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BS20 6DY

Portishead West · North Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Portishead West
Local authority
North Somerset
Constituency
North Somerset
Postcode district
BS20
Postcode sector
BS20 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS20 6DG 96 m
BS20 6ED 96 m
BS20 6EA 130 m
BS20 6DF 135 m
BS20 8RF 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS20 6DY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS20
Postcode sector
BS20 6
Latitude
51.480182
Longitude
-2.787276
British National Grid easting
345,425
British National Grid northing
175,986

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Somerset · E06000024
Electoral ward
Portishead West · E05010296
Parish or community
E04012097
Westminster constituency
North Somerset · E14001399
Output area
E00074762
Lower layer super output area
North Somerset 002D · E01014798
Middle layer super output area
North Somerset 002 · E02003066

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. High Down Junior School

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    56 m

  2. High Down Infant School

    Academy converter

    63 m

  3. Gordano School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
989
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 398
  • Shoplifting 138
  • Anti social behaviour 123
  • Public order 100
  • Other theft 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BS20 6 residents
8,678

Age bands in BS20 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,360 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

715 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.1%

1,762 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,187 residents

Age 65 and over
27.9%

2,328 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • PORTISHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    VICTORIA SQUARE, PORTISHEAD, BRISTOL, BS20 6AQ

    ODS code L81004

    1.4 km

  • HARBOURSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE

    THE MARINA HEALTHCARE CTR, 2 HAVEN VIEW, PORTISHEAD, BRISTOL, BS20 7QA

    ODS code L81600

    2.1 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • High Down Schools

    BCT · Portishead

    0.0 miles

  • High Down Schools

    BCT · Portishead

    0.0 miles

  • Lower Down

    BCT · Portishead

    0.1 miles

  • The Triangle

    BCT · Portishead

    0.2 miles

  • Bruton Avenue

    BCT · Portishead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Somerset 002D, 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

33,047 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
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. High Down Junior School is the nearest published school at 56 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

989 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 398 events.

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