BS6 postcode area guide — Bristol, City of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BS6 postcode district in Bristol — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BS6
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
96.9%
Gigabit-capable
96.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BS6 postcode district (Bristol, City of) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 760 postcodes Ofcom measures in BS6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 96.9%.
Around 0% of premises in BS6 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BS6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BS6 5AA | 50% | 50% |
| BS6 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| BS6 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| BS6 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| BS6 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| BS6 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| BS6 5AH | 93% | 93% |
| BS6 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BS6 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| BS6 5AN | 100% | 100% |
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Crime in BS6
Police recorded 798 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BS6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 208 | 26.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 131 | 16.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 77 | 9.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 72 | 9.0% |
| Public order | 68 | 8.5% |
| Shoplifting | 67 | 8.4% |
| Burglary | 56 | 7.0% |
| Other theft | 50 | 6.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BS6
Based on 394 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BS6 is £485,000, up 11.5% on the previous year (£435,000).
Detached
£760,000
10 sales
Semi-detached
£925,000
57 sales
Terraced
£665,000
102 sales
Flat / maisonette
£335,050
206 sales
Latest recorded sales in BS6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £765,000 | Terraced | Halsbury Road | BS6 7SR |
| 12 May 2026 | £225,000 | Flat | Cheltenham Road | BS6 5QX |
| 8 May 2026 | £655,000 | Terraced | Brighton Road | BS6 6NT |
| 7 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Cheltenham Road | BS6 5RH |
| 7 May 2026 | £390,000 | Flat | Linden Road | BS6 7RL |
| 6 May 2026 | £575,000 | Flat | Durdham Park | BS6 6XA |
| 6 May 2026 | £519,000 | Semi-detached | Kingsley Road | BS6 6AF |
| 1 May 2026 | £910,000 | Semi-detached | Rokeby Avenue | BS6 6EL |
| 1 May 2026 | £866,750 | Terraced | Redland Road | BS6 6YG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £360,000 | Flat | Redland Road | BS6 6YE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BS6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotham School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,654 | BS6 6DT |
| Redland Green School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,652 | BS6 7EH |
| E-Act Montpelier High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 859 | BS6 5RD |
| Westbury Park School | Primary | 4–11 | 417 | BS6 7NU |
| Cotham Gardens Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 365 | BS6 6AL |
| E-Act Fairlawn Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 308 | BS6 5JL |
| Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 147 | BS6 6HY |
| Bristol Hospital Education Service | Not applicable | 5–19 | 45 | BS6 5JL |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BS6
229 rated food businesses operate in BS6. 147 hold the top rating of 5, 27 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1b Pitville, Abbeyfield Bristol Society, AbleCare Homes - Belvedere Lodge, abm catering @ Cotham School, ACHARI Indian Kitchen.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BS6
From a sample of 199 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BS6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
31%
Band D
46%
Band E
14%
Band F
5%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.