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Thinking of living at BS16 6SY? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley Heath Junior School | Primary | 500 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Bromley Heath Infant School | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Blackhorse Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| Downend School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lyde Green Community School | Secondary | 2.5 km | – |
| Winterbourne Academy | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 52 · 16.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mangotsfield School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 41.3 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bristol Metropolitan Academy | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 10.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Elmtree Grove School | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Collegiate School | Independent | 4.8 km | 36.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Immanuel Christian School | Independent | 4.8 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Bromley Heath Playing Field | 760 m | 20 |
| Swimming | Barley Close Community Primary School | 1.7 km | 9 |
| Golf | Kendleshire Golf Club | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Downend Cricket Club | 1.9 km | 5 |
| Rugby | Barton Hill Old Boys Rugby Club | 4.3 km | 5 |
| Squash | Kingswood Active Lifestyle Centre | 3.3 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Lyde Green Playing Fields | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Mangotsfield School | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Campus Skatepark | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Bradley Stoke Bowls Club | 3.8 km | 3 |
| Archery | Cleve Achers | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Football | Mangotsfield School Football Pitch | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Fromeside Gymnastics Club | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Sodbury Vale Equestrian Supplies | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Scootering | Pump Track | 3.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Bristol Parkway, a drive away (3.4 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Willy Wicket, 350 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (route Y2); 14 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Bromley Heath Junior School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 62% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Bromley Heath Infant School (0.2 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Downend School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 51 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys, 1.6 km away, with Shell Downend closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Leap Valley Medical Centre (950 m), with Westbourne Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, Silhouette hair and beauty is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is UHBW Bristol Campus, 7.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 68% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Sandringham is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Trident the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 29 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 10 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Leap Valley, 150 m away; for exercise, Downend Sports Centre (1.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Henleaze Lake, 7.3 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bristol is 20 km away.
22 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is University of the West of England, Bristol, 3.5 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.