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
editThe 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
editUntil 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
edit
Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: SN (Swindon), BA (Bath), TA (Taunton), NP (Newport), GL (Gloucester).
See also
editReferences
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)
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