BS16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Fishponds and Blackhorse, in South Gloucestershire and Bristol.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BS16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BS16, 84.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BS16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BS16 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BS16 at a rate of 93.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.6 per 1,000 people across BS.
In August 2026 alone, 690 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BS16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,436), other crime (1,786) and anti-social behaviour (1,372).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BS16 was 88.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in BS16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BS16 has no single figure. Of its 51 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 14 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BS16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol 012A | 1,725 | 216.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.4% |
| Bristol 012B | 1,651 | 52.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.4% |
| Bristol 012C | 1,553 | 126.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.3% |
| Bristol 012D | 1,750 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 71.3% |
| Bristol 013A | 2,350 | 215.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.0% |
| Bristol 013B | 1,634 | 125.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.6% |
| Bristol 013C | 2,360 | 233.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.9% |
| Bristol 013D | 1,944 | 66.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.6% |
| Bristol 013E | 1,722 | 111.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.3% |
| Bristol 018D | 1,581 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Bristol 018E | 2,099 | 112.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.8% |
| Bristol 018F | 1,265 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Bristol 019A | 2,046 | 156.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.4% |
| Bristol 019B | 2,024 | 94.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.8% |
| Bristol 021A | 1,752 | 104.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.6% |
| Bristol 021B | 1,784 | 147.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.3% |
| South Gloucestershire 019A | 1,629 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 7.8% |
| South Gloucestershire 019F | 1,699 | 87.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 72.6% |
| South Gloucestershire 019H | 1,597 | 96.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
| South Gloucestershire 019I | 1,654 | 112.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.2% |
| South Gloucestershire 019J | 1,067 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 5.6% |
| South Gloucestershire 020A | 1,769 | 32.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.2% |
| South Gloucestershire 020B | 1,339 | 22.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.4% |
| South Gloucestershire 020C | 1,523 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |
| South Gloucestershire 020D | 1,588 | 34.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| South Gloucestershire 021A | 1,704 | 61.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.5% |
| South Gloucestershire 021C | 2,118 | 64.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.4% |
| South Gloucestershire 021D | 1,609 | 23.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.0% |
| South Gloucestershire 021F | 1,579 | 39.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.0% |
| South Gloucestershire 021G | 1,695 | 12.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% |
| South Gloucestershire 021H | 2,062 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.9% |
| South Gloucestershire 021I | 1,636 | 175.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.2% |
| South Gloucestershire 022A | 1,552 | 32.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.8% |
| South Gloucestershire 022B | 1,797 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.2% |
| South Gloucestershire 022C | 1,757 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.2% |
| South Gloucestershire 022D | 1,573 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.9% |
| South Gloucestershire 023A | 1,414 | 52.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |
| South Gloucestershire 023B | 1,756 | 129.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.2% |
| South Gloucestershire 023C | 1,585 | 45.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.0% |
| South Gloucestershire 023D | 1,788 | 71.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.0% |
| South Gloucestershire 025D | 1,700 | 83.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.0% |
| South Gloucestershire 025E | 1,464 | 219.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.0% |
| South Gloucestershire 026D | 1,518 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.8% |
| South Gloucestershire 026E | 1,750 | 118.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.1% |
| South Gloucestershire 026F | 1,770 | 93.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 80.5% |
| South Gloucestershire 035B | 2,507 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 48.0% |
| South Gloucestershire 035C | 2,784 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 37.1% |
| South Gloucestershire 035D | 1,256 | 157.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.4% |
| South Gloucestershire 035E | 1,295 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.9% |
| South Gloucestershire 036C | 1,834 | 97.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.0% |
| South Gloucestershire 036D | 1,824 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.5% |
MPs for BS16
- Damien EganLabourMP for Bristol North East56% of BS16’s postcodes
- Claire HazelgroveLabourMP for Filton and Bradley Stoke39% of BS16’s postcodes
- Claire YoungLiberal DemocratMP for Thornbury and Yate4.6% of BS16’s postcodes
- Darren JonesLabourMP for Bristol North West0.0% of BS16’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BS1612
Postcode sectors in BS169
Councils BS16 covers2
Towns in BS163
Postcode districts next to BS169
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BS postcode area2
BS16 in brief
BS16 is a postcode district covering Fishponds and Blackhorse, in South Gloucestershire and Bristol.
About 98,297 people lived in BS16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £345,000 in 2025 across 1,248 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 93.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BS16 was £345,000 in 2025.
BS16 had 91,355 usual residents at the census.
In BS16, 84.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BS16, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.