BS16 6ND South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Frenchay & Downend. Region: South West.
Streets
- Badminton Road, Mangotsfield: 13 addresses
- Oakdale Road, 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 (53% of about 680 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 (420 m)
- 112 North Street Downend South Gloucestershire BS16 5SE: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- 2 Dial Lane: up to 9 homes, permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 14 addresses are between 56 m and 58 m above sea level (57 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 | 3.6 km |
| Filton Abbey Wood 694,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Stapleton Road 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Oakdale Road Downend | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bristol | 7.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 5.9 km |
| Car parks | Beechwood Road Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 600 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 19.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Downend Health Group | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Downend Dental Practice | 340 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Frenchay Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Staple Hill Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Westbourne Food & Wine, Downend | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,200 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Badminton Road Playing Fields 8.9 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Staple Hill and Districts Allotments 4.3 ha | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bury Hill camp, Moorend, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km north. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bury Hill camp, Moorend | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Oldbury Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia Wood | Wood | 700 m south-west |
| Stockwell Hill | Hill | 740 m south-east |
| Leap Valley | Valley | 1.0 km north |
| Black Horse Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-east |
| Charn Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south |
| Bury Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Badminton Road.