BS8 1LW postcode in Bristol, City of Bristol

BS8 1LW is a postcode in Bristol, in the Clifton Down 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 at BS8 1LW can get it Across City of Bristol: 94% Typical price £348,507 Homes sold in BS8 1, last 12 months. ▼ 10.9% on the year before Nearest station Clifton Down 750 m in a straight line

Where BS8 1LW is, and what is near it

Map of BS8 1LW and what is near it Map of BS8 1LW: its centre point, with the 178 other postcodes in the BS8 1 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BS8 1AA: also in BS8 1BS8 1AB: also in BS8 1BS8 1AD: also in BS8 1BS8 1AE: also in BS8 1BS8 1AF: also in BS8 1BS8 1AG: also in BS8 1BS8 1AH: also in BS8 1BS8 1AJ: also in BS8 1BS8 1AL: also in BS8 1BS8 1AN: also in BS8 1BS8 1AP: also in BS8 1BS8 1AQ: also in BS8 1BS8 1AR: also in BS8 1BS8 1AS: also in BS8 1BS8 1AT: also in BS8 1BS8 1AW: also in BS8 1BS8 1AX: also in BS8 1BS8 1BA: also in BS8 1BS8 1BG: also in BS8 1BS8 1BH: also in BS8 1BS8 1BJ: also in BS8 1BS8 1BL: also in BS8 1BS8 1BN: also in BS8 1BS8 1BQ: also in BS8 1BS8 1BT: also in BS8 1BS8 1BU: also in BS8 1BS8 1BX: also in BS8 1BS8 1BY: also in BS8 1BS8 1DA: also in BS8 1BS8 1DB: also in BS8 1BS8 1DD: also in BS8 1BS8 1DE: also in BS8 1BS8 1DF: also in BS8 1BS8 1DG: also in BS8 1BS8 1DH: also in BS8 1BS8 1DJ: also in BS8 1BS8 1DL: also in BS8 1BS8 1DN: also in BS8 1BS8 1DP: also in BS8 1BS8 1DQ: also in BS8 1BS8 1DR: also in BS8 1BS8 1DS: also in BS8 1BS8 1DT: also in BS8 1BS8 1DW: also in BS8 1BS8 1DX: also in BS8 1BS8 1DY: also in BS8 1BS8 1EA: also in BS8 1BS8 1EB: also in BS8 1BS8 1ED: also in BS8 1BS8 1EE: also in BS8 1BS8 1EF: also in BS8 1BS8 1EH: also in BS8 1BS8 1EJ: also in BS8 1BS8 1ER: also in BS8 1BS8 1ES: also in BS8 1BS8 1ET: also in BS8 1BS8 1EU: also in BS8 1BS8 1EY: also in BS8 1BS8 1EZ: also in BS8 1BS8 1FD: also in BS8 1BS8 1FE: also in BS8 1BS8 1FF: also in BS8 1BS8 1FG: also in BS8 1BS8 1FH: also in BS8 1BS8 1FJ: also in BS8 1BS8 1HA: also in BS8 1BS8 1HB: also in BS8 1BS8 1HF: also in BS8 1BS8 1HG: also in BS8 1BS8 1HH: also in BS8 1BS8 1HL: also in BS8 1BS8 1HN: also in BS8 1BS8 1HP: also in BS8 1BS8 1HT: also in BS8 1BS8 1JA: also in BS8 1BS8 1JG: also in BS8 1BS8 1JJ: also in BS8 1BS8 1JL: also in BS8 1BS8 1JN: also in BS8 1BS8 1JP: also in BS8 1BS8 1JR: also in BS8 1BS8 1JS: also in BS8 1BS8 1JT: also in BS8 1BS8 1JW: also in BS8 1BS8 1JX: also in BS8 1BS8 1JY: also in BS8 1BS8 1JZ: also in BS8 1BS8 1LD: also in BS8 1BS8 1LH: also in BS8 1BS8 1LJ: also in BS8 1BS8 1LL: also in BS8 1BS8 1LN: also in BS8 1BS8 1LP: also in BS8 1BS8 1LQ: also in BS8 1BS8 1LR: also in BS8 1BS8 1LT: also in BS8 1BS8 1LX: also in BS8 1BS8 1NA: also in BS8 1BS8 1NB: also in BS8 1BS8 1NF: also in BS8 1BS8 1NN: also in BS8 1BS8 1NU: also in BS8 1BS8 1PB: also in BS8 1BS8 1PD: also in BS8 1BS8 1PG: also in BS8 1BS8 1PH: also in BS8 1BS8 1PL: also in BS8 1BS8 1PN: also in BS8 1BS8 1PQ: also in BS8 1BS8 1PW: also in BS8 1BS8 1PX: also in BS8 1BS8 1PY: also in BS8 1BS8 1QD: also in BS8 1BS8 1QE: also in BS8 1BS8 1QL: also in BS8 1BS8 1QP: also in BS8 1BS8 1QQ: also in BS8 1BS8 1QS: also in BS8 1BS8 1QU: also in BS8 1BS8 1RE: also in BS8 1BS8 1RJ: also in BS8 1BS8 1RL: also in BS8 1BS8 1RQ: also in BS8 1BS8 1RT: also in BS8 1BS8 1RU: also in BS8 1BS8 1RX: also in BS8 1BS8 1RY: also in BS8 1BS8 1RZ: also in BS8 1BS8 1SA: also in BS8 1BS8 1SB: also in BS8 1BS8 1SD: also in BS8 1BS8 1SE: also in BS8 1BS8 1SF: also in BS8 1BS8 1SG: also in BS8 1BS8 1SH: also in BS8 1BS8 1SJ: also in BS8 1BS8 1SL: also in BS8 1BS8 1SP: also in BS8 1BS8 1SR: also in BS8 1BS8 1SY: also in BS8 1BS8 1TA: also in BS8 1BS8 1TB: also in BS8 1BS8 1TD: also in BS8 1BS8 1TE: also in BS8 1BS8 1TH: also in BS8 1BS8 1TJ: also in BS8 1BS8 1TL: also in BS8 1BS8 1TN: also in BS8 1BS8 1TP: also in BS8 1BS8 1TQ: also in BS8 1BS8 1TR: also in BS8 1BS8 1TS: also in BS8 1BS8 1TU: also in BS8 1BS8 1TW: also in BS8 1BS8 1TX: also in BS8 1BS8 1TY: also in BS8 1BS8 1TZ: also in BS8 1BS8 1UB: also in BS8 1BS8 1UD: also in BS8 1BS8 1UG: also in BS8 1BS8 1UH: also in BS8 1BS8 1UJ: also in BS8 1BS8 1UL: also in BS8 1BS8 1UP: also in BS8 1BS8 1UQ: also in BS8 1BS8 1US: also in BS8 1BS8 1UT: also in BS8 1BS8 1UU: also in BS8 1 Redland station 1.5 kmBristol BS8 1LW Map of BS8 1LW and what is near it Map of BS8 1LW: its centre point, with the 178 other postcodes in the BS8 1 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Clifton BS8 1LW
  • BS8 1LW
  • Other postcodes in BS8 1: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 51.4577, longitude -2.6121)

