Postcode BS15 8QX (South Gloucestershire)

Map showing BS15 8QX and nearby postcodes

The postcode BS15 8QX is located in South Gloucestershire It was introduced in December 1997 and is an active postcode. BS15 8QX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BS15 8QX is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BS15 8QX as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.

The closest road name to BS15 8QX is Lower Hanham Road which is centered 149 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Mount Hill Road and is 70 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 3.28 km away at Oldland (Avon Valley Railway) The closest railway station is Lawrence Hill Rail Station, 3.65 km away.

The closest primary school to BS15 8QX (for ages 11 and under) is Beacon Rise Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on March 14, 2012. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Hanham Woods Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on November 14, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of BS15 8QX is The Queens Head and is 105 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as AwaitingInspection . The nearest takeaway food is available from Red Star and is 390 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on March 6, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 96.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.9 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BS15 8QX is covered by the Avon and Somerset police force association and South Gloucestershire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BS15 8QX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BS15 8QX, and the approximate distance away.

Lower Hanham Road 149 m
Quarry Road 162 m
Footshill Close 171 m
Mount Gardens 198 m
Woodyleaze Drive 207 m
The Mount 216 m
Tabernacle Road 234 m
Tudor Road 253 m
Victoria Road 260 m
Birdwood 273 m
Footshill Road 274 m
Coberley 290 m
Gunning Close 293 m
Beaconlea 324 m
Beechwood Avenue 339 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BS15 8QX

Introduction December 1997
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BS15 8QX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Beacon Rise Primary School Outstanding
(March 14, 2012)
372 m
John Cabot Academy Good
(November 28, 2018)
660 m
Hanham Abbots Junior School Requires improvement
(June 21, 2018)
726 m
Samuel White's Infant School Good
(February 5, 2019)
726 m
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
942 m
Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2019)
1.13 km
Hanham Woods Academy Good
(November 14, 2019)
1.13 km
Two Mile Hill Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
1.2 km
Courtney Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
1.31 km
The Park Primary School Good
(June 23, 2017)
1.32 km
Barrs Court Primary School Good
(October 10, 2017)
1.41 km
Air Balloon Hill Primary School Good
(April 19, 2018)
1.41 km
New Horizons Learning Centre Good
(March 12, 2019)
1.82 km
Parkwall Primary School Good
(November 23, 2021)
1.97 km
Longwell Green Primary School Good
(September 25, 2019)
2.09 km
Cadbury Heath Primary School Requires improvement
(January 30, 2020)
2.09 km
Bristol Brunel Academy Good
(October 3, 2017)
2.09 km
The Kingfisher School Requires improvement
(September 12, 2019)
2.16 km
Summerhill Infant School Good
(November 7, 2017)
2.18 km
Broomhill Infant & Nursery School Requires improvement
(January 23, 2019)
2.19 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BS15 8QX - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Queens Head Pub/bar/nightclub Awaiting Inspection
105 m
Hanham Post Office & Shop Retailers - other Exempt
January 27, 2022
367 m
Beacon Rise Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 15, 2021
372 m
Sticky Fingers Bakehaus Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 21, 2021
385 m
Zest Mediterranean Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 10, 2022
385 m
Red Star Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 6, 2020
390 m
Baker Street Nursery Other catering premises 5
Very Good
November 1, 2021
392 m
Creative Youth Network School/college/university Awaiting Inspection
392 m
Hanham Community Centre Pub/bar/nightclub Exempt
July 4, 2017
392 m
Hanham Youth Centre Other catering premises Exempt
November 8, 2019
392 m
Curry Night Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 17, 2022
409 m
Eclectic Gift Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 11, 2021
409 m
Jolly Sailor Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
November 17, 2021
409 m
The Italian Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 22, 2022
409 m
Lidl Great Britain Limited Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
August 23, 2017
414 m
Shaunak's Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
July 4, 2017
414 m
The Sandwich Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 27, 2021
414 m
Co-Op Welcome Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
July 23, 2021
421 m
Charcoal Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
June 8, 2021
426 m
Morisons Daily Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 29, 2018
436 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BS15 8QX - Data from Apr 2022

Mount Hill Road Bus Stop/Station 70 m
Mount Hill Road Bus Stop/Station 93 m
Hanham Mount Bus Stop/Station 265 m
Hanham Mount Bus Stop/Station 271 m
Chapel Road Bus Stop/Station 360 m
Oldland (Avon Valley Railway) Metro/Tram 3.28 km
Oldland (Avon Valley Railway) Metro/Tram 3.28 km
Bitton (Avon Valley Railway) Metro/Tram 3.47 km
Lawrence Hill Rail Station Rail 3.65 km
Keynsham Rail Station Rail 3.93 km
Stapleton Road Rail Station Rail 4.1 km
Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing Ferry 4.77 km
Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing Ferry 4.77 km
Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing Ferry 4.77 km
Bristol Airport Air 15.56 km
Gloucestershire Airport Air 54.74 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BS15 8QX - Data from Dec 2021

Magpie Bottom Valley 552 m
Conham Valley Valley 1.24 km
Lantern Bottom Valley 1.4 km
Hencliff Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.58 km
East Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.78 km
Birch Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.87 km
Fox's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.18 km
Broom Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.23 km
Cockshot Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.23 km
Bickley Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.27 km
St Anne's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.34 km
Coombe Brook Valley Woodland Or Forest 2.56 km
Cleeve Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
Oldland Bottom Valley 2.88 km
Scotland Bottom Valley 3.17 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BS15 8QX - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 52.7 Mbps 96.7 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.2 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 25 6
30-300 Mbps 0% 58.1 10.3
300+ Mbps 100% 593 39

Gas Consumption

15 meters consuming 188,337 kWh - mean 12,556 kWh : median 10,273 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

16 meters consuming 48,492 kWh - mean 3,031 kWh : median 3,163 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BS15 8QX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.45165600
Longitude -2.51271600
OS Easting 364469
OS Northing 0172644
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15565
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Avon and Somerset

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Kingswood
Electoral Ward Hanham
Local Authority District South Gloucestershire
Region / Government Office Region South West
European Electoral Region South West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: West of England
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council West of England

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000025
Travel To Work Area Bristol

NHS

NHS England Region South West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
South Gloucestershire
Cancer Alliance Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Families in terraces and flats
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Bristol BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bristol BUASD
Workplace Zone E33047827
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
South Gloucestershire 028
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
South Gloucestershire 028A
Output Area / Small Area 5A3