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BS5 8FY

St George West · Bristol, City of · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St George West
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol East
Postcode district
BS5
Postcode sector
BS5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS5 8FS 13 m
BS5 8AD 51 m
BS5 8DP 68 m
BS5 8HE 70 m
BS5 9FR 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS5 8FY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS5
Postcode sector
BS5 8
Latitude
51.459467
Longitude
-2.550760
British National Grid easting
361,832
British National Grid northing
173,532

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bristol, City of · E06000023
Electoral ward
St George West · E05010912
Parish or community
E43000019
Westminster constituency
Bristol East · E14001132
Output area
E00074174
Lower layer super output area
Bristol 029E · E01014684
Middle layer super output area
Bristol 029 · E02003040

Postcode source versions

Explore BS5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
144
Primary
88
Secondary
19

  1. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    265 m

  2. Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    354 m

  3. The Limes Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    634 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,440
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,765
  • Anti social behaviour 773
  • Public order 753
  • Other theft 553
  • Shoplifting 548

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

5 female, 3 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.6
BS5 8 residents
10,368

Age bands in BS5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

1,665 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,030 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.6%

3,985 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.5%

2,562 residents

Age 65 and over
15.1%

1,650 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS5 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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
83.3%
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

32

within 5 km

  • THE WELLSPRING SURGERY

    BEAM STREET, REDFIELD, BRISTOL, BS5 9QY

    ODS code L81061

    841 m

  • AIR BALLOON SURGERY

    KENN ROAD, ST. GEORGE, BRISTOL, BS5 7PD

    ODS code L81038

    1.3 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81120

    1.5 km

  • NIGHTINGALE VALLEY PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81033

    1.5 km

  • EAST TREES HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code L81023

    1.5 km

  • FIRECLAY HEALTH

    BELLEVUE ROAD, ST GEORGE, BRISTOL, BS5 7PH

    ODS code L81062

    1.5 km

  • LAWRENCE HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HASSELL DRIVE, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS2 0AN

    ODS code L81089

    1.5 km

  • CHARLOTTE KEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEYMOUR ROAD, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS5 0UA

    ODS code L81015

    1.6 km

  • BROADMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 BROADMEAD, BRISTOL, BS1 3EA

    ODS code Y02578

    2.7 km

  • WELLS ROAD SURGERY

    233 WELLS ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 2DF

    ODS code L81125

    2.8 km

  • COMPASS HEALTH

    1 JAMAICA STREET, BRISTOL, BS2 8JP

    ODS code Y02873

    2.8 km

  • MONTPELIER HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH BUILDINGS, MONTPELIER, BRISTOL, BS6 5PT

    ODS code L81012

    2.8 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACDONALD WALK, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 8NJ

    ODS code L81055

    2.8 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81087

    2.8 km

  • FISHPONDS FAMILY PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81013

    2.8 km

  • THE OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, MANOR ROAD, FISHPONDS, BRISTOL, BS16 2JD

    ODS code L81075

    2.9 km

  • PRIORY SURGERY

    326 WELLS ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 2QJ

    ODS code L81084

    3.0 km

  • HANHAM HEALTH

    33 WHITTUCKS ROAD, HANHAM, BRISTOL, BS15 3HY

    ODS code L81079

    3.2 km

  • BEDMINSTER FAMILY PRACTICE

    REGENT ROAD, BEDMINSTER, BRISTOL, BS3 4AT

    ODS code L81082

    3.5 km

  • KINGSWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    ALMA ROAD, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 4EJ

    ODS code L81063

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 32 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

  • Blackswarth Road

    BCT · Redfield

    0.0 miles

  • Blackswarth Road

    BCT · Redfield

    0.1 miles

  • Blackswarth Road

    BCT · Redfield

    0.1 miles

  • Seneca Street

    BCT · St George

    0.1 miles

  • Northcote Road

    BCT · St George

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bristol 029E, 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

12,442 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
6
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

144 open schools are in scope, including 88 primary and 19 secondary schools. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 265 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,440 published events cover 12 months, averaging 620 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,765 events.

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