 8BS5 8FN: also in BS5 8BS5 8LD: also in BS5 8BS5 8LE: also in BS5 8BS5 8LF: also in BS5 8BS5 8LG: also in BS5 8BS5 8LH: also in BS5 8BS5 8LJ: also in BS5 8BS5 8LL: also in BS5 8BS5 8LN: also in BS5 8BS5 8LP: also in BS5 8BS5 8LR: also in BS5 8BS5 8LW: also in BS5 8BS5 8NA: also in BS5 8BS5 8NB: also in BS5 8BS5 8ND: also in BS5 8BS5 8NE: also in BS5 8BS5 8NF: also in BS5 8BS5 8NG: also in BS5 8BS5 8NJ: also in BS5 8BS5 8NL: also in BS5 8BS5 8NN: also in BS5 8BS5 8NS: also in BS5 8BS5 8NT: also in BS5 8BS5 8NU: also in BS5 8BS5 8NX: also in BS5 8BS5 8NY: also in BS5 8BS5 8NZ: also in BS5 8BS5 8PA: also in BS5 8BS5 8PB: also in BS5 8BS5 8PD: also in BS5 8BS5 8PE: also in BS5 8BS5 8PF: also in BS5 8BS5 8PG: also in BS5 8BS5 8PQ: also in BS5 8BS5 8PS: also in BS5 8BS5 8PT: also in BS5 8BS5 8PW: also in BS5 8BS5 8QH: also in BS5 8BS5 8QL: also in BS5 8BS5 8QN: also in BS5 8BS5 8QP: also in BS5 8BS5 8QQ: also in BS5 8BS5 8QR: also in BS5 8BS5 8QW: also in BS5 8BS5 8QY: also in BS5 8BS5 8TW: also in BS5 8BS5 8TY: also in BS5 8BS5 8TZ: also in BS5 8BS5 8UB: also in BS5 8BS5 8UD: also in BS5 8BS5 8UE: also in BS5 8 2 places, 400–800 mFireclay Health 450 mSchool 850 mOrchard Medical Centre 1.3 kmLawrence Hill station 2.6 kmStapleton Road station 3.0 kmSt George Troopers Hill BS5 8SA Map of BS5 8SA and what is near it Map of BS5 8SA: its centre point, with the 264 other postcodes in the BS5 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 850 mOrchard Medical Centre 1.3 kmSt George Troopers Hill BS5 8SA
  • BS5 8SA
  • Other postcodes in BS5 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • 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 51.4566, longitude -2.5269)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BS5 8SA?

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 8SA?

Every home and business at BS5 8SA 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 8SA?

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

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

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 8SA: 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 8SA 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 8SA?

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
£321,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ 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

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 8SA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BS5 8SA 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 BS5 8SA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around BS5 8SA. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (26%). 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 8SA

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 £3,317 (band E); band B, the most common, is £2,111.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 140 (17%)£1,809
Band Babout 350 (43%)£2,111
Band Cabout 270 (33%)£2,412
Band Dabout 40 (5%)£2,714
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£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. 12% Before 1900
  2. 15% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 26% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 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 8SA is in (ONS area E01014678), 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 8SA?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS5 8SA is Lawrence Hill Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Lawrence Hill Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Stapleton Road Rail Station Railway station 3.0 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 Harcourt Avenue, 218 m away.

More stations near BS5 8SA, 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 8SA?

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

0 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2, CHAdeMO · up to 120 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 8SA?

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

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 8SA?

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

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

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

The centre of BS5 8SA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 8SA?

Police.uk records 367 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS5 8SA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences132 reports
Anti-social behaviour57 reports
Shoplifting54 reports
Criminal damage and arson24 reports
Vehicle crime23 reports
Other theft20 reports

Also: public order 15, burglary 15, drugs 9, robbery 6, other crime 6, possession of weapons 3, bicycle theft 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 BS5 8SA

Ward
St George Troopers Hill
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
June 2002

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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