BS6 5QR

Cotham · Bristol, City of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Cotham
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central
Postcode district
BS6
Postcode sector
BS6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS2 8ND 27 m
BS2 8NE 52 m
BS2 8LR 60 m
BS6 5UP 62 m
BS6 5UL 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS6 5QR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS6
Postcode sector
BS6 5
Latitude
51.461656
Longitude
-2.595870
British National Grid easting
358,700
British National Grid northing
173,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bristol, City of · E06000023
Electoral ward
Cotham · E05010895
Parish or community
E43000019
Westminster constituency
Bristol Central · E14001131
Output area
E00073442
Lower layer super output area
Bristol 025A · E01014539
Middle layer super output area
Bristol 025 · E02003036

Postcode source versions

Explore BS6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
126
Primary
79
Secondary
16
  1. North Bristol Post 16 Centre

    Sixth form centres

    352 m
  2. Cotham School

    Academy converter

    479 m
  3. Cotham Gardens Primary School

    Academy converter

    551 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,537
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6,233
  • Public order 2,288
  • Other theft 2,007
  • Shoplifting 1,843
  • Anti social behaviour 1,841

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BS6 5 residents
11,722

Age bands in BS6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.8%

1,276 residents

Age 15 to 24
23.6%

2,802 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.9%

4,734 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.3%

2,167 residents

Age 65 and over
7.4%

878 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

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • COMPASS HEALTH

    1 JAMAICA STREET, BRISTOL, BS2 8JP

    ODS code Y02873

    378 m

  • THE FAMILY PRACTICE

    WESTERN COLLEGE, COTHAM ROAD, BRISTOL, BS6 6DF

    ODS code L81090

    534 m

  • STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE

    HAMPTON HOUSE, COTHAM HILL, BRISTOL, BS6 6AU

    ODS code L81133

    576 m

  • BROADMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 BROADMEAD, BRISTOL, BS1 3EA

    ODS code Y02578

    650 m

  • MONTPELIER HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH BUILDINGS, MONTPELIER, BRISTOL, BS6 5PT

    ODS code L81012

    702 m

  • WHITELADIES MEDICAL GROUP

    WHITELADIES HEALTH CENTRE, WHATLEY ROAD, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 2PU

    ODS code L81091

    1.2 km

  • PEMBROKE ROAD SURGERY

    111 PEMBROKE ROAD, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 3EU

    ODS code L81081

    1.6 km

  • LAWRENCE HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HASSELL DRIVE, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS2 0AN

    ODS code L81089

    1.7 km

  • CHARLOTTE KEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEYMOUR ROAD, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS5 0UA

    ODS code L81015

    1.7 km

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL

    SOUTHVILLE SURGERY, 67 CORONATION ROAD, SOUTHVILLE, BRISTOL, BS3 1AS

    ODS code L81007

    1.8 km

  • BEDMINSTER FAMILY PRACTICE

    REGENT ROAD, BEDMINSTER, BRISTOL, BS3 4AT

    ODS code L81082

    1.9 km

  • EAST TREES HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code L81023

    2.5 km

  • THE WELLSPRING SURGERY

    BEAM STREET, REDFIELD, BRISTOL, BS5 9QY

    ODS code L81061

    2.5 km

  • FALLODON WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 FALLODON WAY, HENLEAZE, BRISTOL, BS9 4HT

    ODS code L81131

    2.6 km

  • GLOUCESTER ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A CHURCH ROAD, HORFIELD, BRISTOL, BS7 8SA

    ODS code L81078

    2.7 km

  • WELLS ROAD SURGERY

    233 WELLS ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 2DF

    ODS code L81125

    3.0 km

  • HORFIELD HC

    LOCKLEAZE ROAD, BRISTOL, BS7 9RR

    ODS code L81022

    3.4 km

  • DOWNTON ROAD SURGERY

    KNOWLE WEST HEALTH PARK, DOWNTON ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 1WH

    ODS code L81095

    3.7 km

  • PRIORY SURGERY

    326 WELLS ROAD, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, BS4 2QJ

    ODS code L81084

    3.7 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81120

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Kingsdown Parade

    BCT · Kingsdown

    0.1 miles
  • Kingsdown Parade

    BCT · Kingsdown

    0.1 miles
  • Cotham Side

    BCT · Cotham

    0.2 miles
  • Cotham Side

    BCT · Cotham

    0.2 miles
  • Bristol Royal Infirmary

    BCT · Kingsdown

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bristol 025A, 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

27,447 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
2 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

126 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 16 secondary schools. North Bristol Post 16 Centre is the nearest published school at 352 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,537 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,628.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6,233 events.

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