BS postcode area
Postcode area within the United Kingdom
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::summary Postcode area within the United Kingdom ::
The BS postcode area, also known as the Bristol postcode area, is a group of 37 postcode districts in South West England, within eight post towns. These cover the city of Bristol, north Somerset (including Weston-super-Mare, Axbridge, Banwell, Cheddar, Clevedon, Wedmore, Portishead and Winscombe) and south Gloucestershire.
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|BS0 | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|BRISTOL | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|non-geographic |- ! BS1 | BRISTOL | Bristol city centre, Redcliffe
| Bristol |
|---|
| ! BS2 |
| BRISTOL |
| Kingsdown, St Paul's, St Phillips, St Agnes |
| Bristol |
| - |
| ! BS3 |
| BRISTOL |
| Bedminster, Southville, Bower Ashton, part of Totterdown, Windmill Hill |
| Bristol |
| - |
| ! BS4 |
| BRISTOL |
| Brislington, Knowle, Knowle West, St Anne's, part of Totterdown |
| Bristol |
| - |
| ! BS5 |
| BRISTOL |
| Easton, St George, Redfield, Whitehall, Eastville, Speedwell, Greenbank, Barton Hill |
| Bristol |
| - |
| ! BS6 |
| BRISTOL |
| Cotham, Redland, Montpelier, Westbury Park, St. Andrew's |
| Bristol |
| - |
| ! BS7 |
| BRISTOL |
| Bishopston, Horfield, part of Filton, Lockleaze, Ashley Down |
| Bristol, South Gloucestershire |
| - |
| ! BS8 |
| BRISTOL |
| Clifton, Failand, Hotwells, Leigh Woods |
| Bristol, North Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS9 |
| BRISTOL |
| Coombe Dingle, Sneyd Park, Stoke Bishop, Westbury on Trym, Henleaze, Sea Mills |
| Bristol |
| - |
| ! BS10 |
| BRISTOL |
| Brentry, Henbury, Southmead, part of Westbury on Trym |
| Bristol |
| - |
| ! BS11 |
| BRISTOL |
| Avonmouth, Shirehampton, Lawrence Weston |
| Bristol |
| - |
| ! BS13 |
| BRISTOL |
| Bedminster Down, Bishopsworth, Hartcliffe, Withywood, Headley Park |
| Bristol |
| - |
| ! BS14 |
| BRISTOL |
| Hengrove, Stockwood, Whitchurch, |
| Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS15 |
| BRISTOL |
| Hanham, Kingswood |
| Bristol, South Gloucestershire |
| - |
| ! BS16 |
| BRISTOL |
| Downend, Emersons Green, Fishponds, Frenchay, Pucklechurch, Mangotsfield, Staple Hill |
| Bristol, South Gloucestershire |
| - |
| ! BS20 |
| BRISTOL |
| Pill, Portishead |
| North Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS21 |
| CLEVEDON |
| Clevedon |
| North Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS22 |
| WESTON-SUPER-MARE |
| Kewstoke, Weston-super-Mare, Worle |
| North Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS23 |
| WESTON-SUPER-MARE |
| Uphill, Weston-super-Mare |
| North Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS24 |
| WESTON-SUPER-MARE |
| Bleadon, Hutton, Locking, Lympsham, Puxton, Weston-super-Mare, Wick St. Lawrence |
| North Somerset, Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS25 |
| WINSCOMBE |
| Churchill, Winscombe, Sandford, Shipham |
| North Somerset, Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS26 |
| AXBRIDGE |
| Axbridge, Compton Bishop, Loxton |
| Somerset, North Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS27 |
| CHEDDAR |
| Cheddar, Draycott |
| Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS28 |
| WEDMORE |
| Wedmore |
| Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS29 |
| BANWELL |
| Banwell |
| North Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS30 |
| BRISTOL |
| Bitton, Longwell Green, Cadbury Heath, Oldland Common, Warmley, Wick |
| South Gloucestershire |
| - |
| ! BS31 |
| BRISTOL |
| Keynsham, Saltford |
| Bath and North East Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS32 |
| BRISTOL |
| Sector 4: Almondsbury, Aztec West |
| Sectors 8, 9 and 0: Bradley Stoke |
| South Gloucestershire |
| - |
| ! BS34 |
| BRISTOL |
| Sector 5: Patchway, Charlton Hayes, Cribbs Causeway |
| Sector 6: Little Stoke |
| Sector 7: Filton (Except Northville) |
| Sector 8: Stoke Gifford |
| South Gloucestershire |
| - |
| ! BS35 |
| BRISTOL |
| Sector 1: Oldbury on Severn, Thornbury North |
| Sector 2: Thornbury South |
| Sector 3: Alveston, Rudgeway |
| Sector 4: Aust, Olveston, Pilning, Severn Beach |
| Sector 5: Easter Compton |
| South Gloucestershire |
| - |
| ! BS36 |
| BRISTOL |
| Sector 1: Winterbourne |
| Sector 2: Frampton Cotterell, Coalpit Heath |
| South Gloucestershire |
| - |
| ! BS37 |
| BRISTOL |
| Sector 4: Yate Centre and South |
| Sector 5: Yate NW, Nibley |
| Sector 6: Chipping Sodbury |
| Sector 7: Ladden Garden Common, Rangeworthy |
| Sector 8: Westerleigh, Wapley, Far South of Yate |
| South Gloucestershire |
| - |
| ! BS39 |
| BRISTOL |
| Paulton, Clutton, Temple Cloud, High Littleton, Pensford, Bishop Sutton |
| Bath and North East Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS40 |
| BRISTOL |
| Chew Valley, Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, Blagdon, Wrington, Charterhouse |
| Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS41 |
| BRISTOL |
| Long Ashton, Dundry |
| North Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS48 |
| BRISTOL |
| Backwell, Nailsea |
| North Somerset |
| - |
| ! BS49 |
| BRISTOL |
| Congresbury, Yatton |
| North Somerset |
| - |
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Historic codes
Until about 1994 different numbers applied to districts from BS12 upwards.
No longer existing are: BS12, BS17, BS18 and BS19; these were as follows:
BS12 covered: Almondsbury, Alveston, Aust, Awkley, Bradley Stoke, Earthcote Green, Easter Compton, Elberton, Filton, Ingst, Itchington, Littleton-on-Severn, Morton, Northwick, Oldbury Naite, Oldbury-on-Severn, Olveston, Over, Patchway, Pilning, Redwick, Rudgeway, Severn Beach, Shepperdine, Stoke Gifford, Thornbury, and Tockington
BS17 covered: Chipping Sodbury, Mangotsfield, Old Sodbury, Pucklechurch, Rangeworthy, Winterbourne, and Yate
BS18 covered: Compton Dando, High Littleton, Saltford, Long Ashton, West Harptree, Wrington, Paulton, Chew Magna, Blagdon, Temple Cloud, and Keynsham.
BS19 covered: Backwell, Churchill, Congresbury, Flax Bourton, Nailsea and Yatton.
The above codes are correct, but not complete. Other towns and villages may have shared these postcodes.
Map
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/BS_postcode_area_inset_map.svg" caption="Detailed map of postcode districts in central Bristol"] ::
References
References
- Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)
- (20 July 2012). "New sectors and localities to 18 May 2012". Royal Mail Address Management Unit.
- (July 2012). "Non Geographic Codes". Royal Mail Address Management Unit.
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