# BS16 1XR: area report for a postcode in Bristol

BS16 1XR is a postcode in Bristol.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bristol. Open the map at BS16 1XR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) › [BS16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16) › [BS16 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16-1)

## Around this postcode

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 158% on July. Bristol 012D: 103 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5430,51.4850,BS161XR
- **Ashley Down, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5430,51.4850,BS161XR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5430,51.4850,BS161XR
- **No property in BS16 1XR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.5430,51.4850,BS161XR
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bristol 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5430,51.4850,BS161XR
- **£352,262 average price**: For the whole of Bristol, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5430,51.4850,BS161XR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5430,51.4850,BS161XR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5430,51.4850,BS161XR
- **84% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.5430,51.4850,BS161XR
- **Low road and rail noise at BS16 1XR**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5430,51.4850,BS161XR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.5430,51.4850,BS161XR
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5430,51.4850,BS161XR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Begbrook Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/begbrook-primary-academy-e138655) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bristol Metropolitan Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bristol-metropolitan-academy-e135959) | Secondary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Matthias Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthias-academy-e144285) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Fishponds CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fishponds-cofe-primary-school-e138794) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Avanti Gardens School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avanti-gardens-school-e147652) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Collegiate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/collegiate-school-e109336) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Chester Park Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chester-park-infant-school-e108921) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Little Hayes Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-hayes-nursery-school-e108895) | Nursery | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £555,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2023 | £572,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| February 2025 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| July 2026 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| March 2026 | £134,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 280 m |
| September 2024 | £208,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 300 m |
| November 2025 | £234,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: STAPLETON PHARMACY (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Fishponds (810 m, Iceland); Aldi Fishponds Bristol (1 km, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £352,262** (July 2026). Bristol’s average house price was £352,262 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,509** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bristol earned a median of £39,509 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 151st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.9×** (2025). A home in Bristol costs 8.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.5** (2025). Bristol has a deprivation score of 22.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 108th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bristol 012D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.1** (2025). Bristol 012D has a deprivation score of 22.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,030th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bristol 012D was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 13,409th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,750** (2021). Bristol 012D had 1,750 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,566th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 71.3%** (January 2026). In Bristol 012D, 71.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BS16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £345,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BS16 was £345,000 in 2025. Joint 827th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 91,355** (2021). BS16 had 91,355 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 12th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in BS16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.8%** (January 2026). In BS16, 84.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol)
- Centre: 51.4850, -2.5430

Council: [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bristol North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bristol-north-east): Damien Egan (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.5430,51.4850,BS161XR

## How to cite

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