BS1 4EF postcode in Bristol, City of Bristol

BS1 4EF is a postcode in Bristol, in the Central ward of City of Bristol. It is in the Bristol Central parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 5 of 16 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. City of Bristol: 94% Typical price £335,000 Homes sold in BS1 4, last 12 months. ▼ 9.5% on the year before Nearest station Bristol Temple Meads 950 m in a straight line

Where BS1 4EF is, and what is near it

Map of BS1 4EF and what is near it Map of BS1 4EF: its centre point, with the 97 other postcodes in the BS1 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 19 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BS1 4AA: also in BS1 4BS1 4AG: also in BS1 4BS1 4AJ: also in BS1 4BS1 4AN: also in BS1 4BS1 4AP: also in BS1 4BS1 4AQ: also in BS1 4BS1 4AR: also in BS1 4BS1 4AU: also in BS1 4BS1 4AW: also in BS1 4BS1 4AX: also in BS1 4BS1 4AY: also in BS1 4BS1 4BA: also in BS1 4BS1 4BB: also in BS1 4BS1 4BE: also in BS1 4BS1 4BF: also in BS1 4BS1 4BH: also in BS1 4BS1 4BQ: also in BS1 4BS1 4BS: also in BS1 4BS1 4BY: also in BS1 4BS1 4DA: also in BS1 4BS1 4DH: also in BS1 4BS1 4DJ: also in BS1 4BS1 4DT: also in BS1 4BS1 4DZ: also in BS1 4BS1 4ED: also in BS1 4BS1 4EP: also in BS1 4BS1 4EQ: also in BS1 4BS1 4ER: also in BS1 4BS1 4ES: also in BS1 4BS1 4EX: also in BS1 4BS1 4GB: also in BS1 4BS1 4HJ: also in BS1 4BS1 4HQ: also in BS1 4BS1 4HU: also in BS1 4BS1 4HW: also in BS1 4BS1 4HX: also in BS1 4BS1 4JA: also in BS1 4BS1 4JE: also in BS1 4BS1 4JQ: also in BS1 4BS1 4JZ: also in BS1 4BS1 4LF: also in BS1 4BS1 4LH: also in BS1 4BS1 4LJ: also in BS1 4BS1 4LU: also in BS1 4BS1 4LW: also in BS1 4BS1 4ND: also in BS1 4BS1 4NH: also in BS1 4BS1 4NT: also in BS1 4BS1 4PB: also in BS1 4BS1 4PH: also in BS1 4BS1 4PR: also in BS1 4BS1 4PS: also in BS1 4BS1 4QA: also in BS1 4BS1 4QF: also in BS1 4BS1 4QH: also in BS1 4BS1 4QP: also in BS1 4BS1 4QS: also in BS1 4BS1 4QY: also in BS1 4BS1 4QZ: also in BS1 4BS1 4RB: also in BS1 4BS1 4RE: also in BS1 4BS1 4RG: also in BS1 4BS1 4RH: also in BS1 4BS1 4RJ: also in BS1 4BS1 4RL: also in BS1 4BS1 4RN: also in BS1 4BS1 4RR: also in BS1 4BS1 4RW: also in BS1 4BS1 4SB: also in BS1 4BS1 4SL: also in BS1 4BS1 4SP: also in BS1 4BS1 4SR: also in BS1 4BS1 4SS: also in BS1 4BS1 4ST: also in BS1 4BS1 4TB: also in BS1 4BS1 4TD: also in BS1 4BS1 4TN: also in BS1 4BS1 4TR: also in BS1 4BS1 4TT: also in BS1 4BS1 4TY: also in BS1 4BS1 4UA: also in BS1 4BS1 4UB: also in BS1 4BS1 4UD: also in BS1 4BS1 4UL: also in BS1 4BS1 4UT: also in BS1 4BS1 4UX: also in BS1 4BS1 4UZ: also in BS1 4BS1 4XG: also in BS1 4BS1 4XJ: also in BS1 4BS1 4XP: also in BS1 4 2 places, 850 m–1.3 kmBristol BS1 4EF Map of BS1 4EF and what is near it Map of BS1 4EF: its centre point, with the 97 other postcodes in the BS1 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 19 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Central BS1 4EF
  • BS1 4EF
  • Other postcodes in BS1 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 19 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4517, longitude -2.5945)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BS1 4EF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BS1 4EF?

Every home and business at BS1 4EF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

City of Bristol: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

City of Bristol: 97%

The line marks the figure across City of Bristol.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BS1 4EF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bristol City Council's days for BS1 4EF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BS1 4EF on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BS1 4EF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 16 homes and businesses at BS1 4EF. 5 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

16 homes and businesses at BS1 4EF Low: 5Not in an area at risk: 11

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across City of Bristol

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BS1 4EF: 21,426 properties in City of Bristol are at high risk (8.9% of all its properties). All the figures for City of Bristol

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BS1 4EF is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 12:11 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 12:11 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BS1 4EF?

Homes in BS1 4 sold for a typical £335,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 9 sales, down 9.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£335,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£370,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9.5% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £277,000 7 sales

Across the whole BS1 district: a typical £290,000 from 150 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BS1 4EF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BS1 4EF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at BS1 4EF

The Food Standards Agency lists 6 food businesses at BS1 4EF. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BS1 4EF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around BS1 4EF. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (34%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BS1 4EF

Band D in City of Bristol for 2026‑27: £2,714. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,809 (band A) to £3,920 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,412.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (7%)£1,809
Band Babout 190 (25%)£2,111
Band Cabout 230 (30%)£2,412
Band Dabout 180 (24%)£2,714
Band Eabout 100 (13%)£3,317
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,920
Band Gwithheld£4,523
Band Hfewer than 5£5,427

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 34% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 16% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for City of Bristol before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BS1 4EF is in (ONS area E01033908), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BS1 4EF?

The nearest open schools to BS1 4EF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BS1 4EF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BS1 4EF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS1 4EF is Bristol Temple Meads Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bristol Temple Meads Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Bedminster Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

19 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Queen Square, 153 m away.

More stations near BS1 4EF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BS1 4EF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BS1 4EF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BS1 4EF?

4 within 1 km 20 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BS1 4EF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Source West Charging point · 1 charger 300 mWalk
  • Go Electric Charging point · 2 chargers 550 mWalk
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 550 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BS1 4EF?

The nearest to the centre of BS1 4EF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BS1 4EF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BS1 4EF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BS1 4EF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BS1 4EF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BS1 4EF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BS1 4EF?

The nearest vets to the centre of BS1 4EF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BS1 4EF in a conservation area?

The centre of BS1 4EF is in 3 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BS1 4EF?

Police.uk records 1,820 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS1 4EF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences522 reports
Anti-social behaviour311 reports
Shoplifting258 reports
Other theft147 reports
Criminal damage and arson127 reports
Public order92 reports

Also: vehicle crime 83, burglary 76, robbery 61, bicycle theft 54, theft from the person 34, drugs 33, other crime 13, possession of weapons 9.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BS1 4EF

Ward
Central
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bristol
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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