BS3 postcode area guide — Bristol, City of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BS3 postcode district in Bristol — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BS3
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90.8%
Gigabit-capable
90.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BS3 postcode district (Bristol, City of) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 941 postcodes Ofcom measures in BS3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.8%.
Around 0% of premises in BS3 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 BS3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BS3 1AA | 100% | 85.7% |
| BS3 1AB | 95.7% | 95.7% |
| BS3 1AE | 100% | 86.7% |
| BS3 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| BS3 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| BS3 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BS3 1AL | 100% | 66.7% |
| BS3 1AP | 100% | 50% |
| BS3 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
| BS3 1AR | 100% | 100% |
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Crime in BS3
Police recorded 663 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BS3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 204 | 30.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 103 | 15.5% |
| Other theft | 74 | 11.2% |
| Public order | 58 | 8.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 52 | 7.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 46 | 6.9% |
| Shoplifting | 43 | 6.5% |
| Burglary | 39 | 5.9% |
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 BS3
Based on 587 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BS3 is £405,000, up 8.0% on the previous year (£375,000).
Detached
£470,000
8 sales
Semi-detached
£490,000
57 sales
Terraced
£435,000
348 sales
Flat / maisonette
£250,000
165 sales
Latest recorded sales in BS3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £450,000 | Terraced | Luckwell Road | BS3 3HE |
| 22 May 2026 | £270,000 | Flat | Somerset Terrace | BS3 4LJ |
| 21 May 2026 | £405,000 | Terraced | St Johns Lane | BS3 5AJ |
| 18 May 2026 | £420,000 | Terraced | Bristol South End | BS3 5BJ |
| 18 May 2026 | £360,500 | Terraced | Fraynes Close | BS3 2DU |
| 15 May 2026 | £220,130 | Flat | St Johns Road | BS3 1FP |
| 15 May 2026 | £165,000 | Flat | West Street | BS3 3LG |
| 13 May 2026 | £490,000 | Semi-detached | Bedminster Road | BS3 5NX |
| 12 May 2026 | £435,000 | Semi-detached | Wingfield Road | BS3 5EQ |
| 12 May 2026 | £135,000 | Flat | North Street | BS3 1HJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BS3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Park School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,272 | BS3 2JL |
| Ashton Gate Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 749 | BS3 1SZ |
| Southville Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 632 | BS3 1EB |
| Victoria Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 410 | BS3 4QS |
| Oasis Academy Temple Quarter | Secondary | 11–18 | 391 | BS3 4PZ |
| St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 372 | BS3 4DP |
| Oasis Academy Marksbury Road | Primary | 4–11 | 355 | BS3 5JL |
| Parson Street Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 232 | BS3 5NR |
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 BS3
327 rated food businesses operate in BS3. 210 hold the top rating of 5, 65 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acta Theatre Bar, Aldi, All Good Things Shop, Ambassador Service Station, Argus Fish Shop.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BS3
From a sample of 166 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BS3 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
49%
Band D
37%
Band E
11%
Band F
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
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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.