BS20 6QA

Portishead South · North Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bristol
Local authority
North Somerset
Constituency
North Somerset
Postcode district
BS20
Postcode sector
BS20 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS20 6QB 129 m
BS20 6UT 129 m
BS20 6PZ 130 m
BS20 6QF 143 m
BS20 6BZ 185 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS20 6QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS20
Postcode sector
BS20 6
Latitude
51.476008
Longitude
-2.765807
British National Grid easting
346,911
British National Grid northing
175,506

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
North Somerset · E06000024
Parish or community
E04012097
Westminster constituency
North Somerset · E14001399
Output area
E00074726
Lower layer super output area
North Somerset 003B · E01014792
Middle layer super output area
North Somerset 003 · E02003067

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
34, Bristol Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6QA 30 May 2025 £335,000
36, Bristol Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6QA 28 March 2025 £550,000
21, Bristol Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6QA 24 March 2025 £455,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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    131 m
  2. Gordano School

    Academy converter

    311 m
  3. St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    512 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,352
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 482
  • Shoplifting 225
  • Anti social behaviour 187
  • Public order 135
  • Criminal damage and arson 102

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
62

32 female, 30 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS20 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

3

within 5 km

  • PORTISHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    VICTORIA SQUARE, PORTISHEAD, BRISTOL, BS20 6AQ

    ODS code L81004

    763 m

  • HARBOURSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L81600

    1.1 km

  • TYNTESFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    TOWER HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, STOCK WAY SOUTH, NAILSEA, BRISTOL, BS48 2XX

    ODS code L81034

    4.8 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

  • Cadbury Road

    BCT · Portishead

    0.0 miles
  • Sheepfield Gardens

    BCT · Portishead

    0.1 miles
  • Glebe Road

    BCT · Portishead

    0.1 miles
  • Gordano School

    BCT · Portishead

    0.1 miles
  • Court Close

    BCT · Portishead

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Somerset 003B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,051 of 33,755

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £425,000 from 6 recorded sales in BS20 6QA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Somerset is £314,628 in June 2026, up 7.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 131 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,352 published events cover 12 months, averaging 112.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 482 events.

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