# BS16 6SZ: area report for a postcode in South Gloucestershire

BS16 6SZ is a postcode in South Gloucestershire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of South Gloucestershire. Open the map at BS16 6SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) › [BS16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16) › [BS16 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16-6)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 44% on July. South Gloucestershire 021A: 61 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4947,51.5013,BS166SZ
- **Bristol Parkway, 3.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4947,51.5013,BS166SZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4947,51.5013,BS166SZ
- **No property in BS16 6SZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4947,51.5013,BS166SZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, South Gloucestershire 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4947,51.5013,BS166SZ
- **£341,833 average price**: For the whole of South Gloucestershire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4947,51.5013,BS166SZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4947,51.5013,BS166SZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4947,51.5013,BS166SZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BS16 6SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4947,51.5013,BS166SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at BS16 6SZ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4947,51.5013,BS166SZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4947,51.5013,BS166SZ
- **12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4947,51.5013,BS166SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bromley Heath Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bromley-heath-junior-school-e109028) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bromley Heath Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bromley-heath-infant-school-e109029) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | – |
| [Blackhorse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackhorse-primary-school-e149946) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustine-of-canterbury-catholic-primary-school-e109268) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Downend School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downend-school-e139345) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 48.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Stanbridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanbridge-primary-school-e149947) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Emersons Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/emersons-green-primary-school-e150000) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barley Close Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barley-close-community-primary-school-e109047) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2023 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £488,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £342,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2023 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2024 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LEAP VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (710 m)
- Pharmacies: WESTBOURNE PHARMACY (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Mangotsfield Bristol (990 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £341,833** (July 2026). South Gloucestershire’s average house price was £341,833 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,731** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Gloucestershire earned a median of £40,731 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 125th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.4×** (2025). A home in South Gloucestershire costs 8.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 113th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.6** (2025). South Gloucestershire has a deprivation score of 11.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 43rd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Gloucestershire 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.2** (2025). South Gloucestershire 021A has a deprivation score of 3.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,165th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £478,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Gloucestershire 021A was £478,750 in 2025. Joint 5,388th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,704** (2021). South Gloucestershire 021A had 1,704 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,355th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.5%** (January 2026). In South Gloucestershire 021A, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BS16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £345,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BS16 was £345,000 in 2025. Joint 827th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 91,355** (2021). BS16 had 91,355 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 12th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in BS16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.8%** (January 2026). In BS16, 84.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire)
- Centre: 51.5013, -2.4947

Council: [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Filton and Bradley Stoke](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/filton-and-bradley-stoke): Claire Hazelgrove (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4947,51.5013,BS166SZ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16-6sz.

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