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| Postcode area | BS |
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| Postcode area name | Bristol |
| Post towns | 8 |
| Postcode districts | 46 |
| Postcode sectors | 191 |
| Postcodes (live) | 26,712 |
| Postcodes (total) | 41,653 |
| Statistics as at October 2006 [1] | |
The BS postcode area, also known as the Bristol postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Axbridge, Banwell, Bristol, Cheddar, Clevedon, Wedmore, Weston-super-Mare and Winscombe in England. For the purposes of directing mail the United Kingdom is divided by the Royal Mail into a number of postcode areas. A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system This is a list of the Post towns of the United Kingdom &ndash it appears in postcode sequence Axbridge is a Town in Somerset, England, situated in the Sedgemoor district on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Banwell is a village in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Cheddar is a large Village and Civil parish in the district of Sedgemoor in the English county of Somerset. Clevedon is a town in North Somerset, England.The name derives from the Saxon, 'Cleve' meaning Cleave or Cleft and 'don' meaning hill the town being Wedmore, is a village and Civil parish in the county of Somerset, England. Weston-super-Mare is a Seaside resort town and Civil parish in North Somerset, England. Winscombe is a Village in North Somerset, England, close to the settlements of Axbridge and Cheddar, on the western edge of the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postal district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
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| BS1 | BRISTOL | Bristol city centre, Redcliffe | Bristol |
| BS2 | BRISTOL | Kingsdown, St Pauls, St Phillips | Bristol |
| BS3 | BRISTOL | Bedminster, Bower Ashton, part of Totterdown, Windmill Hill | Bristol |
| BS4 | BRISTOL | Brislington, St Annes, part of Totterdown | Bristol |
| BS5 | BRISTOL | Easton, St George, Whitehall | Bristol |
| BS6 | BRISTOL | Redland, Montpelier, Westbury Park | Bristol |
| BS7 | BRISTOL | Bishopston, Horfield, part of Filton | Bristol / South Gloucestershire |
| BS8 | BRISTOL | Clifton, Hotwells | Bristol |
| BS9 | BRISTOL | Coombe Dingle, Sneyd Park, Stoke Bishop, Westbury on Trym | Bristol |
| BS10 | BRISTOL | Brentry, Henbury, Southmead | Bristol |
| BS11 | BRISTOL | Avonmouth, Shirehampton | Bristol |
| BS13 | BRISTOL | Bedminster Down, Bishopsworth, Hartcliffe, Withywood | Bristol |
| BS14 | BRISTOL | Hengrove, Stockwood, Withywood | Bristol |
| BS15 | BRISTOL | Hanham, Kingswood | Bristol / South Gloucestershire |
| BS16 | BRISTOL | Downend, Fishponds, Frenchay | Bristol / South Gloucestershire |
| BS20 | BRISTOL | Portishead | North Somerset |
| BS21 | CLEVEDON | Clevedon | North Somerset |
| BS22 | WESTON-SUPER-MARE | Kewstoke, Weston-super-Mare, Worle | North Somerset |
| BS23 | WESTON-SUPER-MARE | Weston-super-Mare | North Somerset |
| BS24 | WESTON-SUPER-MARE | Locking, Hutton, Weston-super-Mare | North Somerset |
| BS25 | WINSCOMBE | Churchill, Winscombe Sandford Shipham |
North Somerset Somerset |
| BS26 | AXBRIDGE | Axbridge, Compton Bishop | Somerset |
| BS27 | CHEDDAR | Cheddar, Draycott | Somerset |
| BS28 | WEDMORE | Wedmore | Somerset |
| BS29 | BANWELL | Banwell | Somerset |
| BS30 | BRISTOL | Bitton, Cadbury Heath, Warmley, Wick | South Gloucestershire |
| BS31 | BRISTOL | Chewton Keynsham, Keynsham, Saltford | Bath and North East Somerset |
| BS32 | BRISTOL | Almondsbury, Bradley Stoke | South Gloucestershire |
| BS34 | BRISTOL | Part of Filton, Little Stoke, Patchway, Stoke Gifford | South Gloucestershire |
| BS35 | BRISTOL | Alveston, Rudgeway, Thornbury | South Gloucestershire |
| BS36 | BRISTOL | Frampton Cotterell, Winterbourne | South Gloucestershire |
| BS37 | BRISTOL | Chipping Sodbury, Yate | South Gloucestershire |
| BS39 | BRISTOL | Clutton, Temple Cloud | Bath and North East Somerset |
| BS40 | BRISTOL | Chew Valley, Chew Magna, Chew Stoke Wrington |
Bath and North East Somerset North Somerset |
| BS41 | BRISTOL | Long Ashton | North Somerset |
| BS48 | BRISTOL | Backwell, Nailsea | North Somerset |
| BS49 | BRISTOL | Congresbury, Yatton | North Somerset |
| BS98 | BRISTOL | Non-geographic | Bristol |
| BS99 | BRISTOL | Non-geographic | Bristol |
Adjacent areas
| The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - SN (Swindon) - BA (Bath) - TA (Taunton) - NP (Newport) - GL (Gloucester) . A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system Redcliffe is a district of the English port city of Bristol, adjoining the city centre. The city of Bristol, England, is a Unitary authority, represented by four Members of Parliament. Cabot is a council ward that covers the centre of Bristol. It is residentially fragmented and does not have an evolved community indeed many Bristolians St Pauls is an inner Suburb of Bristol, England, situated just north east of the City centre and west of the M32. Bower Ashton is a small district in Southville Bristol it is two miles to the west of the centre of Bristol on the western boundary with North Somerset Totterdown is a suburb of Bristol, England, situated area just south of the River Avon and south-east of Temple Meads railway station. Windmill Hill is situated in the south of the city of Bristol and is often referred to as being part of Bedminster. Brislington is an area in the south east of the city of Bristol, England. Brislington