BS2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bristol, Newtown and Montpelier, in Bristol.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BS2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 48% of people in BS2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How BS2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BS2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BS2 at a rate of 296.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.6 per 1,000 people across the BS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 607 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BS2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,137), other crime (1,450) and anti-social behaviour (1,175).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BS2 was 237.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in BS2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BS2 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BS2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol 025E | 1,975 | 945.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.0% |
| Bristol 025F | 1,379 | 398.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.5% |
| Bristol 054A | 1,744 | 200.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 83.8% |
| Bristol 054B | 2,012 | 292.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 73.3% |
| Bristol 054D | 2,560 | 600.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 42.8% |
| Bristol 058A | 1,966 | 154.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.2% |
| Bristol 058C | 2,689 | 213.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.4% |
| Bristol 059B | 1,571 | 159.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| Bristol 059C | 1,189 | 256.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.0% |
| Bristol 059D | 2,212 | 352.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 73.1% |
MPs for BS2
- Carla DenyerGreen PartyMP for Bristol Central59% of BS2’s postcodes
- Kerry McCarthyLabourMP for Bristol East40% of BS2’s postcodes
- Damien EganLabourMP for Bristol North East0.6% of BS2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BS22
Postcode sectors in BS24
Council1
Towns in BS21
Postcode districts next to BS26
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BS postcode area2
BS2 in brief
BS2 is a postcode district covering Bristol, Newtown and Montpelier, in Bristol.
About 24,115 people lived in BS2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £292,500 in 2025 across 202 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 296.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BS2 was £292,500 in 2025.
BS2 had 20,713 usual residents at the census.
About 48% of people in BS2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BS2, 84.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.