BS2 postcode area guide — Bristol, City of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BS2 postcode district in Bristol — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BS2
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
86%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
74.1%
Gigabit-capable
74.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the BS2 postcode district (Bristol, City of) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 611 postcodes Ofcom measures in BS2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 74.1%.
Around 0.1% of premises in BS2 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 BS2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BS2 0AF | 0% | 0% |
| BS2 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| BS2 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| BS2 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BS2 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| BS2 0AN | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| BS2 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| BS2 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
| BS2 0AR | 100% | 100% |
| BS2 0AS | 100% | 100% |
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Crime in BS2
Police recorded 1,780 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BS2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 529 | 29.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 335 | 18.8% |
| Public order | 157 | 8.8% |
| Other theft | 156 | 8.8% |
| Shoplifting | 145 | 8.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 128 | 7.2% |
| Burglary | 89 | 5.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 67 | 3.8% |
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 BS2
Based on 174 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BS2 is £305,100, up 8.6% on the previous year (£281,000).
Semi-detached
£360,000
3 sales
Terraced
£432,000
64 sales
Flat / maisonette
£244,000
95 sales
Latest recorded sales in BS2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £210,000 | Flat | St Paul Street | BS2 8AN |
| 1 May 2026 | £244,000 | Flat | The Yard | BS2 9YR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £500,000 | Flat | City Road | BS2 8UH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Flat | Braggs Lane | BS2 0AX |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Flat | Waterloo Road | BS2 0PL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Flat | Cave Street | BS2 8RU |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £445,000 | Terraced | Lancaster Road | BS2 9UP |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £410,000 | Terraced | Warminster Road | BS2 9UH |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £491,000 | Terraced | Lynmouth Road | BS2 9YH |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Montague Hill South | BS2 8HS |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BS2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Werburgh's Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 387 | BS2 9US |
| Hannah More Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 206 | BS2 0LT |
| Cabot Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 197 | BS2 9JE |
| St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 141 | BS2 0SU |
| St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre | Nursery | 3–5 | 135 | BS2 9JF |
| St Werburghs Park Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 84 | BS2 9UX |
| Rosemary Nursery School and Children's Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 77 | BS2 0DT |
| Willow Park CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | — | BS2 8BE |
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 BS2
287 rated food businesses operate in BS2. 179 hold the top rating of 5, 45 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 25a Old Market, Ah-Ma’s Dumplings, Alp Mac, Alta Loma, Anna Cake Couture.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BS2
From a sample of 316 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 BS2 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 79% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
13%
Band C
66%
Band D
16%
Band E
3%
Band F
1%
Band G
0%
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.