BS40 8DS Postcode in Winford


BS40 8DS is the Postcode in Benches Lane

BS40 8DS is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (BS40) is called the outward code. The part after the space (8DS) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

  1. Postal Area. In our case BS which means Bristol.
  2. Postal District. In our case BS40.
  3. Postal Sector. In our case BS40 8.
  4. Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case DS.

The regional mail center for the post area BS is the South West Distribution Centre, which is located at Western Approach, Distribution Park, Severn Beach, BRISTOL, BS35 4GG.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the BS40 8DS postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is . Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the BS40 8DS postcode have the street address of Benches Lane

A close-knit community! The 2021 Census indicates that only 13 individuals call the BS40 8DS postcode their home.

BS40 8DS is within the village of Winford.

The BS40 8DS postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in BS40 8DS are bungalows. Of these bungalows, most are detached. The remainder are end-terraced and semi-detached.

Most properties in BS40 8DS are privately rented with the rest being unknown tenure.

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Property TypePercentage
Residential100%
Commercial0%
Public0%

Map Coordinates

Latitude51.3631760035
Longitude-2.68078373793

Retail and Shopping near BS40 8DS

Street Town Locality Distance (Miles) Central Postcode Directions on Google Maps
SOUTH PARADE BRISTOL CHEW MAGNA 3.05 BS40 8SH View on Google Maps
QUEENS ROAD BRISTOL BISHOPSWORTH 4.10 BS13 8PQ View on Google Maps
HIGHRIDGE ROAD BRISTOL BISHOPSWORTH 4.19 BS13 8HJ View on Google Maps
WEST TOWN ROAD BRISTOL BACKWELL 4.33 BS48 3HH View on Google Maps
Nearest Town Distance (Miles) Direction Bearing
Nailsea 5.90 NW 325.42
Bristol 7.11 NNE 28.93
Axbridge 7.91 SW 228.40
Keynsham 8.69 ENE 64.89
Portishead 9.25 NNW 335.97
Midsomer Norton 10.11 ESE 122.02
Wells 10.78 S 172.24
Weston-super-Mare 12.85 W 264.83
Shepton Mallet 13.31 SSE 154.23
Bath 13.98 E 84.29
Caldicot 16.09 N 349.26
Burnham-on-Sea 16.12 WSW 237.73
Yate 16.68 NE 42.46

Weather Forecast

Weather Forecast for Bristol International Airport

Time PeriodIconDescriptionTemperatureRain ProbabilityWind
15:00 to 18:00symbol for Sunny daySunny day3.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) 0.00%N 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00symbol for Clear nightClear night1.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 0.00%N 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00symbol for Clear nightClear night0.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) 0.00%N 7 mph
Time PeriodIconDescriptionTemperatureRain ProbabilityWind
00:00 to 03:00symbol for Clear nightClear night-1.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) 0.00%NNW 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00symbol for Clear nightClear night-1.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) 1.00%WNW 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00symbol for Clear nightClear night0.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) 1.00%W 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00symbol for Sunny daySunny day0.0°C (feels like -4.0°C) 0.00%W 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00symbol for Sunny daySunny day3.0°C (feels like 0.0°C) 0.00%W 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00symbol for Sunny daySunny day4.0°C (feels like 1.0°C) 1.00%WNW 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00symbol for Clear nightClear night2.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) 2.00%W 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00symbol for Clear nightClear night1.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 2.00%W 7 mph
Time PeriodIconDescriptionTemperatureRain ProbabilityWind
00:00 to 03:00symbol for Partly cloudy (night)Partly cloudy (night)1.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) 2.00%W 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00symbol for CloudyCloudy1.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 6.00%W 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00symbol for Partly cloudy (night)Partly cloudy (night)0.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 4.00%WSW 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00symbol for MistMist1.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 16.00%WSW 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00symbol for CloudyCloudy3.0°C (feels like 1.0°C) 7.00%SSW 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00symbol for CloudyCloudy3.0°C (feels like 1.0°C) 7.00%S 7 mph
18:00 to 21:00symbol for CloudyCloudy2.0°C (feels like -1.0°C) 7.00%SSE 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00symbol for CloudyCloudy2.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 10.00%SE 9 mph
Time PeriodIconDescriptionTemperatureRain ProbabilityWind
00:00 to 03:00symbol for Light snowLight snow2.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 50.00%SE 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00symbol for Light snowLight snow2.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 57.00%ESE 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00symbol for Light snowLight snow2.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) 57.00%E 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00symbol for Light snowLight snow2.0°C (feels like -3.0°C) 59.00%E 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00symbol for Light snowLight snow2.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 62.00%E 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00symbol for SleetSleet3.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 59.00%E 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00symbol for Heavy snowHeavy snow3.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 77.00%E 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00symbol for Heavy snowHeavy snow3.0°C (feels like -2.0°C) 78.00%ENE 13 mph

