# BS16 5NZ: area report for a postcode in South Gloucestershire

BS16 5NZ is a postcode in South Gloucestershire.

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 South Gloucestershire. Open the map at BS16 5NZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) › [BS16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16) › [BS16 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16-5)

## Around this postcode

- **45 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. South Gloucestershire 026D: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5029,51.4793,BS165NZ
- **Stapleton Road, 4.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5029,51.4793,BS165NZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5029,51.4793,BS165NZ
- **No property in BS16 5NZ 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=-2.5029,51.4793,BS165NZ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Gloucestershire 026D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5029,51.4793,BS165NZ
- **£335,572 average price**: For the whole of South Gloucestershire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5029,51.4793,BS165NZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5029,51.4793,BS165NZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5029,51.4793,BS165NZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BS16 5NZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5029,51.4793,BS165NZ
- **Low road and rail noise at BS16 5NZ**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5029,51.4793,BS165NZ
- **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=-2.5029,51.4793,BS165NZ
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5029,51.4793,BS165NZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Tynings Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-tynings-primary-school-e149950) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Staple Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/staple-hill-primary-school-e149943) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-infant-school-downend-e109166) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-junior-school-downend-e109165) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Soundwell Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/soundwell-academy-e147889) | Special | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-church-of-england-junior-school-soundwell-e150821) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Stephen's Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-infant-school-e109046) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [Kings' Forest Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-forest-primary-school-e150007) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2025 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| September 2024 | £168,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| August 2025 | £384,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £379,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £293,250 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE DOWNEND HEALTH GROUP (670 m)
- Pharmacies: WILLOWS PHARMACY (770 m)
- Dental practices: PHOENIX DENTAL STAPLE HILL (410 m); CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL CENTRE (670 m); STAPLE HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Staple Hill Superstore (170 m, Tesco); Iceland Staple Hill (280 m, Iceland); Morrisons Daily Bristol Downend Road (990 m, Morrisons); Co-op Downend Road (1 km, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £335,572** (August 2026). South Gloucestershire’s average house price was £335,572 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,731** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Gloucestershire earned a median of £40,731 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 125th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.2×** (2025). A home in South Gloucestershire costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 120th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.6** (2025). South Gloucestershire has a deprivation score of 11.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 43rd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Gloucestershire 026D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.3** (2025). South Gloucestershire 026D has a deprivation score of 21.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,633rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £297,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Gloucestershire 026D was £297,500 in 2025. Joint 15,744th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,518** (2021). South Gloucestershire 026D had 1,518 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,566th 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: 97.8%** (January 2026). In South Gloucestershire 026D, 97.8% 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.

## 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: [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire)
- Centre: 51.4793, -2.5029

Council: [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) (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), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [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=-2.5029,51.4793,BS165NZ

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16-5nz