BS3 1AB

Southville · Bristol, City of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol South
Postcode district
BS3
Postcode sector
BS3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS3 4JA 38 m
BS3 4HY 43 m
BS3 1AA 59 m
BS3 4AS 81 m
BS3 4HR 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS3 1AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS3
Postcode sector
BS3 1
Latitude
51.445106
Longitude
-2.593295
British National Grid easting
358,864
British National Grid northing
171,958

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bristol, City of · E06000023
Parish or community
E43000019
Westminster constituency
Bristol South · E14001135
Output area
E00174302
Lower layer super output area
Bristol 039E · E01033359
Middle layer super output area
Bristol 039 · E02003050

Postcode source versions

Explore BS3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
121
Primary
74
Secondary
14
  1. Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    316 m
  2. LPW Independent School

    Other independent school

    366 m
  3. St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School

    Voluntary aided school

    387 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,257
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,430
  • Public order 1,954
  • Other theft 1,692
  • Anti social behaviour 1,574
  • Shoplifting 1,441

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

20 female, 14 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.0
BS3 1 residents
9,708

Age bands in BS3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

1,400 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

1,152 residents

Age 25 to 44
43.1%

4,100 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.4%

1,945 residents

Age 65 and over
9.7%

925 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS3 1 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+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Gigabit-capable
95.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
95.7%
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

27

within 5 km

  • BEDMINSTER FAMILY PRACTICE

    REGENT ROAD, BEDMINSTER, BRISTOL, BS3 4AT

    ODS code L81082

    124 m

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL

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

    ODS code L81007

    450 m

  • BROADMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 BROADMEAD, BRISTOL, BS1 3EA

    ODS code Y02578

    1.4 km

  • WELLS ROAD SURGERY

    233 WELLS ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 2DF

    ODS code L81125

    1.6 km

  • DOWNTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81095

    1.8 km

  • COMPASS HEALTH

    1 JAMAICA STREET, BRISTOL, BS2 8JP

    ODS code Y02873

    2.0 km

  • LAWRENCE HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HASSELL DRIVE, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS2 0AN

    ODS code L81089

    2.0 km

  • STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE

    HAMPTON HOUSE, COTHAM HILL, BRISTOL, BS6 6AU

    ODS code L81133

    2.1 km

  • THE FAMILY PRACTICE

    WESTERN COLLEGE, COTHAM ROAD, BRISTOL, BS6 6DF

    ODS code L81090

    2.1 km

  • PRIORY SURGERY

    326 WELLS ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 2QJ

    ODS code L81084

    2.3 km

  • MONTPELIER HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH BUILDINGS, MONTPELIER, BRISTOL, BS6 5PT

    ODS code L81012

    2.4 km

  • THE WELLSPRING SURGERY

    BEAM STREET, REDFIELD, BRISTOL, BS5 9QY

    ODS code L81061

    2.5 km

  • THE LENNARD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81053

    2.5 km

  • WHITELADIES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L81091

    2.6 km

  • CHARLOTTE KEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEYMOUR ROAD, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS5 0UA

    ODS code L81015

    2.7 km

  • PEMBROKE ROAD SURGERY

    111 PEMBROKE ROAD, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 3EU

    ODS code L81081

    2.8 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81120

    3.2 km

  • NIGHTINGALE VALLEY PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81033

    3.2 km

  • EAST TREES HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code L81023

    3.5 km

  • THE ARMADA FAMILY PRACTICE

    WHITCHURCH HEALTH CENTRE, ARMADA ROAD, BRISTOL, BS14 0SU

    ODS code L81031

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 27 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

  • New Charlotte Street

    BCT · Southville

    0.0 miles
  • New Charlotte Street

    BCT · Southville

    0.0 miles
  • Bedminster Parade

    BCT · Bedminster

    0.1 miles
  • General Hospital

    BCT · Redcliffe

    0.1 miles
  • General Hospital

    BCT · Redcliffe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bristol 039E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,598 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 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
3 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
1
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

121 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 14 secondary schools. Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School is the nearest published school at 316 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,257 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,354.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,430 events.

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