# BS3 5QR: area report for a postcode in Bristol

BS3 5QR is a postcode in Bristol.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bristol. Open the map at BS3 5QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) › [BS3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs3) › [BS3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs3-5)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Bristol 039B: 98 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6011,51.4320,BS35QR
- **Parson Street, 480 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6011,51.4320,BS35QR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6011,51.4320,BS35QR
- **5 of 36 properties in BS3 5QR at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 31 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6011,51.4320,BS35QR
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bristol 039B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6011,51.4320,BS35QR
- **£352,262 average price**: For the whole of Bristol, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6011,51.4320,BS35QR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6011,51.4320,BS35QR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6011,51.4320,BS35QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BS3 5QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6011,51.4320,BS35QR
- **Low road and rail noise at BS3 5QR**: Road 47 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6011,51.4320,BS35QR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.6011,51.4320,BS35QR
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6011,51.4320,BS35QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Parson Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parson-street-primary-school-e138904) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Compass Point Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/compass-point-primary-school-e145320) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oasis Academy Marksbury Road](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-marksbury-road-e140268) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Knowle DGE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knowle-dge-academy-e144655) | Special | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Knowle West Early Years Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knowle-west-early-years-centre-e134241) | Nursery | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | – |
| [Luckwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/luckwell-primary-school-e145399) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 27% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Victoria Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-park-primary-school-e144863) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oasis Academy Connaught](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-connaught-e138278) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2025 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £412,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £371,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £371,300 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2023 | £391,895 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Parson Street (480 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DOWNTON ROAD SURGERY (490 m)
- Pharmacies: KNOWLE WEST PHARMACY (490 m); MARKSBURY ROAD PHARMACY (820 m); BEDMINSTER PHARMACY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Bedminster Bristol (680 m, Lidl); Tesco Bedminster Express (690 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £352,262** (July 2026). Bristol’s average house price was £352,262 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,509** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bristol earned a median of £39,509 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 151st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.9×** (2025). A home in Bristol costs 8.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.5** (2025). Bristol has a deprivation score of 22.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 108th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bristol 039B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.5** (2025). Bristol 039B has a deprivation score of 24.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,400th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £368,150** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bristol 039B was £368,150 in 2025. 10,580th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,062** (2021). Bristol 039B had 2,062 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,381st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.5%** (January 2026). In Bristol 039B, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BS3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £391,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BS3 was £391,500 in 2025. Joint 625th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,161** (2021). BS3 had 41,161 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 417th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BS3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.1%** (January 2026). In BS3, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol)
- Centre: 51.4320, -2.6011

Council: [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bristol South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bristol-south): Karin Smyth (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.6011,51.4320,BS35QR

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs3-5qr