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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Bristol, with 39 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Gigabit coverage by postcode area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In BS, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£340,000
37th most expensive of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,033,089
11th most populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How BS compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

BSMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. BS is £340,000.
£340,000joint 37th most expensive
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. BS is 1,033,089.
1,033,08911th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. BS is 90.7%.
90.7%joint 43rd highest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. BS is 2.9%.
2.9%joint 33rd lowest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

Is BS safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BS at a rate of 111.6 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 9,579 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BS.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (43,995), other crime (22,989) and anti-social behaviour (17,387).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BS was 102.4 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Postcode districts in BS

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
BS1Bristol, Canon's Marsh17,983£290,000535.7 per 1,000
BS2Bristol, Newtown20,713£292,500296.6 per 1,000
BS3Bristol, Bedminster41,161£391,500115.2 per 1,000
BS4Bristol, Brislington52,026£323,000120.8 per 1,000
BS5Bristol, Upper Easton57,035£340,000155.2 per 1,000
BS6Bristol, Redland34,026£476,25376.1 per 1,000
BS7Bristol, Ashley Down44,166£417,000111.6 per 1,000
BS8Bristol, Clifton27,057£447,50096.0 per 1,000
BS9Bristol, Westbury on Trym32,226£620,00072.1 per 1,000
BS10Bristol, Brentry31,408£350,000156.5 per 1,000
BS11Bristol, Shirehampton19,329£295,000142.3 per 1,000
BS13Bristol, Hartcliffe31,895£290,000174.4 per 1,000
BS14Bristol, Whitchurch30,637£305,00094.0 per 1,000
BS15Kingswood, Potterswood49,983£305,00089.0 per 1,000
BS16Fishponds, Blackhorse91,355£345,00093.0 per 1,000
BS20Portishead, West Hill32,838£385,50072.4 per 1,000
BS21Clevedon, West End23,542£350,00052.8 per 1,000
BS22Weston-super-Mare, Worle37,923£271,00067.0 per 1,000
BS23Weston-super-Mare, Uphill35,983£200,000197.9 per 1,000
BS24Oldmixon, Hutton24,768£285,00079.5 per 1,000
BS25Winscombe, Sandford6,938£482,25043.1 per 1,000
BS26Axbridge, Rooks Bridge5,171£347,50042.1 per 1,000
BS27Cheddar, Barrows7,596£372,50072.4 per 1,000
BS28Wedmore, Blackford3,288£610,00032.7 per 1,000
BS29Banwell, Knightcott2,821£327,50063.7 per 1,000
BS30Kingswood, Longwell Green30,360£325,00060.9 per 1,000
BS31Keynsham, Saltford24,055£406,50086.9 per 1,000
BS32Bradley Stoke, Almondsbury24,986£360,00055.9 per 1,000
BS34Patchway, Stoke Gifford36,244£333,100140.5 per 1,000
BS35Thornbury, Morton24,071£345,00064.4 per 1,000
BS36Coalpit Heath, Winterbourne16,377£425,00044.7 per 1,000
BS37Yate, Chipping Sodbury40,867£310,00070.6 per 1,000
BS39Paulton, Clutton17,400£337,75048.7 per 1,000
BS40Wrington13,513£500,00058.0 per 1,000
BS41Long Ashton, Dundry6,407£492,50061.4 per 1,000
BS48Nailsea, East End23,536£400,00056.7 per 1,000
BS49Yatton, Congresbury12,702£369,50054.2 per 1,000
BS98KingsdownNo figureNo figureNo figure
BS99Newtown, Uplands703No figure116.7 per 1,000
BS in brief

The BS postcode area, named after Bristol, has 39 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in BS was £340,000 in 2025.

BS had 1,033,089 usual residents at the census.

In BS, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In BS, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.