BS POSTCODE AREA · 16 DISTRICTS SAMPLED
Bristol mobile coverage EE indoors runs from 4% to 100% by district BS postcode area
No network wins Bristol on overall coverage: all four are within 3 points, but indoors O2 and Vodafone reach 100% of sampled addresses and EE 83%.
Bristol as a whole
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Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 1,478 addresses in 85 sampled postcodes, pooled from 16 districts. Methodology.
What differs inside Bristol
Where the networks split most
- BS20 Portishead, Pill, Wraxall: indoors O2 and Vodafone 100%, EE 4%.
- BS4 Brislington, Knowle, Filwood: indoors O2, Three and Vodafone 100%, EE 67%.
- BS7 Filton, Cheswick, Stoke Park: indoors O2, Three and Vodafone 100%, EE 70%.
Each network's weakest and strongest district
| Network | Indoor |
|---|---|
| EE | 4% in BS20 Portishead; 100% in 10 districts |
| Three | 26% in BS20 Portishead; 100% in 13 districts |
Middle of the area against its edges
The 5 districts nearest the middle (BS1 Ashley, BS2 Ashley, BS3 Long Ashton, BS6 Ashley, BS8 Pill) against the 5 furthest out (BS11 Avonmouth, BS13 Dundry, BS14 Publow, BS16 Downend, BS20 Portishead):
- EE indoors: 100% in the middle, 65% at the edges.
- Three indoors: 100% in the middle, 71% at the edges.
District by district
| District | Places | Indoor, low to high | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS1 | Ashley, Cotham, Hotwells | 100% on all four | 60 |
| BS2 | Ashley, Cotham, Lockleaze | 100% on all four | 89 |
| BS3 | Long Ashton, Knowle, Filwood | 100% on all four | 134 |
| BS4 | Brislington, Knowle, Filwood | EE 67%; the rest 100% | 106 |
| BS5 | St George, Easton, Eastville | 100% on all four | 87 |
| BS6 | Ashley, Cotham, Redland | 100% on all four | 177 |
| BS7 | Filton, Cheswick, Stoke Park | EE 70%; the rest 100% | 69 |
| BS8 | Pill, Long Ashton, Wraxall | 100% on all four | 58 |
| BS9 | Horfield, Henleaze, Avonmouth | 100% on all four | 74 |
| BS10 | Pilning, Severn Beach, Almondsbury | EE 93%; the rest 100% | 75 |
| BS11 | Avonmouth, Lawrence Weston | Three 84%; the rest 100% | 83 |
| BS13 | Dundry, Winford, Hengrove | EE 93%; the rest 100% | 57 |
| BS14 | Publow, Whitchurch, Keynsham | 100% on all four | 93 |
| BS15 | Hanham, Kingswood, Staple Hill | 100% on all four | 19 small sample |
| BS16 | Downend, Cheswick, Stoke Park | 100% on all four | 106 |
| BS20 | Portishead, Pill, Wraxall | EE 4%; O2 and Vodafone 100% | 191 |
Marked small sample: under 30 addresses sampled. Listed, but left out of the comparisons above.
Guide: Best Mobile Network in Bristol (2026): BS1 to BS20 Compared
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