BS postcode area
Postcode area within the United Kingdom
The BS postcode area, also known as the Bristol postcode area, is a group of 37 postcode districts in South West England, within eight post towns. These cover the city of Bristol, north Somerset (including Weston-super-Mare, Axbridge, Banwell, Cheddar, Clevedon, Wedmore, Portishead and Winscombe) and south Gloucestershire.
01Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS0 | BRISTOL | non-geographic | |
| 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 of Totterdown, 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 of Filton, 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 |
02Historic codes
Until about 1994 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.
03Map
Sources and credits
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