# BS5 8HU: area report for a postcode in Bristol

BS5 8HU 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 BS5 8HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) › [BS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5) › [BS5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 37% on July. Bristol 028A: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5377,51.4590,BS58HU
- **Lawrence Hill, 1.9 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5377,51.4590,BS58HU
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5377,51.4590,BS58HU
- **No property in BS5 8HU listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.5377,51.4590,BS58HU
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Bristol 028A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5377,51.4590,BS58HU
- **£353,596 average price**: For the whole of Bristol, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5377,51.4590,BS58HU
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5377,51.4590,BS58HU
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5377,51.4590,BS58HU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BS5 8HU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5377,51.4590,BS58HU
- **Low road and rail noise at BS5 8HU**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5377,51.4590,BS58HU
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.5377,51.4590,BS58HU
- **10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5377,51.4590,BS58HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Summerhill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerhill-infant-school-e108966) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Summerhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerhill-academy-e138658) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Air Balloon Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/air-balloon-hill-primary-school-e135867) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e138465) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Speedwell Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/speedwell-nursery-school-e108900) | Nursery | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [E-ACT the Kingfisher School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/e-act-the-kingfisher-school-e139247) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 21% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bristol Brunel Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bristol-brunel-academy-e135300) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redfield-educate-together-primary-academy-e140267) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £525,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £227,175 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| March 2026 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £650,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2024 | £445,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £435,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £278,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: AIR BALLOON SURGERY (430 m); FIRECLAY HEALTH (650 m)
- Pharmacies: AIR BALLOON PHARMACY (430 m); WELL (650 m); KINDRED PHARMACY (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Bristol Bell Hill Rd Express (510 m, Tesco); Co-op St Annes - Wyatts View (680 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Two Mile Hill Road Bristol (820 m, The Southern Co-operative); Sainsburys Bristol Nags Head Hill Local (950 m, Sainsburys); Spar Kingsway (950 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £353,596** (August 2026). Bristol’s average house price was £353,596 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 94th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 028A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.5** (2025). Bristol 028A has a deprivation score of 20.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,300th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bristol 028A was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 13,409th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,727** (2021). Bristol 028A had 1,727 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,451st 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Bristol 028A, 98.2% 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.

## BS5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BS5 was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 851st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 57,035** (2021). BS5 had 57,035 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 116th 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: 77%** (2022). About 77% of people in BS5 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: 94.5%** (January 2026). In BS5, 94.5% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol)
- Centre: 51.4590, -2.5377

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

## Your MP

- [Bristol East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bristol-east): Kerry McCarthy (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), August 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=-2.5377,51.4590,BS58HU

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