BS2 8DE postcode in Bristol, City of Bristol

BS2 8DE 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 Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. City of Bristol: 94% Typical price £287,500 Homes sold in BS2 8, last 12 months. ▲ 11.9% on the year before Nearest station Clifton Down 700 m in a straight line

Where BS2 8DE is, and what is near it

Map of BS2 8DE and what is near it Map of BS2 8DE: its centre point, with the 218 other postcodes in the BS2 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BS2 8AE: also in BS2 8BS2 8AJ: also in BS2 8BS2 8AL: also in BS2 8BS2 8AS: also in BS2 8BS2 8AZ: also in BS2 8BS2 8BA: also in BS2 8BS2 8BB: also in BS2 8BS2 8BD: also in BS2 8BS2 8BE: also in BS2 8BS2 8BH: also in BS2 8BS2 8BJ: also in BS2 8BS2 8BL: also in BS2 8BS2 8BP: also in BS2 8BS2 8BQ: also in BS2 8BS2 8BS: also in BS2 8BS2 8BU: also in BS2 8BS2 8BW: also in BS2 8BS2 8BX: also in BS2 8BS2 8BY: also in BS2 8BS2 8BZ: also in BS2 8BS2 8DA: also in BS2 8BS2 8DB: also in BS2 8BS2 8DD: also in BS2 8BS2 8DF: also in BS2 8BS2 8DG: also in BS2 8BS2 8DH: also in BS2 8BS2 8DJ: also in BS2 8BS2 8DN: also in BS2 8BS2 8DQ: also in BS2 8BS2 8DS: also in BS2 8BS2 8DT: also in BS2 8BS2 8DU: also in BS2 8BS2 8DW: also in BS2 8BS2 8DX: also in BS2 8BS2 8DY: also in BS2 8BS2 8DZ: also in BS2 8BS2 8EA: also in BS2 8BS2 8EB: also in BS2 8BS2 8ED: also in BS2 8BS2 8EG: also in BS2 8BS2 8EH: also in BS2 8BS2 8EJ: also in BS2 8BS2 8EN: also in BS2 8BS2 8EP: also in BS2 8BS2 8EQ: also in BS2 8BS2 8ER: also in BS2 8BS2 8ET: also in BS2 8BS2 8EU: also in BS2 8BS2 8EW: also in BS2 8BS2 8EX: also in BS2 8BS2 8EY: also in BS2 8BS2 8EZ: also in BS2 8BS2 8FD: also in BS2 8BS2 8FN: also in BS2 8BS2 8FT: also in BS2 8BS2 8FW: also in BS2 8BS2 8HA: also in BS2 8BS2 8HD: also in BS2 8BS2 8HE: also in BS2 8BS2 8HG: also in BS2 8BS2 8HH: also in BS2 8BS2 8HL: also in BS2 8BS2 8HN: also in BS2 8BS2 8HP: also in BS2 8BS2 8HR: also in BS2 8BS2 8HS: also in BS2 8BS2 8HW: also in BS2 8BS2 8HX: also in BS2 8BS2 8JA: also in BS2 8BS2 8JD: also in BS2 8BS2 8JE: also in BS2 8BS2 8JG: also in BS2 8BS2 8JJ: also in BS2 8BS2 8JN: also in BS2 8BS2 8JP: also in BS2 8BS2 8JQ: also in BS2 8BS2 8JR: also in BS2 8BS2 8JS: also in BS2 8BS2 8JT: also in BS2 8BS2 8JU: also in BS2 8BS2 8JW: also in BS2 8BS2 8JX: also in BS2 8BS2 8LB: also in BS2 8BS2 8LD: also in BS2 8BS2 8LE: also in BS2 8BS2 8LJ: also in BS2 8BS2 8LR: also in BS2 8BS2 8LS: also in BS2 8BS2 8LT: also in BS2 8BS2 8LU: also in BS2 8BS2 8LX: also in BS2 8BS2 8LY: also in BS2 8BS2 8LZ: also in BS2 8BS2 8NA: also in BS2 8BS2 8NB: also in BS2 8BS2 8ND: also in BS2 8BS2 8NE: also in BS2 8BS2 8NF: also in BS2 8BS2 8NG: also in BS2 8BS2 8NL: also in BS2 8BS2 8NT: also in BS2 8BS2 8NU: also in BS2 8BS2 8NY: also in BS2 8BS2 8PD: also in BS2 8BS2 8PH: also in BS2 8BS2 8QA: also in BS2 8BS2 8QE: also in BS2 8BS2 8QF: also in BS2 8BS2 8QJ: also in BS2 8BS2 8QN: also in BS2 8BS2 8QP: also in BS2 8BS2 8QR: also in BS2 8BS2 8QW: also in BS2 8BS2 8QY: also in BS2 8BS2 8TN: also in BS2 8BS2 8TP: also in BS2 8BS2 8UW: also in BS2 8 Bristol BS2 8DE Map of BS2 8DE and what is near it Map of BS2 8DE: its centre point, with the 218 other postcodes in the BS2 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Ashley BS2 8DE
  • BS2 8DE
  • Other postcodes in BS2 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point

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 51.4617, longitude -2.6025)

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 BS2 8DE?

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 BS2 8DE?

Every home and business at BS2 8DE 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 BS2 8DE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bristol City Council's days for BS2 8DE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BS2 8DE 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 BS2 8DE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BS2 8DE.

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 BS2 8DE: 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 BS2 8DE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BS2 8DE?

Homes in BS2 8 sold for a typical £287,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 62 sales, up 11.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£287,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£257,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced £575,500 13 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £235,000 47 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BS2 district: a typical £299,500 from 168 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 BS2 8DE

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BS2 8DE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 4 September 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 BS2 8DE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BS2 8DE. 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 BS2 8DE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around BS2 8DE. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (44%). 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 BS2 8DE

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 £4,523 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,412.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (17%)£1,809
Band Babout 150 (21%)£2,111
Band Cabout 210 (29%)£2,412
Band Dabout 110 (15%)£2,714
Band Eabout 100 (14%)£3,317
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,920
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,523
Band Hwithheld£5,427

When the homes were built

  1. 27% Before 1900
  2. 44% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 2020 or later: 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 BS2 8DE is in (ONS area E01014538), 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 BS2 8DE?

The nearest open schools to BS2 8DE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BS2 8DE, 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 BS2 8DE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS2 8DE is Clifton Down Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Clifton Down Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Redland Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Cotham Hill, 28 m away.

More stations near BS2 8DE, 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 BS2 8DE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BS2 8DE, 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 BS2 8DE?

1 within 1 km 24 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BS2 8DE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Source West Charging point · No details mapped 800 mWalk
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk
  • Revive Charging point · 4 chargers 1.1 kmWalk

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 BS2 8DE?

The nearest to the centre of BS2 8DE, 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 BS2 8DE?

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 BS2 8DE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BS2 8DE, 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 BS2 8DE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BS2 8DE, 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 BS2 8DE?

The nearest vets to the centre of BS2 8DE 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 BS2 8DE in a conservation area?

The centre of BS2 8DE 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 BS2 8DE?

Police.uk records 1,664 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS2 8DE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences448 reports
Anti-social behaviour298 reports
Shoplifting270 reports
Other theft134 reports
Criminal damage and arson95 reports
Vehicle crime95 reports

Also: public order 85, burglary 65, bicycle theft 51, robbery 48, theft from the person 31, drugs 26, other crime 11, possession of weapons 7.

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 BS2 8DE

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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