BS4 postcode area guide — Bristol, City of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BS4 postcode district in Bristol — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BS4
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
96.6%
Gigabit-capable
96.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BS4 postcode district (Bristol, City of) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,075 postcodes Ofcom measures in BS4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 96.6%.
Around 0% of premises in BS4 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 BS4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BS4 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| BS4 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| BS4 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| BS4 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| BS4 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| BS4 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| BS4 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| BS4 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BS4 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| BS4 1AN | 100% | 100% |
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Crime in BS4
Police recorded 361 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BS4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 134 | 37.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 | 14.4% |
| Public order | 40 | 11.1% |
| Other theft | 27 | 7.5% |
| Shoplifting | 26 | 7.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 22 | 6.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 22 | 6.1% |
| Burglary | 11 | 3.0% |
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 BS4
Based on 531 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BS4 is £330,000, up 1.5% on the previous year (£325,000).
Detached
£435,000
16 sales
Semi-detached
£340,000
107 sales
Terraced
£370,000
294 sales
Flat / maisonette
£213,000
96 sales
Latest recorded sales in BS4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £269,950 | Semi-detached | Padstow Road | BS4 1EL |
| 18 May 2026 | £492,500 | Terraced | Sandholme Road | BS4 3RP |
| 15 May 2026 | £225,000 | Flat | Knowle Road | BS4 2EB |
| 14 May 2026 | £422,000 | Terraced | Arlington Road | BS4 4AJ |
| 14 May 2026 | £420,000 | Terraced | The Crest | BS4 3JB |
| 14 May 2026 | £539,000 | Terraced | Wick Crescent | BS4 4HG |
| 12 May 2026 | £155,000 | Flat | Langton Way | BS4 4AU |
| 8 May 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced | Haverstock Road | BS4 2BZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £369,995 | Semi-detached | Preston Walk | BS4 2TP |
| 8 May 2026 | £235,000 | Flat | Bathwell Road | BS4 3AN |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BS4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Academy Brislington | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,357 | BS4 5EY |
| West Town Lane Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 634 | BS4 5DT |
| Knowle Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 611 | BS4 2XG |
| Holymead Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 583 | BS4 4LE |
| Hillcrest Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 410 | BS4 3DE |
| Greenfield E-ACT Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 332 | BS4 1QW |
| Oasis Academy Connaught | Primary | 3–11 | 310 | BS4 1NH |
| Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 229 | BS4 1BX |
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 BS4
289 rated food businesses operate in BS4. 192 hold the top rating of 5, 47 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aarusha Ltd at Premier, Abbie's Kitchen Ltd, Allspice Takeaway, Arbour Walk Nursing Home, Arnos Manor Hotel (Kitchen).
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BS4
From a sample of 192 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BS4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
15%
Band C
20%
Band D
47%
Band E
14%
Band F
2%
Band G
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.
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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.