West is a council ward of the city of Bristol, England. Easton is both the name of a council ward in the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and an Inner city area that lies partly within that St George is a district of Bristol, England on the edge of the inner city Whitehall, is a district on the edge of inner Bristol city presumably taking its name from Whitehall Road the main road that runs through it Redland is an affluent inner Suburb and Parish in Bristol, England. Ashley is one of thirty-five council wards in the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Westbury Park is a suburb of the city of Bristol, United Kingdom. Bishopston the name of both a council ward of the city of Bristol, England, and a Suburb of the city that falls within that ward Horfield is a Suburb of the City of Bristol, in southwest England. Filton is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, situated on the northern outskirts of the city of Bristol, about 4 Geography The River Severn forms the north-western edge of the area with a wide coastal plain terminated by the Severn Escarpment. Clifton is the name of both one of the thirty-five council wards in the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and of a suburb of the city that lies mostly Hotwells is a district of the English port city of Bristol. It is located to the south of and below the high ground of Clifton, and directly to the Coombe Dingle is a suburb of Bristol, centred near where the Hazel Brook tributary of the River Trym emerges from a limestone gorge bisecting the Blaise Castle Sneyd Park is an exclusive inner suburb of Bristol, England, lying on the western fringe of the Durdham Down, adjacent to the Avon Gorge and Stoke Bishop is a very affluent and medium-sized outer city Suburb in the north-west of Bristol, located in between Westbury-on-Trym, Sneyd Park Westbury-on-Trym is a Suburb in north Bristol, near the suburbs of Stoke Bishop, Westbury Park and Henbury, in the southwest of Brentry is a suburb of north Bristol, England between Henbury and Southmead which is spread along the southern edge of the Avonmouth - London There is also a Henbury crater in Australia There is also a Henbury in Cheshire near Macclesfield Southmead is a northern Suburb of Bristol, in the southwest of England. Avonmouth is a port and suburb on the Severn Estuary, at the mouth of the River Avon. Shirehampton, near Avonmouth, at the north-western edge of the city of Bristol, England, is a district of Bristol which originated as a separate village Bishopsworth is the name of both a council ward of the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and a Suburb of the city which lies within Bishopsworth is the name of both a council ward of the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and a Suburb of the city which lies within Hartcliffe is the name of both a council ward and a district of the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom which lies within that ward Bishopsworth is the name of both a council ward of the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and a Suburb of the city which lies within Hengrove is a Suburb of Bristol, England, situated between Whitchurch, Knowle and Bishopsworth, running along both Stockwood is a residential area of south Bristol, near to Whitchurch. Bishopsworth is the name of both a council ward of the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and a Suburb of the city which lies within Hanham is a village near Bristol, England, situated on the A431 between Bristol Bath and Keynsham. Kingswood is a town in South Gloucestershire, England. It is on the eastern outskirts of the city of Bristol, on the A420 road as this main road leaves Downend - a suburb of Bristol in South Gloucestershire, England is located to the North East of Bristol and bordered by the Bristol City suburb of Fishponds is an outer urban area in the north-east of the English city of Bristol. Frenchay is a suburb of Bristol, England, to the north east of the city but located mainly in South Gloucestershire and the Civil Parish of Winterbourne Portishead (pɔːtɪsˈhɛd is a coastal town in North Somerset, England, with a population of 21000 (Local council update July 24, 2007) North Somerset is a Unitary authority in England. Its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered Clevedon is a town in North Somerset, England.The name derives from the Saxon, 'Cleve' meaning Cleave or Cleft and 'don' meaning hill the town being Kewstoke is a Civil parish and village in the Unitary authority of North Somerset, located next to the strip of coast called Sand Bay. Weston-super-Mare is a Seaside resort town and Civil parish in North Somerset, England. Worle is a village in North Somerset that is now totally absorbed by the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare. Locking is a Village and Civil parish in a predominantly quiet residential area of North Somerset, England, 3 Hutton is a village and civil parish located on the western edge of the Mendip Hills, close to Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England Churchill is a Village in the Unitary authority of North Somerset, England. Winscombe is a Village in North Somerset, England, close to the settlements of Axbridge and Cheddar, on the western edge of the Sandford is a Village between Churchill and Banwell on the A368 in North Somerset, England. Shipham ( is a village in Somerset, England on the western edge of the Mendip Hills near the A38, approximately 15 miles south of Bristol Axbridge is a Town in Somerset, England, situated in the Sedgemoor district on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Compton Bishop is a small Village and Civil parish, at the western end of the Mendip Hills in the English county of Somerset. