BS8 2XU postcode in Bristol, City of Bristol

BS8 2XU 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 can get it. City of Bristol: 94% Typical price £407,500 Homes sold in BS8 2, last 12 months. ▼ 1.7% on the year before Nearest station Clifton Down 700 m in a straight line

Where BS8 2XU is, and what is near it

Map of BS8 2XU and what is near it Map of BS8 2XU: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the BS8 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BS8 2AG: also in BS8 2BS8 2AQ: also in BS8 2BS8 2AS: also in BS8 2BS8 2AY: also in BS8 2BS8 2DP: also in BS8 2BS8 2EX: also in BS8 2BS8 2EY: also in BS8 2BS8 2EZ: also in BS8 2BS8 2HA: also in BS8 2BS8 2HB: also in BS8 2BS8 2HD: also in BS8 2BS8 2HF: also in BS8 2BS8 2HG: also in BS8 2BS8 2HH: also in BS8 2BS8 2HJ: also in BS8 2BS8 2JB: also in BS8 2BS8 2JH: also in BS8 2BS8 2JJ: also in BS8 2BS8 2JL: also in BS8 2BS8 2JN: also in BS8 2BS8 2JR: also in BS8 2BS8 2JT: also in BS8 2BS8 2JU: also in BS8 2BS8 2JW: also in BS8 2BS8 2JX: also in BS8 2BS8 2JY: also in BS8 2BS8 2JZ: also in BS8 2BS8 2LA: also in BS8 2BS8 2NN: also in BS8 2BS8 2NP: also in BS8 2BS8 2PB: also in BS8 2BS8 2PH: also in BS8 2BS8 2PL: also in BS8 2BS8 2PN: also in BS8 2BS8 2PS: also in BS8 2BS8 2PU: also in BS8 2BS8 2PY: also in BS8 2BS8 2QA: also in BS8 2BS8 2QB: also in BS8 2BS8 2QD: also in BS8 2BS8 2QF: also in BS8 2BS8 2QG: also in BS8 2BS8 2QN: also in BS8 2BS8 2QT: also in BS8 2BS8 2QX: also in BS8 2BS8 2QY: also in BS8 2BS8 2RA: also in BS8 2BS8 2RB: also in BS8 2BS8 2RE: also in BS8 2BS8 2RF: also in BS8 2BS8 2RL: also in BS8 2BS8 2RN: also in BS8 2BS8 2RP: also in BS8 2BS8 2RS: also in BS8 2BS8 2SA: also in BS8 2BS8 2SB: also in BS8 2BS8 2SE: also in BS8 2BS8 2SH: also in BS8 2BS8 2SL: also in BS8 2BS8 2SN: also in BS8 2BS8 2SP: also in BS8 2BS8 2SR: also in BS8 2BS8 2SS: also in BS8 2BS8 2ST: also in BS8 2BS8 2SW: also in BS8 2BS8 2SX: also in BS8 2BS8 2SY: also in BS8 2BS8 2SZ: also in BS8 2BS8 2TA: also in BS8 2BS8 2TD: also in BS8 2BS8 2TG: also in BS8 2BS8 2TH: also in BS8 2BS8 2TJ: also in BS8 2BS8 2TQ: also in BS8 2BS8 2TR: also in BS8 2BS8 2TS: also in BS8 2BS8 2TT: also in BS8 2BS8 2TU: also in BS8 2BS8 2TX: also in BS8 2BS8 2TY: also in BS8 2BS8 2TZ: also in BS8 2BS8 2UA: also in BS8 2BS8 2UB: also in BS8 2BS8 2UD: also in BS8 2BS8 2UE: also in BS8 2BS8 2UF: also in BS8 2BS8 2UG: also in BS8 2BS8 2UH: also in BS8 2BS8 2UL: also in BS8 2BS8 2UN: also in BS8 2BS8 2UR: also in BS8 2BS8 2UT: also in BS8 2BS8 2UU: also in BS8 2BS8 2UW: also in BS8 2BS8 2UX: also in BS8 2BS8 2WP: also in BS8 2BS8 2XE: also in BS8 2BS8 2XF: also in BS8 2BS8 2XH: also in BS8 2BS8 2XJ: also in BS8 2BS8 2XL: also in BS8 2BS8 2XN: also in BS8 2BS8 2XP: also in BS8 2BS8 2XQ: also in BS8 2BS8 2XS: also in BS8 2BS8 2XT: also in BS8 2BS8 2XW: also in BS8 2BS8 2XZ: also in BS8 2BS8 2YA: also in BS8 2BS8 2YB: also in BS8 2BS8 2YD: also in BS8 2BS8 2YE: also in BS8 2BS8 2YF: also in BS8 2BS8 2YJ: also in BS8 2 Westbury Park School 800 mRedland station 1.2 kmClifton Down BS8 2XU Map of BS8 2XU and what is near it Map of BS8 2XU: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the BS8 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Redland station 1.2 kmClifton Down BS8 2XU
  • BS8 2XU
  • Other postcodes in BS8 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 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 51.4703, longitude -2.6155)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BS8 2XU?

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 2XU?

Every home and business at BS8 2XU 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 BS8 2XU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bristol City Council's days for BS8 2XU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BS8 2XU 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 2XU 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 2XU.

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 2XU: 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 2XU 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 2XU?

Homes in BS8 2 sold for a typical £407,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 98 sales, down 1.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£407,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£414,625 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £615,000 6 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £375,000 86 sales

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

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 2XU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BS8 2XU 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 2XU

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BS8 2XU. 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 2XU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around BS8 2XU. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (79%). 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 2XU

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 D, the most common, is £2,714.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (13%)£1,809
Band Babout 180 (21%)£2,111
Band Cabout 160 (19%)£2,412
Band Dabout 200 (23%)£2,714
Band Eabout 100 (12%)£3,317
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,920
Band Gabout 70 (8%)£4,523
Band Hwithheld£5,427

When the homes were built

  1. 79% Before 1900
  2. 11% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 2XU is in (ONS area E01014553), 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 2XU?

The nearest open schools to BS8 2XU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BS8 2XU, 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 2XU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS8 2XU 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 1.2 kmWalk

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Black Boy Hill, 50 m away.

More stations near BS8 2XU, 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 2XU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BS8 2XU, 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 2XU?

0 within 1 km 12 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BS8 2XU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle

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 2XU?

The nearest to the centre of BS8 2XU, 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 2XU?

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 2XU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BS8 2XU, 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 2XU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BS8 2XU, 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 2XU?

The nearest vets to the centre of BS8 2XU 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 2XU in a conservation area?

The centre of BS8 2XU 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 2XU?

Police.uk records 269 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS8 2XU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences62 reports
Vehicle crime51 reports
Anti-social behaviour43 reports
Shoplifting30 reports
Other theft24 reports
Burglary23 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 12, robbery 9, bicycle theft 7, public order 4, drugs 2, other crime 2.

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 2XU

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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BS8 2YD20 mBS8 2YE30 mBS8 2XP50 mBS6 6UR70 mBS8 2XS70 mBS8 2YF70 m
All of BS8

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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