BS3 Postcode

The postcode district located in the BS Bristol postal area has a population of 41,231 residents according to the 2021 England and Wales Census.

The district currently has approximately 956 postal code units across 5 geographic postcode sectors. Each sector can contain up to 400 unique combinations, giving the district a total capacity of 2,000 units. With 956 postcodes in use, there are 1044 units available.

The area of the district is 2.84 square miles (7.36 square kilometers or 1,817.49 acres).

Where is it?

The postcode district BS3 in BRISTOL is located in the West region. It is situated near the towns of Clevedon (9.7 miles away) to the West, Bath (10.5 miles away) to the East, Radstock (12.3 miles away) to the South East, and Caldicot (12.7 miles away) to the North West. Additionally, Winscombe (13.0 miles away) is situated in the South West, and Chepstow (13.8 miles away) is located in the North. The distance between the postcode district BS3 and London's centre is approximately 107.2 miles.

The post town for this district is BRISTOL.

Addresses within the area belong to the nation of England.

The district covers the following regions:

• Bristol, City of - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area - South West (England)
• Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area - South West (England)

The primary settlement in the BS3 postcode district is Bedminster, located in the city of Bristol. Other significant settlements include Southville, Ashton, Ashton Gate, and Totterdown. The county of Bristol is represented in this postcode district. The most significant post town is Bristol.

When it comes to local government, postal geography often disregards political borders. However, this district intersects the following councils: the district mostly encompasses the City of Bristol (B) area with a total of 965 postal codes.

The largest settlement in the BS3 postal code is BRISTOL followed by Bedminster, and Southville.

The BS3 Postcode shares a border with BS4 (BRISTOL, Brislington, Arnos Vale), BS13 (BRISTOL, Bishopsworth), BS8 (BRISTOL, Clifton, Failand) and BS1 (BRISTOL, Redcliffe).

There are 6 postcode sectors within the district. Here's a breakdown: The sector BS3 1, covers Bristol and Southville and Bedminster in Bristol. The sector BS3 2, covers Bristol in Bristol. The sector BS3 3, covers Bristol and Bedminster in Bristol. The sector BS3 4, covers Bristol and Bedminster in Bristol. The sector BS3 5, covers Bristol in Bristol. The sector BS3 9 is non-geographic. It's often designated for PO Boxes, large organisations, or special services.