BS16 9QA South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Boyd Valley. Region: South West.
Streets
- Homefield Road, Pucklechurch: 21 addresses
- Queen's Road, Pucklechurch: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Homefield Road, Pucklechurch: 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 C (31% of about 590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 11, PARKFIELD ROAD, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 23 addresses are between 109 m and 113 m above sea level (112 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Yate 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km |
| Bristol Parkway 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Keynsham 566,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Castle Road Pucklechurch | 200 m |
| Ferry terminal | Netham Lock Ferry Terminal | 9.0 km |
| Car parks | Lyde Green Park & Ride | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | Sainsburys Emersons Green Smart Charge | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 22.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Emersons Green Medical Centre | 2.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.7 km |
| NHS dentists | St. Lukes House | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Cossham Hospital | 5.9 km |
| Police station | Staple Hill Police Station | 4.4 km |
| Cash machines | Shell Downend, Downend Cashzone | 4.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Lyde Green Common 6.9 ha | 1.7 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,250 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Pucklechurch Allotments 6,730 m² | 1.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Grey House, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m west. 37 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Grey House | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m west |
| Moat House | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north |
| Anglican Church of St Thomas À Becket Church of St Thomas of Canterbury | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m east |
| Iron Age enclosed settlement and Anglo-Saxon hunting lodge 68m south west of Cranford Farm | Scheduled monument | 480 m east |
| Dennisworth Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south-west |
| Bowl barrow 75m north of Gingell's Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Brandy Bottom Colliery, part of Parkfield Colliery | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coxgrove Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-west |
| Primrose Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| Pucklechurch Woodland | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Dudley Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Bitterwell Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km north-west |
| Leap Valley | Valley | 4.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the postcode's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 64% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Homefield Road.