BS7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bristol, Ashley Down and Horfield, in Bristol.
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 BS7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BS7, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BS7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BS7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BS7 at a rate of 111.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.6 per 1,000 people across BS.
In August 2026 alone, 417 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BS7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,863), other crime (885) and anti-social behaviour (558).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BS7 was 101.5 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 BS7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BS7 has no single figure. Of its 25 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BS7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol 004A | 1,229 | 242.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| Bristol 004B | 2,203 | 269.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.3% |
| Bristol 005A | 2,234 | 115.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.0% |
| Bristol 005B | 1,859 | 70.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| Bristol 005C | 2,181 | 161.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.9% |
| Bristol 005D | 1,772 | 111.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Bristol 010A | 2,129 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Bristol 010B | 1,993 | 118.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| Bristol 010C | 1,645 | 95.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| Bristol 010D | 1,722 | 93.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| Bristol 014A | 2,222 | 147.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.4% |
| Bristol 014B | 1,578 | 158.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Bristol 014C | 1,720 | 304.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.2% |
| Bristol 016A | 1,892 | 68.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.1% |
| Bristol 016B | 1,679 | 221.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| Bristol 016C | 2,600 | 80.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.1% |
| Bristol 016D | 1,433 | 42.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Bristol 016E | 1,542 | 84.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| Bristol 016F | 1,662 | 34.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% |
| Bristol 016G | 2,406 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.0% |
| Bristol 020B | 2,071 | 68.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.7% |
| Bristol 020C | 1,601 | 113.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.2% |
| Bristol 020E | 1,513 | 36.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.6% |
| South Gloucestershire 018E | 1,447 | 69.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| South Gloucestershire 018F | 1,587 | 92.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.5% |
MPs for BS7
- Darren JonesLabourMP for Bristol North West48% of BS7’s postcodes
- Damien EganLabourMP for Bristol North East26% of BS7’s postcodes
- Carla DenyerGreen PartyMP for Bristol Central19% of BS7’s postcodes
- Claire HazelgroveLabourMP for Filton and Bradley Stoke7.8% of BS7’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BS74
Postcode sectors in BS73
Council1
Towns in BS72
Postcode districts next to BS77
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BS postcode area2
BS7 in brief
BS7 is a postcode district covering Bristol, Ashley Down and Horfield, in Bristol.
About 45,208 people lived in BS7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £417,000 in 2025 across 565 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 111.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BS7 was £417,000 in 2025.
BS7 had 44,166 usual residents at the census.
In BS7, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BS7, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.