BS16 postcode area · South Gloucestershire

The BS16 postcode district spans 19 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bristol, City of, South Gloucestershire. Area Scores range from 23 to 99 across them. Every full BS16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BS16 district contains both ends of the scale: Downend North at 100 out of 100 (#19 of 6,856 in England) against Lockleaze at 23, a 77-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 9 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £296,250 in Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West to £512,500 in Westbury Village — a 1.7× gap within the BS16 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bristol, City of and South Gloucestershire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,374a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime88per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied68%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BS16 district

£345,000median home sold over the past year · +19.0% over 5 years · -0.9% over the year · 1,151 sales
Detached£523,000
Semi-detached£375,000
Terraced£335,000
Flat£210,000
South Gloucestershire£335,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Downend NorthSouth Gloucestershire 19100 £495,000
Bradley Stoke North EastSouth Gloucestershire 13598 £300,500
Emersons GreenSouth Gloucestershire 14998 £360,000
Downend SouthSouth Gloucestershire 56092 £377,500
Great Stoke & Stoke ParkSouth Gloucestershire 84188 £345,000
Frenchay & Stoke Gifford EastSouth Gloucestershire 1,04785 £440,000
Westbury VillageBristol, City of 1,08184 £512,500
WinterbourneSouth Gloucestershire 1,22582 £422,500
Staple Hill NorthSouth Gloucestershire 2,28167 £305,000
Marshfield, Wick & HawkesburySouth Gloucestershire 2,43264 £455,000
Pucklechurch & WesterleighSouth Gloucestershire 2,49364 £355,000
MangotsfieldSouth Gloucestershire 3,18654 £325,000
StapletonBristol, City of 3,59748 £337,500
Staple Hill South & Kingswood North WestSouth Gloucestershire 3,78245 £296,250
EastvilleBristol, City of 4,15239 £340,000
SpeedwellBristol, City of 4,38536 £310,000
FishpondsBristol, City of 4,44035 £335,000
HillfieldsBristol, City of 5,06426 £322,000
LockleazeBristol, City of 5,27023 £350,000

People living in BS16 Census 2021

Residents158,290
Median age (est.)38
Density643per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above37%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 14%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 13%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 7%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 7%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 40% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in BS16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BS16 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BS16.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.