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BS1 2EL

Central · Bristol, City of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bristol
Ward
Central
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central
Postcode district
BS1
Postcode sector
BS1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS1 1DR 12 m
BS1 2EJ 25 m
BS1 2HW 33 m
BS1 2BB 43 m
BS1 2HL 44 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS1 2EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS1
Postcode sector
BS1 2
Latitude
51.455338
Longitude
-2.593385
British National Grid easting
358,867
British National Grid northing
173,096

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bristol, City of · E06000023
Electoral ward
Central · E05010892
Parish or community
E43000019
Westminster constituency
Bristol Central · E14001131
Output area
E00174293
Lower layer super output area
Bristol 061A · E01033907
Middle layer super output area
Bristol 061 · E02006952

Postcode source versions

Explore BS1

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Thistle Bristol, Broad Street, Bristol, BS1 2EL 1 August 2016 £1,054,502

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
124
Primary
75
Secondary
18

  1. Willow Park CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    420 m

  2. Bristol Cathedral Choir School

    Academy sponsor led

    688 m

  3. Cathedral Primary School

    Free schools

    688 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20,401
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6,667
  • Public order 2,396
  • Other theft 2,101
  • Anti social behaviour 1,974
  • Shoplifting 1,850

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BS1 2 residents
1,681

Age bands in BS1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
1.3%
21 residents
Age 15 to 24
81.2%
1,310 residents
Age 25 to 44
15.3%
247 residents
Age 45 to 64
1.5%
24 residents
Age 65 and over
0.7%
12 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROADMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 BROADMEAD, BRISTOL, BS1 3EA

    ODS code Y02578

    355 m

  • COMPASS HEALTH

    1 JAMAICA STREET, BRISTOL, BS2 8JP

    ODS code Y02873

    832 m

  • THE FAMILY PRACTICE

    WESTERN COLLEGE, COTHAM ROAD, BRISTOL, BS6 6DF

    ODS code L81090

    1.1 km

  • STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE

    HAMPTON HOUSE, COTHAM HILL, BRISTOL, BS6 6AU

    ODS code L81133

    1.1 km

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL

    SOUTHVILLE SURGERY, 67 CORONATION ROAD, SOUTHVILLE, BRISTOL, BS3 1AS

    ODS code L81007

    1.2 km

  • BEDMINSTER FAMILY PRACTICE

    REGENT ROAD, BEDMINSTER, BRISTOL, BS3 4AT

    ODS code L81082

    1.2 km

  • MONTPELIER HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH BUILDINGS, MONTPELIER, BRISTOL, BS6 5PT

    ODS code L81012

    1.3 km

  • LAWRENCE HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HASSELL DRIVE, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS2 0AN

    ODS code L81089

    1.5 km

  • WHITELADIES MEDICAL GROUP

    WHITELADIES HEALTH CENTRE, WHATLEY ROAD, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 2PU

    ODS code L81091

    1.7 km

  • CHARLOTTE KEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEYMOUR ROAD, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS5 0UA

    ODS code L81015

    1.9 km

  • PEMBROKE ROAD SURGERY

    111 PEMBROKE ROAD, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 3EU

    ODS code L81081

    2.0 km

  • THE WELLSPRING SURGERY

    BEAM STREET, REDFIELD, BRISTOL, BS5 9QY

    ODS code L81061

    2.3 km

  • WELLS ROAD SURGERY

    233 WELLS ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 2DF

    ODS code L81125

    2.4 km

  • EAST TREES HEALTH CENTRE

    100A FISHPONDS ROAD, EASTVILLE, BRISTOL, BS5 6SA

    ODS code L81023

    2.7 km

  • DOWNTON ROAD SURGERY

    KNOWLE WEST HEALTH PARK, DOWNTON ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 1WH

    ODS code L81095

    3.0 km

  • PRIORY SURGERY

    326 WELLS ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 2QJ

    ODS code L81084

    3.0 km

  • FALLODON WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 FALLODON WAY, HENLEAZE, BRISTOL, BS9 4HT

    ODS code L81131

    3.3 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81120

    3.3 km

  • NIGHTINGALE VALLEY PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81033

    3.3 km

  • GLOUCESTER ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A CHURCH ROAD, HORFIELD, BRISTOL, BS7 8SA

    ODS code L81078

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wine Street

    BCT · Broadmead

    124 m

  • Fairfax Street

    BCT · Broadmead

    141 m

  • Wine Street

    BCT · Broadmead

    142 m

  • Nelson Street

    BCT · Broadmead

    144 m

  • Rupert Street

    BCT · Broadmead

    182 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bristol 061A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,320 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

124 open schools are in scope, including 75 primary and 18 secondary schools. Willow Park CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 420 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

20,401 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,700 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6,667 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.