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

BS5 8LQ 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 8LQ 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

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 35% on July. Bristol 033B: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5325,51.4570,BS58LQ
- **Lawrence Hill, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5325,51.4570,BS58LQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5325,51.4570,BS58LQ
- **No property in BS5 8LQ 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=-2.5325,51.4570,BS58LQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Bristol 033B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5325,51.4570,BS58LQ
- **£352,262 average price**: For the whole of Bristol, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5325,51.4570,BS58LQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5325,51.4570,BS58LQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5325,51.4570,BS58LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BS5 8LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5325,51.4570,BS58LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BS5 8LQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5325,51.4570,BS58LQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.5325,51.4570,BS58LQ
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5325,51.4570,BS58LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Air Balloon Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/air-balloon-hill-primary-school-e135867) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Summerhill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerhill-infant-school-e108966) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Summerhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerhill-academy-e138658) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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) |
| [Two Mile Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/two-mile-hill-primary-school-e151116) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bristol Brunel Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bristol-brunel-academy-e135300) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Speedwell Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/speedwell-nursery-school-e108900) | Nursery | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [John Cabot Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-cabot-academy-e135295) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £438,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2026 | £307,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2024 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £322,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2024 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: AIR BALLOON SURGERY (230 m); FIRECLAY HEALTH (480 m)
- Pharmacies: AIR BALLOON PHARMACY (230 m); WELL (480 m); KINDRED PHARMACY (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Bristol Bell Hill Rd Express (440 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Bristol Nags Head Hill Local (520 m, Sainsburys); Spar Kingsway (520 m, Spar); Co-op Two Mile Hill Road Bristol (670 m, The Southern Co-operative); Co-op St Annes - Wyatts View (900 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 033B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.3** (2025). Bristol 033B has a deprivation score of 15.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,712th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £316,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bristol 033B was £316,250 in 2025. Joint 14,247th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,679** (2021). Bristol 033B had 1,679 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,408th 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In Bristol 033B, 93.0% 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: 51.4570, -2.5325

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), 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=-2.5325,51.4570,BS58LQ

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