BS2 8BN

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
BS2
Postcode sector
BS2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS8 1UD 8 m
BS8 1TJ 39 m
BS2 8BW 46 m
BS8 1TP 56 m
BS8 1FD 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS2 8BN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 February 2010
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS2
Postcode sector
BS2 8
Latitude
51.459448
Longitude
-2.602089
British National Grid easting
358,266
British National Grid northing
173,558

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
E00073425
Lower layer super output area
Bristol 060A · E01014538
Middle layer super output area
Bristol 060 · E02006951

Postcode source versions

Explore BS2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
116
Primary
72
Secondary
15
  1. Bristol Grammar School

    Other independent school

    217 m
  2. Willow Park CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    374 m
  3. Cotham School

    Academy converter

    458 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18,463
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,850
  • Public order 2,143
  • Other theft 1,927
  • Shoplifting 1,810
  • Anti social behaviour 1,706

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BS2 8 residents
7,547

Age bands in BS2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.9%

795 residents

Age 15 to 24
34.7%

2,788 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.1%

2,978 residents

Age 45 to 64
13.3%

1,066 residents

Age 65 and over
5%

403 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

26

within 5 km straight-line

  • STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE

    HAMPTON HOUSE, COTHAM HILL, BRISTOL, BS6 6AU

    ODS code L81133

    351 m

  • THE FAMILY PRACTICE

    WESTERN COLLEGE, COTHAM ROAD, BRISTOL, BS6 6DF

    ODS code L81090

    373 m

  • COMPASS HEALTH

    1 JAMAICA STREET, BRISTOL, BS2 8JP

    ODS code Y02873

    869 m

  • BROADMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 BROADMEAD, BRISTOL, BS1 3EA

    ODS code Y02578

    906 m

  • WHITELADIES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L81091

    952 m

  • MONTPELIER HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH BUILDINGS, MONTPELIER, BRISTOL, BS6 5PT

    ODS code L81012

    1.2 km

  • PEMBROKE ROAD SURGERY

    111 PEMBROKE ROAD, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 3EU

    ODS code L81081

    1.3 km

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL

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

    ODS code L81007

    1.6 km

  • BEDMINSTER FAMILY PRACTICE

    REGENT ROAD, BEDMINSTER, BRISTOL, BS3 4AT

    ODS code L81082

    1.8 km

  • LAWRENCE HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HASSELL DRIVE, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS2 0AN

    ODS code L81089

    2.1 km

  • CHARLOTTE KEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEYMOUR ROAD, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS5 0UA

    ODS code L81015

    2.2 km

  • FALLODON WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 FALLODON WAY, HENLEAZE, BRISTOL, BS9 4HT

    ODS code L81131

    2.7 km

  • THE WELLSPRING SURGERY

    BEAM STREET, REDFIELD, BRISTOL, BS5 9QY

    ODS code L81061

    2.9 km

  • EAST TREES HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code L81023

    2.9 km

  • GLOUCESTER ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L81078

    3.0 km

  • WELLS ROAD SURGERY

    233 WELLS ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 2DF

    ODS code L81125

    3.1 km

  • DOWNTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81095

    3.4 km

  • PRIORY SURGERY

    326 WELLS ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 2QJ

    ODS code L81084

    3.8 km

  • THE LENNARD SURGERY

    1 LEWIS RD, BEDMINSTER DWN, BRISTOL, BS13 7JD

    ODS code L81053

    3.8 km

  • HORFIELD HC

    LOCKLEAZE ROAD, BRISTOL, BS7 9RR

    ODS code L81022

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Tyndall Avenue

    BCT · Tyndalls Park

    0.0 miles
  • Myrtle Road

    BCT · Kingsdown

    0.0 miles
  • Myrtle Road

    BCT · Kingsdown

    0.1 miles
  • The Hawthorns

    BCT · Tyndalls Park

    0.1 miles
  • St Michaels Hospital

    BCT · Kingsdown

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bristol 060A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,351 of 33,755

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

116 open schools are in scope, including 72 primary and 15 secondary schools. Bristol Grammar School is the nearest published school at 217 m.

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

Recorded crime

18,463 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,538.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,850 events.

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