BS5 postcode area guide — Bristol, City of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BS5 postcode district in Bristol — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BS5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.9%
Gigabit-capable
91.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BS5 postcode district (Bristol, City of) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,294 postcodes Ofcom measures in BS5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.9%.
Around 0% of premises in BS5 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 BS5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BS5 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| BS5 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| BS5 0AF | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| BS5 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| BS5 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| BS5 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| BS5 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| BS5 0AR | 100% | 100% |
| BS5 0AS | 100% | 100% |
| BS5 0AT | 83.3% | 83.3% |
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Crime in BS5
Police recorded 797 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BS5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 247 | 31.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 141 | 17.7% |
| Shoplifting | 96 | 12.0% |
| Other theft | 67 | 8.4% |
| Public order | 59 | 7.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 48 | 6.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 43 | 5.4% |
| Burglary | 28 | 3.5% |
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 BS5
Based on 619 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BS5 is £335,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£335,000).
Detached
£392,500
18 sales
Semi-detached
£346,000
68 sales
Terraced
£350,000
399 sales
Flat / maisonette
£199,995
121 sales
Latest recorded sales in BS5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £179,000 | Flat | Chancery Street | BS5 0AA |
| 19 May 2026 | £375,500 | Terraced | Brentry Avenue | BS5 0DL |
| 18 May 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | Hillside Road | BS5 7PR |
| 15 May 2026 | £456,000 | Terraced | Battersea Road | BS5 6AL |
| 15 May 2026 | £180,000 | Flat | Beaufort Heights | BS5 8JX |
| 15 May 2026 | £182,500 | Flat | Chancery Street | BS5 0AA |
| 14 May 2026 | £291,277 | Terraced | Poets Close | BS5 9AE |
| 13 May 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced | Hill Street | BS5 7QN |
| 13 May 2026 | £470,000 | Terraced | Summerhill Road | BS5 8HJ |
| 11 May 2026 | £355,000 | Terraced | Greenbank Avenue West | BS5 6EP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Schools in and around BS5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The City Academy Bristol | Secondary | 11–18 | 977 | BS5 9JH |
| Air Balloon Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 788 | BS5 7PB |
| Whitehall Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 602 | BS5 9AT |
| May Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 446 | BS5 6LE |
| Glenfrome Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 419 | BS5 6TY |
| E-Act Bannerman Road Community Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 401 | BS5 0HR |
| Easton CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 386 | BS5 0SQ |
| Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 300 | BS5 9RH |
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 BS5
453 rated food businesses operate in BS5. 239 hold the top rating of 5, 88 are rated 4, and 19 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 3ft6, Ababo's Cuisine, Afghan Tasty Corner, African Palace, Air Balloon Hill Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BS5
From a sample of 305 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BS5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
10%
Band C
38%
Band D
37%
Band E
10%
Band F
3%
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.