BS1 postcode area guide — Bristol, City of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BS1 postcode district in Bristol — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BS1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
69.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
60.4%
Gigabit-capable
57.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the BS1 postcode district (Bristol, City of) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 700 postcodes Ofcom measures in BS1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 69.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 57.9%.
Around 0.1% of premises in BS1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BS1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BS1 1BU | 100% | 100% |
| BS1 1DA | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| BS1 1DB | 100% | 100% |
| BS1 1DD | 100% | 100% |
| BS1 1DE | 100% | 100% |
| BS1 1DL | 0% | 0% |
| BS1 1DP | 100% | 100% |
| BS1 1DR | 0% | 0% |
| BS1 1DW | 100% | 100% |
| BS1 1DZ | 100% | 100% |
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Crime in BS1
Police recorded 1,774 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BS1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 496 | 28.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 315 | 17.8% |
| Shoplifting | 173 | 9.8% |
| Other theft | 165 | 9.3% |
| Public order | 150 | 8.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 124 | 7.0% |
| Burglary | 102 | 5.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 77 | 4.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BS1
Based on 162 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BS1 is £290,000, down 10.8% on the previous year (£325,000).
Terraced
£488,000
6 sales
Flat / maisonette
£290,000
147 sales
Latest recorded sales in BS1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £195,000 | Flat | Corn Street | BS1 1HQ |
| 12 May 2026 | £695,000 | Terraced | Challoner Court | BS1 4RG |
| 12 May 2026 | £365,000 | Flat | Hannover Quay | BS1 5JP |
| 8 May 2026 | £220,000 | Flat | Canons Way | BS1 5LN |
| 8 May 2026 | £300,000 | Flat | Hobbs Lane | BS1 5EE |
| 8 May 2026 | £190,000 | Flat | Redcliff Mead Lane | BS1 6FB |
| 6 May 2026 | £610,000 | Flat | Merchants Quay | BS1 4RL |
| 1 May 2026 | £385,000 | Flat | Bell Avenue | BS1 4AP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Flat | St Thomas Street | BS1 6JY |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £210,000 | Flat | Broad Weir | BS1 3DH |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BS1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,792 | BS1 6RT |
| Bristol Cathedral Choir School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,192 | BS1 5TS |
| Cathedral Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 422 | BS1 5TS |
| Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 143 | BS1 6RR |
| City of Bristol College | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | BS1 5UA |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BS1
745 rated food businesses operate in BS1. 498 hold the top rating of 5, 103 are rated 4, and 14 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 168 Oriental, 4500 Miles From Delhi, 6 O'Clock Gin at The Glass Boat, 6th Form Centre, 808 CAFE BAR LTD.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BS1
From a sample of 189 Energy Performance Certificates across 6 BS1 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 76% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
39%
Band C
37%
Band D
16%
Band E
6%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bristol, City of
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.