BS16 6JS South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Frenchay & Downend. Region: South West.
Streets
- Bromley Heath Avenue, Mangotsfield: 10 addresses
- Pilgrims Way, Mangotsfield: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Gloucestershire in 2026-27: Band D £2,551 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,700 | £1,984 | £2,267 | £2,551 | £3,117 | £3,684 | £4,251 | £5,101 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (60% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land To The Rear Of 61-67 Cleeve Hill Downend Bristol South Gloucestershire BS16 6HQ: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Phase 3B Frenchay Hospital Beckspool Road Frenchay South Gloucestershire BS16 1JE: up to 20 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 44 m and 46 m above sea level (45 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bristol Parkway 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km |
| Filton Abbey Wood 694,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Patchway 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Bromley Heath Avenue | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 7.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 6.0 km |
| Car parks | Beechwood Road Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 19.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Downend Health Group | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cleeve Wood Pharmacy | 490 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Frenchay Dental Practice | 720 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Frenchay Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Staple Hill Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | Westbourne Food & Wine, Downend | 880 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Frenchay Moor 7.4 ha | 480 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.3 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,030 m² | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Frenchay Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 830 m north-west. 40 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Frenchay Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m north-west |
| Unitarian Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m west |
| Bury Hill camp, Moorend | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Oldbury Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Leap Valley | Valley | 860 m north-east |
| Britannia Wood | Wood | 870 m south |
| Stockwell Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south-east |
| Black Horse Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| Bury Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| Glenfrome | Valley | 1.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 11 |
6 of the postcode's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bromley Heath Avenue.