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BS2 8LQ

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
BS2
Postcode sector
BS2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS2 8LE 0 m
BS2 8LF 0 m
BS2 8LG 0 m
BS2 8LH 0 m
BS2 8LT 41 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS2 8LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS2
Postcode sector
BS2 8
Latitude
51.462707
Longitude
-2.592559
British National Grid easting
358,931
British National Grid northing
173,915

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
E00073422
Lower layer super output area
Bristol 025F · E01033367
Middle layer super output area
Bristol 025 · E02003036

Postcode source versions

Explore BS2

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Fremantle House, Flat 64, Dove Street, Bristol, BS2 8LQ 5 July 2004 £60,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
127
Primary
81
Secondary
16

  1. North Bristol Post 16 Centre

    Sixth form centres

    450 m

  2. St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    566 m

  3. E-Act Montpelier High School

    Academy sponsor led

    570 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,868
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6,412
  • Public order 2,347
  • Other theft 2,010
  • Anti social behaviour 1,881
  • Shoplifting 1,841

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

22 female, 29 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • COMPASS HEALTH

    1 JAMAICA STREET, BRISTOL, BS2 8JP

    ODS code Y02873

    133 m

  • MONTPELIER HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH BUILDINGS, MONTPELIER, BRISTOL, BS6 5PT

    ODS code L81012

    477 m

  • BROADMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 BROADMEAD, BRISTOL, BS1 3EA

    ODS code Y02578

    629 m

  • THE FAMILY PRACTICE

    WESTERN COLLEGE, COTHAM ROAD, BRISTOL, BS6 6DF

    ODS code L81090

    751 m

  • STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE

    HAMPTON HOUSE, COTHAM HILL, BRISTOL, BS6 6AU

    ODS code L81133

    802 m

  • WHITELADIES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L81091

    1.4 km

  • CHARLOTTE KEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEYMOUR ROAD, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS5 0UA

    ODS code L81015

    1.5 km

  • LAWRENCE HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HASSELL DRIVE, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS2 0AN

    ODS code L81089

    1.5 km

  • PEMBROKE ROAD SURGERY

    111 PEMBROKE ROAD, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 3EU

    ODS code L81081

    1.8 km

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL

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

    ODS code L81007

    2.0 km

  • BEDMINSTER FAMILY PRACTICE

    REGENT ROAD, BEDMINSTER, BRISTOL, BS3 4AT

    ODS code L81082

    2.1 km

  • EAST TREES HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code L81023

    2.2 km

  • THE WELLSPRING SURGERY

    BEAM STREET, REDFIELD, BRISTOL, BS5 9QY

    ODS code L81061

    2.4 km

  • GLOUCESTER ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L81078

    2.5 km

  • FALLODON WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 FALLODON WAY, HENLEAZE, BRISTOL, BS9 4HT

    ODS code L81131

    2.6 km

  • WELLS ROAD SURGERY

    233 WELLS ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 2DF

    ODS code L81125

    3.0 km

  • HORFIELD HC

    LOCKLEAZE ROAD, BRISTOL, BS7 9RR

    ODS code L81022

    3.2 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81120

    3.6 km

  • NIGHTINGALE VALLEY PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81033

    3.6 km

  • PRIORY SURGERY

    326 WELLS ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 2QJ

    ODS code L81084

    3.7 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

  • Stokes Croft

    BCT · Kingsdown

    0.1 miles

  • Stokes Croft

    BCT · Kingsdown

    0.2 miles

  • Nine Tree Hill

    BCT · Montpelier

    0.2 miles

  • Nine Tree Hill

    BCT · Montpelier

    0.2 miles

  • Stokes Croft

    BCT · Kingsdown

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bristol 025F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,254 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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

127 open schools are in scope, including 81 primary and 16 secondary schools. North Bristol Post 16 Centre is the nearest published school at 450 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,868 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,655.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6,412 events.

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