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BS16 6DG

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 6NP 28 m
BS16 6NW 54 m
BS16 6QH 113 m
BS16 6QJ 127 m
BS16 6PD 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS16 6DG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS16
Postcode sector
BS16 6
Latitude
51.496492
Longitude
-2.499074
British National Grid easting
365,451
British National Grid northing
177,624

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
E00075296
Lower layer super output area
South Gloucestershire 020C · E01014903
Middle layer super output area
South Gloucestershire 020 · E02003109

Postcode source versions

Explore BS16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
48
Secondary
10

  1. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    257 m

  2. Bromley Heath Junior School

    Community school

    333 m

  3. Bromley Heath Infant School

    Community school

    351 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,329
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 528
  • Anti social behaviour 175
  • Other theft 111
  • Criminal damage and arson 97
  • Public order 95

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • LEAP VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEAUFORT ROAD, DOWNEND, BRISTOL, BS16 6UG

    ODS code L81046

    775 m

  • THE DOWNEND HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code L81026

    1.3 km

  • EMERSONS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L81632

    1.6 km

  • THE OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81075

    2.6 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81087

    2.7 km

  • FISHPONDS FAMILY PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81013

    2.7 km

  • KINGSWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    ALMA ROAD, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 4EJ

    ODS code L81063

    3.7 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACDONALD WALK, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 8NJ

    ODS code L81055

    3.9 km

  • STOKES MEDICAL GROUP

    RATCLIFFE DRIVE, STOKE GIFFORD, BRISTOL, BS34 8UE

    ODS code L81118

    4.1 km

  • FROME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 COURT ROAD, FRAMPTON COTTERELL, BRISTOL, BS36 2DE

    ODS code L81014

    4.1 km

  • FIRECLAY HEALTH

    BELLEVUE ROAD, ST GEORGE, BRISTOL, BS5 7PH

    ODS code L81062

    4.5 km

  • AIR BALLOON SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81038

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Sandringham Avenue

    BCT · Downend

    0.0 miles

  • Sandringham Avenue

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • Boscombe Crescent

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • Boscombe Crescent

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • Leap Bridge

    BCT · Blackhorse

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Gloucestershire 020C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,421 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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

71 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 257 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,329 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 528 events.

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