BS5 8RE
The median sold price for the postcode BS5 8RE is around £303,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 94 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around BS5 8RE (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £220,000 – £401,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across BS5 8, last 24 months.
- Terraced£345,000(179 sales)
- Flat£210,000(100 sales)
- Semi-detached£342,500(44 sales)
- Detached£388,750(24 sales)
BS5 8RE median £303,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £345,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 48% below the typical Bristol, City of neighbourhood
- Crime: 15% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Bristol, City of and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in BS5 8RE, compared with 94% across Bristol, City of and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 81.7% of premises across Bristol, City of (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Bristol, City of | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 81.7% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 94% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97.2% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 34% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Bristol, City of: more deprived than 33% of its 268 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income8of 10
- Employment7of 10
- Crime6of 10
- Living environment5of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (48%). Average Band D in Bristol is £2,713.68 for 2026/27.
That is 13% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Bristol: £2,412.16 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 690 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A14%
- Band B30%
- Band C48%
- Band D6%
- Band E1%
- Band F–
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School0.5 miles (840 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Air Balloon Hill Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Samuel White's Infant School0.6 miles (900 m)Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Early years Exceptional
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Beacon Rise Primary School0.6 miles (930 m)Ofsted, December 2023: OutstandingOfsted reports for Beacon Rise Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- John Cabot Academy0.4 miles (680 m)Ofsted, November 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Hanham Woods Academy0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted, November 2019: GoodLater ungraded inspection, January 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Hanham Woods Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Bristol Brunel Academy1.0 mile (1.6 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Bristol Brunel Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to BS5 8RE is Lawrence Hill Rail Station, 1.9 miles (3.0 km) away in a straight line. There are 11 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.9 miles (3.0 km)Lawrence Hill Rail Station
- 2.1 miles (3.5 km)Stapleton Road Rail Station
- 2.5 miles (4.0 km)Oldland (Avon Valley Railway)
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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