Bristol | |
|---|---|
  BS | |
| Coordinates:51°26′42″N2°37′55″W / 51.445°N 2.632°W /51.445; -2.632 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | BS |
| Postcode area name | Bristol |
| Post towns | 8 |
| Postcode districts | 47 |
| Postcode sectors | 205 |
| Postcodes (live) | 26,740 |
| Postcodes (total) | 45,317 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
TheBS postcode area, also known as theBristol postcode area,[2] is a group of 37 postcode districts inSouth West England, within eightpost towns. These cover the city ofBristol, northSomerset (includingWeston-super-Mare,Axbridge,Banwell,Cheddar,Clevedon,Wedmore,Portishead andWinscombe) and southGloucestershire.
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS0 | BRISTOL | non-geographic[3][4] | |
| BS1 | BRISTOL | Bristol city centre,Redcliffe | Bristol |
| BS2 | BRISTOL | Kingsdown,St Paul's, St Phillips, St Agnes | Bristol |
| BS3 | BRISTOL | Bedminster,Southville,Bower Ashton, part ofTotterdown,Windmill Hill | Bristol |
| BS4 | BRISTOL | Brislington,Knowle,Knowle West,St Anne's, part of Totterdown | Bristol |
| BS5 | BRISTOL | Easton,St George,Redfield,Whitehall,Eastville,Speedwell,Greenbank,Barton Hill | Bristol |
| BS6 | BRISTOL | Cotham,Redland,Montpelier,Westbury Park,St. Andrew's | Bristol |
| BS7 | BRISTOL | Bishopston,Horfield, part ofFilton,Lockleaze,Ashley Down | Bristol,South Gloucestershire |
| BS8 | BRISTOL | Clifton,Failand,Hotwells,Leigh Woods | Bristol,North Somerset |
| BS9 | BRISTOL | Coombe Dingle,Sneyd Park,Stoke Bishop,Westbury on Trym,Henleaze,Sea Mills | Bristol |
| BS10 | BRISTOL | Brentry,Henbury,Southmead, part of Westbury on Trym | Bristol |
| BS11 | BRISTOL | Avonmouth,Shirehampton,Lawrence Weston | Bristol |
| BS13 | BRISTOL | Bedminster Down,Bishopsworth,Hartcliffe,Withywood,Headley Park | Bristol |
| BS14 | BRISTOL | Hengrove,Stockwood,Whitchurch, | Bristol,Bath and North East Somerset |
| BS15 | BRISTOL | Hanham,Kingswood | Bristol, South Gloucestershire |
| BS16 | BRISTOL | Downend,Emersons Green,Fishponds,Frenchay,Pucklechurch,Mangotsfield,Staple Hill | Bristol, South Gloucestershire |
| BS20 | BRISTOL | Pill,Portishead | North Somerset |
| BS21 | CLEVEDON | Clevedon | North Somerset |
| BS22 | WESTON-SUPER-MARE | Kewstoke,Weston-super-Mare,Worle | North Somerset |
| BS23 | WESTON-SUPER-MARE | Uphill,Weston-super-Mare | North Somerset |
| BS24 | WESTON-SUPER-MARE | Bleadon,Hutton,Locking,Lympsham,Puxton,Weston-super-Mare,Wick St. Lawrence | North Somerset,Somerset |
| BS25 | WINSCOMBE | Churchill,Winscombe,Sandford,Shipham | North Somerset, Somerset |
| BS26 | AXBRIDGE | Axbridge,Compton Bishop,Loxton | Somerset, North Somerset |
| BS27 | CHEDDAR | Cheddar,Draycott | Somerset |
| BS28 | WEDMORE | Wedmore | Somerset |
| BS29 | BANWELL | Banwell | North Somerset |
| BS30 | BRISTOL | Bitton,Longwell Green,Cadbury Heath,Oldland Common,Warmley,Wick | South Gloucestershire |
| BS31 | BRISTOL | Keynsham,Saltford | Bath and North East Somerset |
| BS32 | BRISTOL | Sector 4:Almondsbury, Aztec West Sectors 8, 9 and 0:Bradley Stoke | South Gloucestershire |
| BS34 | BRISTOL | Sector 5:Patchway,Charlton Hayes,Cribbs Causeway Sector 6:Little Stoke Sector 7:Filton (Except Northville) Sector 8:Stoke Gifford | South Gloucestershire |
| BS35 | BRISTOL | Sector 1:Oldbury on Severn,Thornbury North Sector 2: Thornbury South Sector 3:Alveston,Rudgeway Sector 4:Aust,Olveston,Pilning,Severn Beach Sector 5:Easter Compton | South Gloucestershire |
| BS36 | BRISTOL | Sector 1:Winterbourne Sector 2:Frampton Cotterell,Coalpit Heath | South Gloucestershire |
| BS37 | BRISTOL | Sector 4:Yate Centre and South Sector 5: Yate NW,Nibley Sector 6:Chipping Sodbury Sector 7: Ladden Garden Common,Rangeworthy Sector 8:Westerleigh,Wapley, Far South of Yate | South Gloucestershire |
| BS39 | BRISTOL | Paulton,Clutton,Temple Cloud,High Littleton,Pensford,Bishop Sutton | Bath and North East Somerset |
| BS40 | BRISTOL | Chew Valley,Chew Magna,Chew Stoke,Blagdon,Wrington,Charterhouse | Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, Somerset |
| BS41 | BRISTOL | Long Ashton,Dundry | North Somerset |
| BS48 | BRISTOL | Backwell,Nailsea | North Somerset |
| BS49 | BRISTOL | Congresbury,Yatton | North Somerset |
| BS98 | BRISTOL | non-geographic | |
| BS99 | BRISTOL | non-geographic |
Until about 1994[citation needed] different numbers applied to districts from BS12 upwards.
No longer existing are: BS12, BS17, BS18 and BS19; these were as follows:
BS12 covered: Almondsbury, Alveston, Aust, Awkley, Bradley Stoke, Earthcote Green, Easter Compton, Elberton, Filton, Ingst, Itchington, Littleton-on-Severn, Morton, Northwick, Oldbury Naite, Oldbury-on-Severn, Olveston, Over, Patchway, Pilning, Redwick, Rudgeway, Severn Beach, Shepperdine, Stoke Gifford, Thornbury, and Tockington
BS17 covered: Chipping Sodbury, Mangotsfield, Old Sodbury, Pucklechurch, Rangeworthy, Winterbourne, and Yate
BS18 covered: Compton Dando, High Littleton, Saltford, Long Ashton, West Harptree, Wrington, Paulton, Chew Magna, Blagdon, Temple Cloud, and Keynsham.
BS19 covered: Backwell, Churchill, Congresbury, Flax Bourton, Nailsea and Yatton.
The above codes are correct, but not complete. Other towns and villages may have shared these postcodes.
