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BS16 5UP

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS16 5UN 61 m
BS16 5UL 67 m
BS16 5UH 106 m
BS16 5UW 118 m
BS16 5UE 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS16 5UP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS16
Postcode sector
BS16 5
Latitude
51.487836
Longitude
-2.506641
British National Grid easting
364,919
British National Grid northing
176,665

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
E00075307
Lower layer super output area
South Gloucestershire 022C · E01014899
Middle layer super output area
South Gloucestershire 022 · E02003111

Postcode source versions

Explore BS16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
58
Secondary
12

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    260 m

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    487 m

  3. Pathways Learning Centre

    Academy alternative provision converter

    714 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,954
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,252
  • Anti social behaviour 350
  • Public order 259
  • Criminal damage and arson 208
  • Other theft 205

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

23 female, 17 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
1.1
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS16 5 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+
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%

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

16

within 5 km

  • THE DOWNEND HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code L81026

    317 m

  • LEAP VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEAUFORT ROAD, DOWNEND, BRISTOL, BS16 6UG

    ODS code L81046

    1.6 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81087

    1.7 km

  • FISHPONDS FAMILY PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81013

    1.7 km

  • THE OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81075

    1.7 km

  • EMERSONS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code L81632

    2.1 km

  • KINGSWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    ALMA ROAD, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 4EJ

    ODS code L81063

    2.8 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACDONALD WALK, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 8NJ

    ODS code L81055

    2.9 km

  • FIRECLAY HEALTH

    BELLEVUE ROAD, ST GEORGE, BRISTOL, BS5 7PH

    ODS code L81062

    3.4 km

  • AIR BALLOON SURGERY

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

    ODS code L81038

    3.6 km

  • STOKES MEDICAL GROUP

    RATCLIFFE DRIVE, STOKE GIFFORD, BRISTOL, BS34 8UE

    ODS code L81118

    4.3 km

  • EAST TREES HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code L81023

    4.4 km

  • CADBURY HEATH HEALTHCARE

    PARKWALL ROAD, BRISTOL, BS30 8HS

    ODS code L81130

    4.7 km

  • HORFIELD HC

    LOCKLEAZE ROAD, BRISTOL, BS7 9RR

    ODS code L81022

    4.8 km

  • HANHAM HEALTH

    33 WHITTUCKS ROAD, HANHAM, BRISTOL, BS15 3HY

    ODS code L81079

    4.9 km

  • CLOSE FARM SURGERY

    47 VICTORIA ROAD, WARMLEY, NORTH COMMON, BRISTOL, BS30 5JZ

    ODS code L81050

    5.0 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

  • Christchurch Avenue

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • Christchurch Avenue

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • Christchurch School

    BCT · Downend

    0.1 miles

  • The Horseshoe

    BCT · Downend

    0.2 miles

  • The Horseshoe

    BCT · Downend

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Gloucestershire 022C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,005 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
43
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

87 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 12 secondary schools. Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend is the nearest published school at 260 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,954 published events cover 12 months, averaging 246.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,252 events.

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