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BS1 3AF

Central · Bristol, City of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Central
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central
Postcode district
BS1
Postcode sector
BS1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS1 3EX 34 m
BS1 3AG 41 m
BS1 3PG 87 m
BS1 3PQ 87 m
BS1 3AD 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS1 3AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS1
Postcode sector
BS1 3
Latitude
51.456738
Longitude
-2.585112
British National Grid easting
359,443
British National Grid northing
173,247

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
E00174294
Lower layer super output area
Bristol 061A · E01033907
Middle layer super output area
Bristol 061 · E02006952

Postcode source versions

Explore BS1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
134
Primary
82
Secondary
20

  1. Rosemary Nursery School and Children's Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    363 m

  2. Hannah More Primary School

    Community school

    524 m

  3. St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    669 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20,816
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6,994
  • Public order 2,509
  • Anti social behaviour 2,068
  • Other theft 2,063
  • Shoplifting 1,775

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BS1 3 residents
2,117

Age bands in BS1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
3%

70 residents

Age 15 to 24
66.2%

1,554 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

608 residents

Age 45 to 64
3.7%

86 residents

Age 65 and over
1.2%

28 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

30

within 5 km

  • BROADMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 BROADMEAD, BRISTOL, BS1 3EA

    ODS code Y02578

    312 m

  • COMPASS HEALTH

    1 JAMAICA STREET, BRISTOL, BS2 8JP

    ODS code Y02873

    759 m

  • LAWRENCE HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HASSELL DRIVE, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS2 0AN

    ODS code L81089

    868 m

  • MONTPELIER HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH BUILDINGS, MONTPELIER, BRISTOL, BS6 5PT

    ODS code L81012

    1.1 km

  • CHARLOTTE KEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEYMOUR ROAD, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS5 0UA

    ODS code L81015

    1.3 km

  • THE FAMILY PRACTICE

    WESTERN COLLEGE, COTHAM ROAD, BRISTOL, BS6 6DF

    ODS code L81090

    1.4 km

  • STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE

    HAMPTON HOUSE, COTHAM HILL, BRISTOL, BS6 6AU

    ODS code L81133

    1.5 km

  • BEDMINSTER FAMILY PRACTICE

    REGENT ROAD, BEDMINSTER, BRISTOL, BS3 4AT

    ODS code L81082

    1.5 km

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL

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

    ODS code L81007

    1.6 km

  • THE WELLSPRING SURGERY

    BEAM STREET, REDFIELD, BRISTOL, BS5 9QY

    ODS code L81061

    1.7 km

  • WHITELADIES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L81091

    2.1 km

  • EAST TREES HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code L81023

    2.1 km

  • WELLS ROAD SURGERY

    233 WELLS ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 2DF

    ODS code L81125

    2.2 km

  • PEMBROKE ROAD SURGERY

    111 PEMBROKE ROAD, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 3EU

    ODS code L81081

    2.5 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81120

    2.8 km

  • NIGHTINGALE VALLEY PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81033

    2.8 km

  • PRIORY SURGERY

    326 WELLS ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 2QJ

    ODS code L81084

    2.8 km

  • GLOUCESTER ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L81078

    3.1 km

  • DOWNTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81095

    3.2 km

  • FALLODON WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 FALLODON WAY, HENLEAZE, BRISTOL, BS9 4HT

    ODS code L81131

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lower Castle Street

    BCT · Cabot Circus

    0.0 miles

  • Cabot Circus South

    BCT · Cabot Circus

    0.0 miles

  • Cabot Circus South

    BCT · Cabot Circus

    0.0 miles

  • Cabot Circus South

    BCT · Cabot Circus

    0.1 miles

  • Broad Weir

    BCT · Cabot Circus

    0.1 miles

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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

134 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 20 secondary schools. Rosemary Nursery School and Children's Centre is the nearest published school at 363 m.

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

Recorded crime

20,816 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,734.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6,994 events.

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