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BS12 3AW

Severn Vale · South Gloucestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Severn Vale
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
Thornbury and Yate
Postcode district
BS12
Postcode sector
BS12 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS35 4AW 157 m
BS35 4AS 558 m
BS35 4AJ 717 m
BS35 4DE 793 m
BS35 4DQ 849 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS12 3AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS12
Postcode sector
BS12 3
Latitude
51.588178
Longitude
-2.592315
British National Grid easting
359,061
British National Grid northing
187,869

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Gloucestershire · E06000025
Electoral ward
Severn Vale · E05012123
Parish or community
E04001064
Westminster constituency
Thornbury and Yate · E14001545
Output area
E00075596
Lower layer super output area
South Gloucestershire 004D · E01014963
Middle layer super output area
South Gloucestershire 004 · E02003093

Postcode source versions

Explore BS12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Olveston Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  2. Tockington Manor School

    Other independent school

    2.4 km

  3. Aurora Hedgeway School

    Other independent special school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Burglary 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ALMONDSBURY SURGERY

    SUNDAYS HILL, ALMONDSBURY, BRISTOL, BS32 4DS

    ODS code L81127

    4.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Village Noticeboard

    BCT · Elberton

    0.7 miles

  • Elberton

    BCT · Elberton

    0.7 miles

  • Elberton

    BCT · Elberton

    0.7 miles

  • Olveston Post Office

    BCT · Olveston

    0.8 miles

  • Olveston Post Office

    BCT · Olveston

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Gloucestershire 004D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,124 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Olveston Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

17 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.