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BS16 6EL

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 6EA 0 m
BS16 6EF 53 m
BS16 6EB 84 m
BS16 6HE 85 m
BS16 6DT 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS16 6EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS16
Postcode sector
BS16 6
Latitude
51.496729
Longitude
-2.504694
British National Grid easting
365,061
British National Grid northing
177,653

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
E00075293
Lower layer super output area
South Gloucestershire 020A · E01014901
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
75
Primary
51
Secondary
10

  1. Bromley Heath Infant School

    Community school

    329 m

  2. Bromley Heath Junior School

    Community school

    363 m

  3. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    602 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,583
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 640
  • Anti social behaviour 200
  • Public order 136
  • Other theft 135
  • Criminal damage and arson 122

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

    1.2 km

  • 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

    2.0 km

  • THE OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81075

    2.3 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81087

    2.4 km

  • FISHPONDS FAMILY PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81013

    2.4 km

  • STOKES MEDICAL GROUP

    RATCLIFFE DRIVE, STOKE GIFFORD, BRISTOL, BS34 8UE

    ODS code L81118

    3.7 km

  • KINGSWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    ALMA ROAD, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 4EJ

    ODS code L81063

    3.8 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACDONALD WALK, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 8NJ

    ODS code L81055

    3.9 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

    4.4 km

  • AIR BALLOON SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81038

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Oakdale Close

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • Oakdale Close

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • Glendale

    BCT · Downend

    0.2 miles

  • Glendale

    BCT · Downend

    0.2 miles

  • Bromley Heath Avenue

    BCT · Bromley Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Gloucestershire 020A, 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

33,525 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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

75 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 10 secondary schools. Bromley Heath Infant School is the nearest published school at 329 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,583 published events cover 12 months, averaging 131.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 640 events.

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