Schools within a five minute Drive

Nearest Dentists

CHEW MAGNA DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: VINERY CORNER, HARFORD SQUARE, CHEW MAGNA, BRISTOL, AVON, BS40 8RD

Distance: 3.02 miles

Contact: :

WRINGTON DENTAL CENTRE

Address: UNIT 2-3, WESTWARD COURT, 8 WESTWARD CLOSE, BRISTOL, BS40 5JY

Distance: 3.68 miles

Contact: :

HIGHRIDGE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY)

Address: 25 HIGHRIDGE ROAD, BISHOPSWORTH, BRISTOL, AVON, BS13 8HJ

Distance: 4.20 miles

Contact: :

HARPTREE DENTAL SURGERY

Address: BRISTOL ROAD, WEST HARPTREE, BRISTOL, AVON, BS40 6HF

Distance: 4.21 miles

Contact: :

BACKWELL DENTAL CARE

Address: 17 WEST TOWN ROAD, BACKWELL, BRISTOL, AVON, BS48 3HA

Distance: 4.30 miles

Contact: :

NEW CHESTNUTS DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: 11 LOVELINCH GARDENS, LONG ASHTON, BRISTOL, AVON, BS41 9AH

Distance: 4.54 miles

Contact: :

Nearest Chemists

CHEW PHARMACY

Address: 4 SOUTH PARADE, CHEW MAGNA, BRISTOL, AVON, BS40 8SH

Distance: 3.05 miles

Contact: tel: 01275 333885

WRINGTON CHEMISTS

Address: SILVER STREET, WRINGTON, BRISTOL, AVON, BS40 5QE

Distance: 3.52 miles

Contact: tel: 01934 862369

COHEN CHEMISTS

Address: 1 WEST TOWN ROAD, BACKWELL, BRISTOL, AVON, BS48 3HA

Distance: 4.30 miles

Contact: tel: 01275 462386

BISHOPSWORTH PHARMACY

Address: 137 CHURCH ROAD, BISHOPSWORTH, BRISTOL, CITY OF BRISTOL, BS13 8JZ

Distance: 4.34 miles

Contact: tel: 01779 647567

BOOTS

Address: UNIT 5, PETERSON AVENUE, BRISTOL, AVON, BS13 0BE

Distance: 4.58 miles

Contact: tel: 0117 9641323

COHENS CHEMIST

Address: LONG ASHTON PHARMACY, 27 WESTON ROAD, LONG ASHTON, BRISTOL, AVON, BS41 9AA

Distance: 4.59 miles

Contact: tel: 01275 392289

Nearest Opticians

BROCK AND HOULFORD - BISHOP SUTTON

Address: WESTWAY FARM, WICK ROAD, BISHOP SUTTON, BRISTOL, BS39 5XP

Distance: 3.99 miles

Contact: :

WINTERSTOKE ROAD SPECSAVERS

Address: 111 WINTERSTOKE ROAD, BRISTOL, AVON, BS3 2NS

Distance: 5.62 miles

Contact: :

LYNNE FERNANDES OPTOMETRISTS

Address: 124A HIGH STREET, NAILSEA, BRISTOL, AVON, BS48 1AH

Distance: 5.87 miles

Contact: :

BOOTS OPTICIANS (NAILSEA)

Address: 1-2 COLLIERS WALK, NAILSEA, BRISTOL, AVON, BS48 1RH

Distance: 5.89 miles

Contact: :

SPECSAVERS (NAILSEA, BRISTOL)

Address: 2 SOMERSET SQUARE, CROWN GLASS SHOPPING CENTRE, NAILSEA, BRISTOL, AVON, BS48 1RP

Distance: 5.89 miles

Contact: :

BELL & STENTON LTD - YATTON

Address: 52 HIGH STREET, YATTON, BRISTOL, AVON, BS49 4HJ

Distance: 6.14 miles

Contact: :

Nearest GP Surgeries

CHEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

Address: CHEW LANE, CHEW STOKE, BRISTOL, AVON, BS40 8UE

Distance: 2.28 miles

Contact: tel: 01275 332420

WRINGTON SURGERY

Address: 2 RICHARDS STORES, BROAD STREET, WRINGTON, BRISTOL, AVON, BS40 5LA

Distance: 3.59 miles

Contact: tel: 0193 4862532

HARPTREE SURGERY

Address: BRISTOL ROAD, WEST HARPTREE, BRISTOL, AVON, BS40 6HF

Distance: 4.21 miles

Contact: tel: 01761 221406

BACKWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: 15 WEST TOWN ROAD, BACKWELL, BRISTOL, AVON, BS48 3HA

Distance: 4.30 miles

Contact: :

