# BS5

Postcode district covering Bristol, Upper Easton and Lower Easton, in Bristol.

BS5 is a postcode district covering Bristol, Upper Easton and Lower Easton, in Bristol. Median sale price £340,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code BS5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BS5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BS5 was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 851st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 57,035** (2021). BS5 had 57,035 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 116th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 77%** (2022). About 77% of people in BS5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.5%** (January 2026). In BS5, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=BS5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 77% of people in BS5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=BS5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 766 homes were sold in BS5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=BS5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BS5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=BS5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BS5 had 57,035 usual residents at the census.

## How BS5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BS5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £340,000 | 16th cheapest | 37 postcode districts, BS · 2025 |
| Population | 57,035 | 2nd most populated | 38 postcode districts, BS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 77% | 10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 38 postcode districts, BS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.5% | joint 8th highest | 38 postcode districts, BS · Jan 2026 |

## Is BS5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BS5 at a rate of 155.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.6 per 1,000 people across the BS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 706 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BS5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,240), other crime (1,731) and anti-social behaviour (1,218).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BS5 was 143.9 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.

## Deprivation in BS5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BS5 has no single figure. Of its 30 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BS5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bristol 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014665) | 2,200 | 432.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.4% |
| [Bristol 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014575) | 1,613 | 313.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Bristol 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014576) | 2,247 | 96.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.5% |
| [Bristol 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014626) | 2,713 | 114.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 81.5% |
| [Bristol 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014676) | 1,578 | 86.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.9% |
| [Bristol 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014682) | 1,727 | 86.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.2% |
| [Bristol 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014683) | 1,881 | 95.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.4% |
| [Bristol 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014685) | 1,700 | 130.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| [Bristol 028D](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014686) | 1,894 | 58.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.8% |
| [Bristol 028E](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014687) | 1,593 | 229.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.4% |
| [Bristol 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014565) | 1,763 | 145.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Bristol 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014566) | 1,699 | 139.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.6% |
| [Bristol 029C](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014567) | 1,935 | 107.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| [Bristol 029D](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014681) | 2,523 | 255.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.3% |
| [Bristol 029E](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014684) | 1,940 | 123.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.1% |
| [Bristol 033A](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014677) | 1,563 | 53.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 71.5% |
| [Bristol 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014678) | 1,679 | 87.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.0% |
| [Bristol 033C](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014679) | 1,592 | 56.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.5% |
| [Bristol 033D](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014680) | 1,301 | 28.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.4% |
| [Bristol 055A](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014564) | 1,920 | 103.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Bristol 055B](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014653) | 2,774 | 200.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.4% |
| [Bristol 055C](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014655) | 2,584 | 147.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Bristol 056A](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014654) | 2,535 | 243.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.6% |
| [Bristol 056B](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014658) | 2,510 | 232.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.2% |
| [Bristol 056C](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01033356) | 1,726 | 177.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.0% |
| [Bristol 056D](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01033369) | 1,458 | 180.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.8% |
| [Bristol 057A](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014568) | 2,590 | 181.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.0% |
| [Bristol 057B](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014569) | 2,266 | 153.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.3% |
| [Bristol 057C](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014570) | 1,993 | 90.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.1% |
| [Bristol 057D](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014574) | 2,319 | 201.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.6% |

## Your MP

- [Bristol East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bristol-east): Kerry McCarthy (Labour), MP since July 2024. 84% of the people here.
- [Bristol North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bristol-north-east): Damien Egan (Labour), MP since July 2024. 16% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in BS5

[Barton Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/barton-hill), [Crews Hole](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/crews-hole), [Lower Easton](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/lower-easton), [Redfield](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/redfield), [St George](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/st-george), [Upper Easton](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/upper-easton)

## Postcode sectors in BS5

[BS5 0 (247 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5-0), [BS5 5 (11 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5-5), [BS5 6 (257 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5-6), [BS5 7 (280 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5-7), [BS5 8 (265 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5-8), [BS5 9 (248 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5-9)

## Council

[Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol)

## Towns in BS5

[Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol), [Kingswood and Fishponds](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kingswood-and-fishponds)

## Postcode districts next to BS5

[BS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs2), [BS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs4), [BS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs7), [BS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs15), [BS16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16), [BS99](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs99)

## Nearest rail stations

[Lawrence Hill (900 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.5644,51.4580), [Stapleton Road (900 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.5662,51.4675), [Ashley Down (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.5767,51.4787), [Montpelier (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.5887,51.4684)

## More in the BS postcode area

[All BS postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BS5 in brief

BS5 is a postcode district covering Bristol, Upper Easton and Lower Easton, in Bristol.
About 58,924 people lived in BS5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £340,000 in 2025 across 766 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 155.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BS5 was £340,000 in 2025.
BS5 had 57,035 usual residents at the census.
About 77% of people in BS5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BS5, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BS5
- Postcode area: [BS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs)
- Constituency: [Bristol East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bristol-east)
- Council: [Bristol †](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol)
- Area: 8.66 km²
- People, mid-2024: 58,924*
- Neighbourhoods: 30
- Output areas: 161

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs2), [BS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs15), [BS16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16), [BS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs4), [BS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs7), [BS99](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs99)

## Latest updates for BS5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BS5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5