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Thinking of living at BS35 1AR? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manorbrook Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury | Primary | 850 m | 38% met the expected standard |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury | Primary | 1.4 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Gillingstool Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| Crossways Junior School | Primary | 1.7 km | – |
| The Castle School | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 52.4 · 17.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Marlwood School | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 43.2 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tockington Manor School | Independent | 5.4 km | – |
Every primary near BS35 1AR, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Mundy Playing Fields | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Rockhampton Cricket Club | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Golf | Thornbury Golf Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Thornbury RFC | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Thornbury Active Lifestyle Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Squash | Thornbury Active Lifestyle Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Thornbury Sailing Club | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Football | The Plain | 4.8 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Pilning, a drive away (9.9 km), with 0k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Queen Street.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 48 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Manorbrook Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 69% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Castle School, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 52.4 · 17.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is The Coop, 1.1 km away; One Stop Stores - Thornbury (1.4 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Severn View Family Practice (1.1 km), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Turkish Style Barber is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is UHBW Bristol Campus, 19 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 68% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Roobroo is the closest café or restaurant (1.2 km), and The Anchor Inn the nearest pub (900 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 70 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 72 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 41% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 373 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Chantry Field, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Elite Fitness (1.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bristol is 30 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
3 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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