GRANGE ROAD SURGERY

Address: GRANGE ROAD, BISHOPSWORTH, BRISTOL, AVON, BS13 8LD

Distance: 4.34 miles

Contact: tel: 0117 9644343

LONG ASHTON SURGERY

Address: HEADLEY HOUSE, 55 - 57 RAYENS CROSS ROAD, LONG ASHTON, BRISTOL, AVON, BS41 9DY

Distance: 4.59 miles

Contact: :

Transport Links

Train Stations

Parson Street

Address: Parson Street station, Parson Street, Bedminster, Bristol, City of, BS3 5PU

Postcode: BS3 5PU

Line: Bristol to Exeter Line

Company: Great Western Railway

Time: within fifteen minutes drive

Distance: 5.78 miles

Distances are as the crow flies.

Motorway Junctions

M32 J3
Distance: 10.38 miles
Driving Time: 20.50 minutes
M5 J19
Distance: 10.95 miles
Driving Time: 19.16 minutes
M32 J2
Distance: 11.23 miles
Driving Time: 21.90 minutes
M5 J21
Distance: 13.54 miles
Driving Time: 23.51 minutes
M5 J20
Distance: 14.77 miles
Driving Time: 25.62 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives?

Westminster ConstituencyNorth East Somerset and Hanham
Member or Parliament
Dan Norris
Dan Norris
Contact DetailsContact Dan Norris
Political PartyLabour

Where can I find out where the nearest Library is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Bath and North East Somerset council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Library and information services | Bath and North East Somerset Council

What Popular Supermarkets are near?

Popular Supermarkets near BS40 8DS
SupermarketDistanceDirections
Morrisons, Peterson Avenue, BRISTOL, BS13 0BE7.36 miles Directions to Morrisons
Iceland, Peterson Avenue, BRISTOL, BS13 0BE7.36 miles Directions to Iceland
Aldi, Imperial Park, Wills Way, BRISTOL, BS13 7TJ8.07 miles Directions to Aldi
Sainsburys, Winterstoke Road, BRISTOL, BS3 2NS9.04 miles Directions to Sainsburys
Iceland, Winterstoke Road, BRISTOL, BS3 2LQ9.35 miles Directions to Iceland

What Popular Restaurants are near?

Burger King Restaurants near BS40 8DS
Burger KingDistanceDirections
Bristol International Airport, Bristol, BS48 3DY2.07 miles Directions to Bristol International Airport
Unit 19, Bristol Road, Bristol, BS13 7TJ5.01 miles Directions to Unit 19, Bristol Road
St Philips Causeway, Arnos Vale, Bristol, BS4 3BD7.50 miles Directions to St Philips Causeway, Arnos Vale
The Galleries Bristol, 7 Castle, Bristol, BS1 3XE7.55 miles Directions to The Galleries Bristol, 7 Castle

Mcdonald's Restaurants near BS40 8DS
Mcdonald'sDistanceDirections
McDonald's, Hawkfield Way, Hawkfield Business Park, BRISTOL, BS14 0BY5.08 miles Directions to McDonald's, Hawkfield Way, Hawkfield Business Park, BRISTOL, BS14 0BY
McDonald's, Hengrove Leisure Park, Hengrove Way, BRISTOL, BS14 0HR5.45 miles Directions to McDonald's, Hengrove Leisure Park, Hengrove Way, BRISTOL, BS14 0HR
McDonald's, Sheene Road, BRISTOL, BS3 4EG6.25 miles Directions to McDonald's, Sheene Road, BRISTOL, BS3 4EG
McDonald's, East Street, Bedminster, BRISTOL, BS3 4JY6.67 miles Directions to McDonald's, East Street, Bedminster, BRISTOL, BS3 4JY

KFC Restaurants near BS40 8DS
RestaurantDistanceDirections
KFC, Hengrove Leisure Park, Hengrove Way, BRISTOL, BS14 0HR5.45 miles Directions to KFC Bristol - Hengrove Leisure Park
KFC, Winterstoke Road, BRISTOL, BS3 2LF5.81 miles Directions to KFC Bristol - Winterstoke Road
KFC, Union Street, BRISTOL, BS1 2DF7.49 miles Directions to KFC Bristol - Union Street
KFC, Glass House, BRISTOL, BS1 3BX7.77 miles Directions to KFC Bristol - Cabot Circus
KFC, Avon Meads, St. Philips Causeway, BRISTOL, BS2 0SP7.83 miles Directions to KFC Bristol - Avonmeads Retail Park