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BS16 1QP

Frenchay & Downend · South Gloucestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Frenchay & Downend
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke
Postcode district
BS16
Postcode sector
BS16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS16 1QS 72 m
BS16 1QN 73 m
BS16 1QW 75 m
BS16 1PE 102 m
BS16 1QL 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS16 1QP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS16
Postcode sector
BS16 1
Latitude
51.501660
Longitude
-2.524357
British National Grid easting
363,700
British National Grid northing
178,211

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Gloucestershire · E06000025
Electoral ward
Frenchay & Downend · E05012115
Parish or community
E04012636
Westminster constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke · E14001237
Output area
E00189499
Lower layer super output area
South Gloucestershire 036C · E01035233
Middle layer super output area
South Gloucestershire 036 · E02007067

Postcode source versions

Explore BS16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
92
Primary
66
Secondary
11

  1. South Gloucestershire Hospital Home Teaching Service

    Miscellaneous

    658 m

  2. Frenchay Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    850 m

  3. Frome Vale Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,197
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 493
  • Anti social behaviour 150
  • Other theft 120
  • Public order 102
  • Burglary 69

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

8 female, 1 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.1
BS16 1 residents
17,431

Age bands in BS16 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

2,431 residents

Age 15 to 24
31.5%

5,654 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

4,552 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.3%

3,098 residents

Age 65 and over
12.3%

2,213 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS16 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • THE OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, MANOR ROAD, FISHPONDS, BRISTOL, BS16 2JD

    ODS code L81075

    2.2 km

  • THE DOWNEND HEALTH GROUP

    CHRISTCHURCH FAMILY MEDICAL CENTRE, NORTH STREET, DOWNEND, BRISTOL, BS16 5SG

    ODS code L81026

    2.3 km

  • STOKES MEDICAL GROUP

    RATCLIFFE DRIVE, STOKE GIFFORD, BRISTOL, BS34 8UE

    ODS code L81118

    2.4 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81087

    2.5 km

  • FISHPONDS FAMILY PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81013

    2.5 km

  • LEAP VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEAUFORT ROAD, DOWNEND, BRISTOL, BS16 6UG

    ODS code L81046

    2.6 km

  • EMERSONS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. LUKES CLOSE, EMERSON'S GREEN SOUTH, BRISTOL, BS16 7AL

    ODS code L81632

    3.4 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRAYDON AVENUE, LITTLE STOKE, BRISTOL, BS34 6BQ

    ODS code L81019

    3.7 km

  • HORFIELD HC

    LOCKLEAZE ROAD, BRISTOL, BS7 9RR

    ODS code L81022

    3.8 km

  • FROME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 COURT ROAD, FRAMPTON COTTERELL, BRISTOL, BS36 2DE

    ODS code L81014

    4.1 km

  • MVMG - MONKS PARK

    24 MONKS PARK AVENUE, HORFIELD, BRISTOL, BS7 0UE

    ODS code L81669

    4.1 km

  • EAST TREES HEALTH CENTRE

    100A FISHPONDS ROAD, EASTVILLE, BRISTOL, BS5 6SA

    ODS code L81023

    4.4 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACDONALD WALK, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 8NJ

    ODS code L81055

    4.5 km

  • FIRECLAY HEALTH

    BELLEVUE ROAD, ST GEORGE, BRISTOL, BS5 7PH

    ODS code L81062

    4.6 km

  • KINGSWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    ALMA ROAD, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 4EJ

    ODS code L81063

    4.6 km

  • AIR BALLOON SURGERY

    KENN ROAD, ST. GEORGE, BRISTOL, BS5 7PD

    ODS code L81038

    4.8 km

  • GLOUCESTER ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A CHURCH ROAD, HORFIELD, BRISTOL, BS7 8SA

    ODS code L81078

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Beckspool Road

    BCT · Frenchay

    0.1 miles

  • Beckspool Road

    BCT · Frenchay

    0.1 miles

  • Malmains Drive

    BCT · Frenchay

    0.2 miles

  • Alexander Road

    BCT · Frenchay

    0.2 miles

  • Alexander Road

    BCT · Frenchay

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Gloucestershire 036C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,378 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

92 open schools are in scope, including 66 primary and 11 secondary schools. South Gloucestershire Hospital Home Teaching Service is the nearest published school at 658 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,197 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 493 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.