BS8 postcode area guide — Bristol, City of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BS8 postcode district in Bristol — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BS8
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.6%
Gigabit-capable
85.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the BS8 postcode district (Bristol, City of) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 799 postcodes Ofcom measures in BS8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.6%.
Around 0.5% of premises in BS8 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 BS8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BS8 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| BS8 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| BS8 1AD | 100% | 96.8% |
| BS8 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| BS8 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| BS8 1AG | 100% | 42.9% |
| BS8 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| BS8 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BS8 1AL | 96.7% | 96.7% |
| BS8 1AN | 100% | 81.8% |
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Crime in BS8
Police recorded 455 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BS8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 120 | 26.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 58 | 12.7% |
| Shoplifting | 51 | 11.2% |
| Other theft | 47 | 10.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 44 | 9.7% |
| Burglary | 39 | 8.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 37 | 8.1% |
| Public order | 21 | 4.6% |
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 BS8
Based on 332 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BS8 is £445,000, down 6.3% on the previous year (£475,000).
Detached
£830,000
18 sales
Semi-detached
£900,000
14 sales
Terraced
£725,000
44 sales
Flat / maisonette
£371,112
240 sales
Latest recorded sales in BS8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £477,500 | Flat | West Mall | BS8 4BG |
| 15 May 2026 | £260,000 | Flat | Belgrave Road | BS8 2AB |
| 15 May 2026 | £365,000 | Flat | Pembroke Road | BS8 3EU |
| 14 May 2026 | £770,000 | Flat | Apsley Road | BS8 2SH |
| 5 May 2026 | £705,000 | Semi-detached | Elmdale Road | BS8 1SL |
| 5 May 2026 | £300,000 | Flat | Upper Belgrave Road | BS8 2XL |
| 1 May 2026 | £695,000 | Terraced | Granby Hill | BS8 4LT |
| 1 May 2026 | £290,000 | Flat | Southleigh Road | BS8 2BQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £275,000 | Flat | The Fosseway | BS8 4EH |
| 1 May 2026 | £170,000 | Flat | Jacobs Wells Road | BS8 1DT |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BS8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Grammar School | Not applicable | 4–18 | 1,377 | BS8 1SR |
| Clifton College | Not applicable | 3–19 | 1,204 | BS8 3EZ |
| Clifton High School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 803 | BS8 3JD |
| Queen Elizabeth's Hospital | Not applicable | 7–18 | 764 | BS8 1JX |
| St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton | Primary | 5–11 | 481 | BS8 2UH |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 333 | BS8 3AW |
| Hotwells Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 114 | BS8 4ND |
| University of Bristol | Not applicable | — | — | BS8 1QU |
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 BS8
334 rated food businesses operate in BS8. 250 hold the top rating of 5, 40 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1 York Place, 22 Clifton, Abbots Leigh Manor Nursing Home, All Stars Bristol, Alliance in Partnership.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BS8
From a sample of 124 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BS8 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
43%
Band D
40%
Band E
12%
Band F
3%
Band G
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.