Use this guide to understand BS5 6XL in Bristol, City of. Start with the interactive location and approximate postcode outline, then browse the available facts and local-area indicators. Labels show which figures relate to the exact postcode and which cover a larger geography. Census 2021 records 77 residents and 27 households at the exact postcode.
Active postcodeSmall user postcodeBristol, City of
Average sold price£378,1673 exact-postcode transactions
IMD decile5 of 10Containing LSOA · 2025
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Core details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
Exact postcode record
Postcode details
Postcode
BS5 6XL
Postcode without spaces
BS56XL
Status
Active postcode
User type
Small user postcode
Introduced
January 1980
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
51.4742600
Longitude
-2.5717730
British National Grid
360,385 E, 175,188 N
Containing official geographies
Country
England
Region
South West
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Output Area (2021)
E00074058
LSOA (2021)
E01014665
MSOA (2021)
E02003025
Electoral ward
E05010908
Westminster constituency
E14001133
The red outline is an approximate convex hull generated from geocoded property locations and offset outwards by about 25 metres; it is not an official postcode boundary.
Ward and Constituency
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
These Census figures are matched directly to the full postcode, rather than inferred from a wider neighbourhood.
Exact postcode · Census 2021
Residents
77
Households
27
Female residents
42
Male residents
35
Residents per household
2.9
Counts are from the postcode-level Census population and household datasets. They apply to the exact postcode. Detailed local demographic profiles will be labelled separately when Output Area data is added.
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Local Deprivation
Deprivation is published for the postcode's containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, a neighbourhood geography covering more than one postcode.
The search is currently limited to records whose own postcode begins with BS5. Distances are approximate straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Companies Registered at BS5 6XL
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Exact registered postcode
Registered companies3All supplied statuses
Active companies3Companies House status
Active · 16252280
SYP CREATIVE LTD
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 14 February 2025
47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
A registered office can be an accountant, agent or correspondence address. A company listed here does not necessarily trade from this postcode.
Crime in the Local LSOA
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Containing LSOA · E01014665
93 recorded incidents
Bristol 014D includes BS5 6XL and other nearby postcodes.
Crime type
Incidents
Shoplifting
29
Violence and sexual offences
27
Anti-social behaviour
17
Criminal damage and arson
4
Other theft
4
Public order
3
Bicycle theft
2
Drugs
2
Robbery
2
Vehicle crime
2
Burglary
1
Crime figures apply to the whole Bristol 014D LSOA, not only to BS5 6XL. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
BS5 6XL Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the BS5 6XL postcode?
BS5 6XL is in Bristol, City of, England.
How many people live in BS5 6XL?
The Census 2021 postcode-level dataset records 77 residents at BS5 6XL. This is an exact postcode count.
What do the deprivation figures for BS5 6XL describe?
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
Are the property prices for the exact postcode?
Yes. The sold-price records shown on this page are Land Registry transactions matched to the full BS5 6XL postcode.
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