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 BS8 1LW?

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 BS8 1LW?

Every home and business at BS8 1LW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BS8 1LW 100% City of Bristol 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BS8 1LW 100% City of Bristol 97%
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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 BS8 1LW?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for BS8 1LW.

Check the bin days for BS8 1LW 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 BS8 1LW 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 BS8 1LW.

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 BS8 1LW: 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 BS8 1LW 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 BS8 1LW?

Homes in BS8 1 sold for a typical £348,507 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, down 10.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£348,507 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£391,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 10.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £346,007 40 sales

Across the whole BS8 district: a typical £438,250 from 324 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 BS8 1LW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BS8 1LW 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 BS8 1LW

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at BS8 1LW. 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 BS8 1LW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,090 homes in the neighbourhood around BS8 1LW. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (72%). 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 BS8 1LW

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 250 (23%)£1,809
Band Babout 260 (24%)£2,111
Band Cabout 300 (28%)£2,412
Band Dabout 130 (12%)£2,714
Band Eabout 60 (6%)£3,317
Band Fabout 40 (4%)£3,920
Band Gabout 50 (5%)£4,523
Band Hwithheld£5,427

When the homes were built

  1. 72% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 2000 to 2009, 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 BS8 1LW is in (ONS area E01014554), 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 BS8 1LW?

The nearest open schools to BS8 1LW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BS8 1LW, 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 BS8 1LW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS8 1LW is Clifton Down Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Clifton Down Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Redland Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Students Union, 97 m away.

More stations near BS8 1LW, 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 BS8 1LW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BS8 1LW, 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 BS8 1LW?

4 within 1 km 15 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BS8 1LW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Source West Charging point · No details mapped 300 mWalk
  • Revive Charging point · 4 chargers 900 mWalk
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 900 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 BS8 1LW?

The nearest to the centre of BS8 1LW, 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 BS8 1LW?

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 BS8 1LW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BS8 1LW, 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 BS8 1LW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BS8 1LW, 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 BS8 1LW?

The nearest vets to the centre of BS8 1LW 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 BS8 1LW in a conservation area?

The centre of BS8 1LW is in 2 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 BS8 1LW?

Police.uk records 1,171 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS8 1LW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences327 reports
Anti-social behaviour186 reports
Shoplifting166 reports
Other theft100 reports
Vehicle crime77 reports
Public order70 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 67, burglary 43, bicycle theft 41, robbery 36, theft from the person 27, drugs 19, possession of weapons 6, other crime 6.

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 BS8 1LW

Ward
Clifton Down
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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