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county Cheddar is a large Village and Civil parish in the district of Sedgemoor in the English county of Somerset. Draycott is a small village in Somerset neighbouring the village of Cheddar on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Wedmore, is a village and Civil parish in the county of Somerset, England. Banwell is a village in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. Bitton is a village and Civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, in the Greater Bristol area Cadbury Heath is a suburb of Bristol, located in South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. Warmley is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, to the east of Kingswood on the outskirts of Bristol. Wick is a village in South Gloucestershire, England It is situated on the A420 between Bristol and Chippenham, south of the Cotswolds. Chewton Keynsham ( is a small village on the River Chew in the Chew Valley, Somerset. Keynsham (ˈkeɪnʃm is a Town between Bristol and Bath in south-west England. Saltford is a large village in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority Somerset, England, It lies on the A4 road, and Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is a Unitary authority that was created on 1 April 1996 Almondsbury is a large village near junction 16 of the M5 motorway, in South Gloucestershire, England. About Although there is some provision for local employment such as the business parks at the north of the town the Aztec West business area and the two supermarkets Little Stoke is a suburb of north Bristol, situated in South Gloucestershire, England. Patchway is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, situated some 10 km (6 miles northwest of the city of Bristol. Stoke Gifford is a large village in South Gloucestershire, England, situated south of Bradley Stoke in the northern suburbs of Bristol. Alveston is a commuter village of roughly 3000 people about a mile south of Thornbury South Gloucestershire and approximately 13 miles north of Bristol, Rudgeway is a village in South Gloucestershire in south west England, located between Alveston and Almondsbury. Thornbury is a Market town in South Gloucestershire, England, approximately 12 Miles (19km north of the City of Bristol Frampton Cotterell is a Village in South Gloucestershire, England on the River Frome. Winterbourne is a large Village in South Gloucestershire, England, on the outskirts of the city of Bristol. Chipping Sodbury is a market town in South Gloucestershire, south west England, founded in the 12th century by William Crassus. For the municipality in New Caledonia see Yaté. For the tree species see Eucalyptus cornuta. Clutton is a village and Civil parish within the Chew Valley in Somerset in the Bath and North East Somerset Council area on the A37 Temple Cloud ( is a village within the Chew Valley in Somerset in the Bath and North East Somerset Council area on the A37 road. The Chew Valley is an area in North Somerset, England named after the River Chew, which rises at Chewton Mendip, and joins the River Avon Chew Magna ( is a village within the Chew Valley in North East Somerset, England Chew Stoke is a small village and Civil parish in the Chew Valley, in Somerset, England about south of Bristol. Wrington is a Village in North Somerset, England. It lies in the valley of the Congresbury Yeo river about east of Weston-super-Mare Long Ashton is a Village in North Somerset, a few miles south-west of the city of Bristol. Backwell is a Suburban Village in North Somerset, England with a population of 5455 Nailsea is a town in North Somerset, England, about to the south west of Bristol and about to the north east of the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare Congresbury (locally pronounced "Congsbry" is a Village in North Somerset, England. See also Yatton Herefordshire Yatton is a village in North Somerset, England, located south west of Bristol. The, also known as the Swindon postcode area, is a group of postal districts around The Swindon Urban Area Swindon ( is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, midway between Bristol (64 km / 40 miles The, also known as the Bath postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bath, Bradford on Avon, Bruton, Castle Cary, Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. The, also known as the Taunton postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea, Chard, Crewkerne, Taunton is the County town of Somerset, England. The Unparished area (or former Municipal borough) of Taunton has a Population The, also known as the Newport postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Newport, Wales. Newport (Casnewydd is a city and principal area in Wales, in the United Kingdom. The, also known as the Gloucester postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Badminton, Berkeley, Blakeney, Cheltenham, Gloucester (ˈɡlɒstɚ) is a city, district and County town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. |
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References
- ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
See also
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