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Thinking of living at BS16 7DA? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Emersons Green Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Barley Close Community Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| Lyde Green Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Downend School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 51 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mangotsfield School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 41.3 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lyde Green Community School | Secondary | 1.4 km | – |
| Elmtree Grove School | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| Neptune School | Independent | 4.4 km | – |
| Immanuel Christian School | Independent | 4.8 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BS16 7DA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | David Lloyd (Bristol Emersons Green) | 910 m | 16 |
| Swimming | Barley Close Community Primary School | 530 m | 11 |
| Golf | Shortwood Lodge Golf Club | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Gymnastics | Kingswood Gymnastics Trampolining & Team Gym Ltd | 4.1 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Downend Cricket Club | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Lyde Green Playing Fields | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Squash | Kingswood Active Lifestyle Centre | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Football | Mangotsfield School Football Pitch | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Archery | Cleve Achers | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Pump Track | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Bowls | GB Britton Bowls Club | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Pool | Kingswood Entertainment and Sports Club | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Barton Hill Old Boys Rugby Club | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Mangotsfield School | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Scootering | Pump Track | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Skating | Pump Track | 3.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. 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: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Bristol Parkway, a drive away (5.0 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Stockwell Drive, 300 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 49x, 534, SB4); 19 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 78% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Bromley Heath Infant School (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Downend School, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 51 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sushi Gourmet (Emersons Green), 600 m away; Ranjanie Convenience Store (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Emersons Green Medical Centre (450 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Parks Hairdressing is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is UHBW Bristol Campus, 8.9 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 17 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Langley Spice is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Lamb Inn the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 44% of homes.
It's new: 55% of homes were built since 2000.
The nearest park is Pomphrey Hill Open Space, 1.2 km away; for exercise, David Lloyd (900 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Henleaze Lake, 8.7 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bristol is 21 km away.
38 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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Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of the West of England, Bristol, 4.7 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.