Postcode BS30 8AR (South Gloucestershire)

Map showing BS30 8AR and nearby postcodes

The postcode BS30 8AR is located in South Gloucestershire It was introduced in December 1997 and is an active postcode. BS30 8AR is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BS30 8AR is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.5 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 BS30 8AR as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Multi-ethnic hardship.

The closest road name to BS30 8AR is Great Leaze which is centered 24 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Earlstone Crescent and is 304 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.24 km away at Oldland (Avon Valley Railway) The closest railway station is Keynsham Rail Station, 2.89 km away.

The closest primary school to BS30 8AR (for ages 11 and under) is Parkwall Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 23, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Sir Bernard Lovell Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on November 5, 2021 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of BS30 8AR is The Lamb Inn and is 393 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Exempt on October 7, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Dino's and is 317 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on October 19, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 86.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.3 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 1.4 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 BS30 8AR 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 BS30 8AR and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BS30 8AR, and the approximate distance away.

Great Leaze 24 m
Marygold Leaze 62 m
Darwin Close 86 m
Far Handstones 87 m
St Anne's Close 131 m
Rushy 137 m
Earlstone Crescent 138 m
Little Dowles 156 m
Homemead 157 m
Long Handstones 197 m
Fairlawn 199 m
The Grove 219 m
Great Dowles 222 m
Craddock Close 223 m
California Road 235 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BS30 8AR

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 BS30 8AR - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Parkwall Primary School Good
(November 23, 2021)
334 m
Barrs Court Primary School Good
(October 10, 2017)
755 m
Cadbury Heath Primary School Requires improvement
(January 30, 2020)
962 m
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy Good
(November 5, 2021)
964 m
St Anne's Church of England Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
980 m
Longwell Green Primary School Good
(September 25, 2019)
1 km
Cherry Garden Primary School Good
(July 4, 2018)
1.22 km
St Barnabas CofE Primary School Good
(May 11, 2017)
1.33 km
Neptune School 1.42 km
Redfield Edge Primary School Good
(February 1, 2017)
1.52 km
Digitech Studio School Good
(November 18, 2021)
1.6 km
Warmley Park School Good
(June 21, 2018)
1.67 km
Courtney Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
1.71 km
Hanham Abbots Junior School Requires improvement
(June 21, 2018)
1.97 km
Samuel White's Infant School Good
(February 5, 2019)
1.97 km
King's Oak Academy Good
(March 14, 2018)
2.06 km
Beacon Rise Primary School Outstanding
(March 14, 2012)
2.13 km
The Park Primary School Good
(June 23, 2017)
2.23 km
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
2.27 km
Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy 2.49 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BS30 8AR - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cadbury Heath Local Store Retailers - other Exempt
March 16, 2022
317 m
Dino's Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 19, 2021
317 m
Juice Community Project Retailers - other Exempt
April 7, 2022
317 m
Alliance In Partnership Ltd At Parkwall Primary School School/college/university Awaiting Inspection
334 m
Little Heath Care, Reablement & Support Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Awaiting Inspection
334 m
One Church Bristol Other catering premises Exempt
June 26, 2017
334 m
Parkwall Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 13, 2018
334 m
Estate Stores Retailers - other 4
Good
July 2, 2019
336 m
The Cooperative Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
June 11, 2021
393 m
The Lamb Inn Pub/bar/nightclub Exempt
October 7, 2021
393 m
Mughal Palace Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
March 1, 2022
422 m
Arabuko Bar Mobile caterer Awaiting Inspection
583 m
McColls Retailers - other Exempt
September 19, 2018
619 m
BB's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
627 m
Cadbury Heath Youth Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 28, 2022
627 m
Coronation Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 30, 2021
627 m
Longwell Green Community Association Other catering premises 5
Very Good
October 7, 2020
695 m
First Choice Kebab House Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
December 3, 2020
753 m
Abm Catering Ltd At Barrs Court Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 21, 2021
755 m
School House (Brandon Trust) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 7, 2021
776 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BS30 8AR - Data from Apr 2022

Earlstone Crescent Bus Stop/Station 304 m
Newton Road Shops Bus Stop/Station 334 m
Tapsters Bus Stop/Station 347 m
California Road Bus Stop/Station 351 m
Rutherford Close Bus Stop/Station 387 m
Oldland (Avon Valley Railway) Metro/Tram 1.24 km
Oldland (Avon Valley Railway) Metro/Tram 1.24 km
Bitton (Avon Valley Railway) Metro/Tram 1.55 km
Keynsham Rail Station Rail 2.89 km
Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing Ferry 6.75 km
Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing Ferry 6.75 km
Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing Ferry 6.76 km
Bristol Airport Air 16.92 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BS30 8AR - Data from Dec 2021

Oldland Bottom Valley 781 m
Kimber Coombe Valley 1.75 km
Cleeve Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.94 km
Lantern Bottom Valley 2 km
Redfield Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.02 km
Bitton Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.02 km
Cann Brake Woodland Or Forest 2.13 km
Golden Valley Valley 2.49 km
Barrow Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.57 km
Bickley Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.59 km
Boyd Valley Lake Inland Water 2.62 km
Magpie Bottom Valley 2.68 km
Hencliff Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
East Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.04 km
Fox's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.06 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BS30 8AR - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 54.8 Mbps 86.4 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11.3 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.5 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 76.7 11.1
300+ Mbps 100% 460 36

Gas Consumption

32 meters consuming 290,245 kWh - mean 9,070 kWh : median 7,823 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

31 meters consuming 85,468 kWh - mean 2,757 kWh : median 2,590 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BS30 8AR - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.44316900
Longitude -2.48509600
OS Easting 366382
OS Northing 0171687
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
9739
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Avon and Somerset

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Kingswood
Electoral Ward Longwell Green
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: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Challenged diversity
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic hardship
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Bristol BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bristol BUASD
Workplace Zone E33047835
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
South Gloucestershire 030
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
South Gloucestershire 030F
Output Area / Small Area 7A3