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BS16 5EQ

Frenchay & Downend · South Gloucestershire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Bristol
Ward
Frenchay & Downend
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke
Postcode district
BS16
Postcode sector
BS16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS16 5EH 50 m
BS16 5EJ 83 m
BS16 5UD 89 m
BS16 5EE 116 m
BS16 5UQ 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS16 5EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS16
Postcode sector
BS16 5
Latitude
51.487307
Longitude
-2.510467
British National Grid easting
364,653
British National Grid northing
176,608

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
E04001082
Westminster constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke · E14001237
Output area
E00075305
Lower layer super output area
South Gloucestershire 022D · E01014900
Middle layer super output area
South Gloucestershire 022 · E02003111

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Croomes Hill, Bristol, BS16 5EQ 6 October 2025 £420,000
9, Croomes Hill, Bristol, BS16 5EQ 6 October 2025 £420,000
1, Croomes Hill, Bristol, BS16 5EQ 1 November 2024 £368,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
90
Primary
60
Secondary
13

  1. Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend

    Voluntary controlled school

    331 m

  2. Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend

    Voluntary controlled school

    344 m

  3. Pathways Learning Centre

    Academy alternative provision converter

    449 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,398
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,397
  • Anti social behaviour 401
  • Public order 319
  • Other theft 256
  • Criminal damage and arson 246

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

29 female, 28 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.9
BS16 5 residents
10,841

Age bands in BS16 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,751 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,174 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.1%

2,930 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.3%

2,422 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

2,135 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS16 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • THE DOWNEND HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code L81026

    434 m

  • THE OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81075

    1.4 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81087

    1.4 km

  • FISHPONDS FAMILY PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81013

    1.4 km

  • LEAP VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEAUFORT ROAD, DOWNEND, BRISTOL, BS16 6UG

    ODS code L81046

    1.9 km

  • EMERSONS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L81632

    2.4 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACDONALD WALK, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 8NJ

    ODS code L81055

    2.8 km

  • KINGSWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    ALMA ROAD, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 4EJ

    ODS code L81063

    2.8 km

  • FIRECLAY HEALTH

    BELLEVUE ROAD, ST GEORGE, BRISTOL, BS5 7PH

    ODS code L81062

    3.2 km

  • AIR BALLOON SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81038

    3.5 km

  • EAST TREES HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code L81023

    4.1 km

  • STOKES MEDICAL GROUP

    RATCLIFFE DRIVE, STOKE GIFFORD, BRISTOL, BS34 8UE

    ODS code L81118

    4.2 km

  • HORFIELD HC

    LOCKLEAZE ROAD, BRISTOL, BS7 9RR

    ODS code L81022

    4.6 km

  • CADBURY HEATH HEALTHCARE

    PARKWALL ROAD, BRISTOL, BS30 8HS

    ODS code L81130

    4.7 km

  • HANHAM HEALTH

    33 WHITTUCKS ROAD, HANHAM, BRISTOL, BS15 3HY

    ODS code L81079

    4.9 km

  • CHARLOTTE KEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEYMOUR ROAD, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS5 0UA

    ODS code L81015

    4.9 km

  • THE WELLSPRING SURGERY

    BEAM STREET, REDFIELD, BRISTOL, BS5 9QY

    ODS code L81061

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Christchurch Avenue

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • Christchurch Avenue

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • Hurstwood Road

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • Croomes Hill

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • Hurstwood Road

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Gloucestershire 022D, 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

22,627 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £420,000 from 6 recorded sales in BS16 5EQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Gloucestershire is £340,300 in June 2026, up 2.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

90 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 13 secondary schools. Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend is the nearest published school at 331 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,398 published events cover 12 months, averaging 283.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,397 events.

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