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BS16 6BF

Frenchay & Downend · South Gloucestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Frenchay & Downend
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke
Postcode district
BS16
Postcode sector
BS16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS16 5US 24 m
BS16 5DA 55 m
BS16 5UR 63 m
BS16 5DT 64 m
BS16 2RH 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS16 6BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS16
Postcode sector
BS16 6
Latitude
51.485736
Longitude
-2.514122
British National Grid easting
364,398
British National Grid northing
176,435

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Gloucestershire · E06000025
Electoral ward
Frenchay & Downend · E05012115
Parish or community
E04001082
Westminster constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke · E14001237
Output area
E00075274
Lower layer super output area
South Gloucestershire 022D · E01014900
Middle layer super output area
South Gloucestershire 022 · E02003111

Postcode source versions

Explore BS16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
98
Primary
67
Secondary
14

  1. Pathways Learning Centre

    Academy alternative provision converter

    145 m

  2. Elmtree Grove School Ltd

    Other independent special school

    241 m

  3. Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend

    Voluntary controlled school

    273 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,065
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,602
  • Anti social behaviour 472
  • Public order 423
  • Shoplifting 337
  • Other theft 321

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BS16 6 residents
10,943

Age bands in BS16 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

2,025 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,160 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.5%

2,550 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

3,015 residents

Age 65 and over
22.7%

2,569 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE DOWNEND HEALTH GROUP

    CHRISTCHURCH FAMILY MEDICAL CENTRE, NORTH STREET, DOWNEND, BRISTOL, BS16 5SG

    ODS code L81026

    617 m

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81087

    1.1 km

  • FISHPONDS FAMILY PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81013

    1.1 km

  • THE OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, MANOR ROAD, FISHPONDS, BRISTOL, BS16 2JD

    ODS code L81075

    1.1 km

  • LEAP VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEAUFORT ROAD, DOWNEND, BRISTOL, BS16 6UG

    ODS code L81046

    2.2 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACDONALD WALK, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 8NJ

    ODS code L81055

    2.6 km

  • EMERSONS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. LUKES CLOSE, EMERSON'S GREEN SOUTH, BRISTOL, BS16 7AL

    ODS code L81632

    2.7 km

  • KINGSWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    ALMA ROAD, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 4EJ

    ODS code L81063

    2.7 km

  • FIRECLAY HEALTH

    BELLEVUE ROAD, ST GEORGE, BRISTOL, BS5 7PH

    ODS code L81062

    3.0 km

  • AIR BALLOON SURGERY

    KENN ROAD, ST. GEORGE, BRISTOL, BS5 7PD

    ODS code L81038

    3.2 km

  • EAST TREES HEALTH CENTRE

    100A FISHPONDS ROAD, EASTVILLE, BRISTOL, BS5 6SA

    ODS code L81023

    3.8 km

  • STOKES MEDICAL GROUP

    RATCLIFFE DRIVE, STOKE GIFFORD, BRISTOL, BS34 8UE

    ODS code L81118

    4.2 km

  • HORFIELD HC

    LOCKLEAZE ROAD, BRISTOL, BS7 9RR

    ODS code L81022

    4.3 km

  • CHARLOTTE KEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEYMOUR ROAD, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS5 0UA

    ODS code L81015

    4.6 km

  • CADBURY HEATH HEALTHCARE

    PARKWALL ROAD, BRISTOL, BS30 8HS

    ODS code L81130

    4.6 km

  • HANHAM HEALTH

    33 WHITTUCKS ROAD, HANHAM, BRISTOL, BS15 3HY

    ODS code L81079

    4.7 km

  • THE WELLSPRING SURGERY

    BEAM STREET, REDFIELD, BRISTOL, BS5 9QY

    ODS code L81061

    4.7 km

  • MVMG - MONKS PARK

    24 MONKS PARK AVENUE, HORFIELD, BRISTOL, BS7 0UE

    ODS code L81669

    4.9 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81120

    5.0 km

  • NIGHTINGALE VALLEY PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81033

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Hurstwood Road

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • Grace Road

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • Hurstwood Road

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • Sheppard Road

    BCT · Fishponds

    0.1 miles

  • Cassell Road

    BCT · Fishponds

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Gloucestershire 022D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,627 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

98 open schools are in scope, including 67 primary and 14 secondary schools. Pathways Learning Centre is the nearest published school at 145 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,065 published events cover 12 months, averaging 338.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,602 events.

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