User:Richardguk/BS postcode area
Bristol | |
|---|---|
  BS | |
| Coordinates: 51°26′42″N 2°37′55″W / 51.445°N 2.632°W | |
| 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] | |
The BS postcode area, also known as the Bristol postcode area,[2] is a group of postal districts around Axbridge, Banwell, Bristol, Cheddar, Clevedon, Wedmore, Weston-super-Mare and Winscombe in England.
Coverage
[edit]The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postal district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS1 | BRISTOL | Bristol city centre, Redcliffe | Bristol |
| BS2 | BRISTOL | Kingsdown, St Pauls, St Phillips, St Agnes | Bristol |
| BS3 | BRISTOL | Bedminster, Southville, Bower Ashton, part of Totterdown, Windmill Hill | Bristol |
| BS4 | BRISTOL | Brislington, Knowle, Knowle West, St Annes, part of Totterdown | Bristol |
| BS5 | BRISTOL | Easton, St George, Whitehall | Bristol |
| BS6 | BRISTOL | Redland, Montpelier, Westbury Park | Bristol |
| BS7 | BRISTOL | Bishopston, Horfield, part of Filton | Bristol / South Gloucestershire |
| BS8 | BRISTOL | Clifton, Hotwells | Bristol |
| BS9 | BRISTOL | Coombe Dingle, Sneyd Park, Stoke Bishop, Westbury on Trym | Bristol |
| BS10 | BRISTOL | Brentry, Henbury, Southmead | Bristol |
| BS11 | BRISTOL | Avonmouth, Shirehampton | Bristol |
| BS13 | BRISTOL | Bedminster Down, Bishopsworth, Hartcliffe, Withywood | Bristol |
| BS14 | BRISTOL | Hengrove, Stockwood, Whitchurch, Withywood | Bristol |
| BS15 | BRISTOL | Hanham, Kingswood | Bristol / South Gloucestershire |
| BS16 | BRISTOL | Downend, Fishponds, Frenchay | Bristol / South Gloucestershire |
| BS20 | BRISTOL | Portishead | North Somerset |
| BS21 | CLEVEDON | Clevedon | North Somerset |
| BS22 | WESTON-SUPER-MARE | Kewstoke, Weston-super-Mare, Worle | North Somerset |
| BS23 | WESTON-SUPER-MARE | Weston-super-Mare | North Somerset |
| BS24 | WESTON-SUPER-MARE | Locking, Hutton, Weston-super-Mare | North Somerset |
| BS25 | WINSCOMBE | Churchill, Winscombe, Sandford, Shipham | North Somerset, Somerset |
| BS26 | AXBRIDGE | Axbridge, Compton Bishop | Somerset |
| BS27 | CHEDDAR | Cheddar, Draycott | Somerset |
| BS28 | WEDMORE | Wedmore | Somerset |
| BS29 | BANWELL | Banwell | Somerset |
| BS30 | BRISTOL | Bitton, Cadbury Heath, Warmley, Wick | South Gloucestershire |
| BS31 | BRISTOL | Chewton Keynsham, Keynsham, Saltford | Bath and North East Somerset |
| BS32 | BRISTOL | Almondsbury, Bradley Stoke | South Gloucestershire |
| BS34 | BRISTOL | Part of Filton, Little Stoke, Patchway, Stoke Gifford | South Gloucestershire |
| BS35 | BRISTOL | Alveston, Rudgeway, Thornbury | South Gloucestershire |
| BS36 | BRISTOL | Frampton Cotterell, Winterbourne | South Gloucestershire |
| BS37 | BRISTOL | Chipping Sodbury, Yate | South Gloucestershire |
| BS39 | BRISTOL | Clutton, Temple Cloud | Bath and North East Somerset |
| BS40 | BRISTOL | Chew Valley, Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, Wrington | Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset |
| BS41 | BRISTOL | Long Ashton | North Somerset |
| BS48 | BRISTOL | Backwell, Nailsea | North Somerset |
| BS49 | BRISTOL | Congresbury, Yatton | North Somerset |
| BS98 | BRISTOL | Non-geographic | Bristol |
| BS99 | BRISTOL | Non-geographic | Bristol |
Historic Codes
[edit]Until the 1990s (?date) different numbers were used for Bristol Postal Codes from BS12 upwards.
Missing from the above list are obviously: BS12, BS17, BS18 and BS19. Previously these were assigned as below.
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, Saltford, Long Ashton, West Harptree, Wrington, Chew Magna, Blagdon, and Temple Cloud.
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.
Adjacent areas
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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: SN (Swindon), BA (Bath), TA (Taunton), NP (Newport), GL (Gloucester).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
51°27′N 2°34′W / 51.450°N 2.567°W
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