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, Somerset (including Weston-super-Mare, Axbridge, Banwell, Cheddar, Clevedon, Wedmore, Portishead and Winscombe) and Gloucestershire.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
BS0BRISTOLnon-geographic
BS1BRISTOLBristol city centre, RedcliffeBristol
BS2BRISTOLKingsdown, St Paul's, St Phillips, St AgnesBristol
BS3BRISTOLBedminster, Southville, Bower Ashton, part of Totterdown, Windmill HillBristol
BS4BRISTOLBrislington, Knowle, Knowle West, St Anne's, part of TotterdownBristol
BS5BRISTOLEaston, St George, Redfield, Whitehall, Eastville, Speedwell, Greenbank, Barton HillBristol
BS6BRISTOLCotham, Redland, Montpelier, Westbury Park, St. Andrew'sBristol
BS7BRISTOLBishopston, Horfield, part of Filton, Lockleaze, Ashley DownBristol, South Gloucestershire
BS8BRISTOLClifton, Failand, Hotwells, Leigh WoodsBristol, North Somerset
BS9BRISTOLCoombe Dingle, Sneyd Park, Stoke Bishop, Westbury on Trym, Henleaze, Sea MillsBristol
BS10BRISTOLBrentry, Henbury, Southmead, part of Westbury on TrymBristol
BS11BRISTOLAvonmouth, Shirehampton, Lawrence WestonBristol
BS13BRISTOLBedminster Down, Bishopsworth, Hartcliffe, Withywood, Headley ParkBristol
BS14BRISTOLHengrove, Stockwood, Whitchurch,Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset
BS15BRISTOLHanham, KingswoodBristol, South Gloucestershire
BS16BRISTOLDownend, Emersons Green, Fishponds, Frenchay, Pucklechurch, Mangotsfield, Staple HillBristol, South Gloucestershire
BS20BRISTOLPill, PortisheadNorth Somerset
BS21CLEVEDONClevedonNorth Somerset
BS22WESTON-SUPER-MAREKewstoke, Weston-super-Mare, WorleNorth Somerset
BS23WESTON-SUPER-MAREUphill, Weston-super-MareNorth Somerset
BS24WESTON-SUPER-MAREBleadon, Hutton, Locking, Lympsham, Puxton, Weston-super-Mare, Wick St. LawrenceNorth Somerset, Somerset
BS25WINSCOMBEChurchill, Winscombe, Sandford, ShiphamNorth Somerset, Somerset
BS26AXBRIDGEAxbridge, Compton Bishop, LoxtonSomerset, North Somerset
BS27CHEDDARCheddar, DraycottSomerset
BS28WEDMOREWedmoreSomerset
BS29BANWELLBanwellNorth Somerset
BS30BRISTOLBitton, Longwell Green, Cadbury Heath, Oldland Common, Warmley, WickSouth Gloucestershire
BS31BRISTOLKeynsham, SaltfordBath and North East Somerset
BS32BRISTOLSector 4: Almondsbury, Aztec West Sectors 8, 9 and 0: Bradley StokeSouth Gloucestershire
BS34BRISTOLSector 5: Patchway, Charlton Hayes, Cribbs Causeway Sector 6: Little Stoke Sector 7: Filton (Except Northville) Sector 8: Stoke GiffordSouth Gloucestershire
BS35BRISTOLSector 1: Oldbury on Severn, Thornbury North Sector 2: Thornbury South Sector 3: Alveston, Rudgeway Sector 4: Aust, Olveston, Pilning, Severn Beach Sector 5: Easter ComptonSouth Gloucestershire
BS36BRISTOLSector 1: Winterbourne Sector 2: Frampton Cotterell, Coalpit HeathSouth Gloucestershire
BS37BRISTOLSector 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 YateSouth Gloucestershire
BS39BRISTOLPaulton, Clutton, Temple Cloud, High Littleton, Pensford, Bishop SuttonBath and North East Somerset
BS40BRISTOLChew Valley, Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, Blagdon, Wrington, CharterhouseBath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, Somerset
BS41BRISTOLLong Ashton, DundryNorth Somerset
BS48BRISTOLBackwell, NailseaNorth Somerset
BS49BRISTOLCongresbury, YattonNorth Somerset
BS98BRISTOLnon-geographic
BS99BRISTOLnon-geographic

Historic codes

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.

Map

BS postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.
BS postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BA, GL, NP, SN and TA postcode areas.
Detailed map of postcode districts in central Bristol

See also

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