BS3 postcode area

The BS3 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bristol, City of, North Somerset. Area Scores range from 4 to 93 across them.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BS3 district: Long Ashton & Gordano scores 94 out of 100 (#437 of 6,856 nationally) while Knowle West sits at 5 — neighbours on the map, 89 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £244,500 in Temple Meads to £529,750 in Long Ashton & Gordano — a 2.2× gap within the BS3 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bristol, City of and North Somerset — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Long Ashton & GordanoNorth Somerset 43794 £529,750
SouthvilleBristol, City of 1,95971 £490,000
BishopsworthBristol, City of 2,27467 £365,000
Knowle ParkBristol, City of 2,42565 £396,000
AshtonBristol, City of 2,61762 £445,000
TotterdownBristol, City of 3,30252 £392,500
Windmill HillBristol, City of 3,91943 £410,000
BedminsterBristol, City of 4,42036 £313,500
Headley ParkBristol, City of 4,83130 £315,000
Temple MeadsBristol, City of 5,52319 £244,500
KnowleBristol, City of 6,16110 £295,000
Knowle WestBristol, City of 6,5385 £258,500

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BS3.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.