# BS16

Postcode district covering Fishponds and Blackhorse, in South Gloucestershire and Bristol.

BS16 is a postcode district covering Fishponds and Blackhorse, in South Gloucestershire and Bristol. Median sale price £345,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code BS16. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=BS16) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 99% of people in BS16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=BS16) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,248 homes were sold in BS16 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=BS16) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BS16.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=BS16) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BS16 had 91,355 usual residents at the census.

## How BS16 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BS16 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £345,000 | joint 17th cheapest | 37 postcode districts, BS · 2025 |
| Population | 91,355 | most populated | 38 postcode districts, BS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 99% | joint 14th most people in radon Affected Areas | 38 postcode districts, BS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 84.8% | 6th lowest | 38 postcode districts, BS · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the BS postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BS16

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bristol 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014571) | 1,725 | 216.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.4% |
| [Bristol 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014577) | 1,651 | 52.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.4% |
| [Bristol 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014586) | 1,553 | 126.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.3% |
| [Bristol 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014587) | 1,750 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 71.3% |
| [Bristol 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014588) | 2,350 | 215.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.0% |
| [Bristol 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014589) | 1,634 | 125.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.6% |
| [Bristol 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014590) | 2,360 | 233.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.9% |
| [Bristol 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014591) | 1,944 | 66.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.6% |
| [Bristol 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014592) | 1,722 | 111.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.3% |
| [Bristol 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014629) | 1,581 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Bristol 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01032518) | 2,099 | 112.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.8% |
| [Bristol 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01032519) | 1,265 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Bristol 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014572) | 2,046 | 156.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.4% |
| [Bristol 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014573) | 2,024 | 94.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.8% |
| [Bristol 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014622) | 1,752 | 104.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.6% |
| [Bristol 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/neighbourhood/e01014623) | 1,784 | 147.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.3% |
| [South Gloucestershire 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014867) | 1,629 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 7.8% |
| [South Gloucestershire 019F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01033338) | 1,699 | 87.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 72.6% |
| [South Gloucestershire 019H](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035217) | 1,597 | 96.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
| [South Gloucestershire 019I](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035218) | 1,654 | 112.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.2% |
| [South Gloucestershire 019J](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035219) | 1,067 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 5.6% |
| [South Gloucestershire 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014901) | 1,769 | 32.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.2% |
| [South Gloucestershire 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014902) | 1,339 | 22.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.4% |
| [South Gloucestershire 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014903) | 1,523 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |
| [South Gloucestershire 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014965) | 1,588 | 34.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| [South Gloucestershire 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014964) | 1,704 | 61.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.5% |
| [South Gloucestershire 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014967) | 2,118 | 64.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.4% |
| [South Gloucestershire 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014969) | 1,609 | 23.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.0% |
| [South Gloucestershire 021F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01033334) | 1,579 | 39.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.0% |
| [South Gloucestershire 021G](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01033336) | 1,695 | 12.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% |
| [South Gloucestershire 021H](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035220) | 2,062 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.9% |
| [South Gloucestershire 021I](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035221) | 1,636 | 175.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.2% |
| [South Gloucestershire 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014897) | 1,552 | 32.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.8% |
| [South Gloucestershire 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014898) | 1,797 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.2% |
| [South Gloucestershire 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014899) | 1,757 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.2% |
| [South Gloucestershire 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014900) | 1,573 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.9% |
| [South Gloucestershire 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014959) | 1,414 | 52.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |
| [South Gloucestershire 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014960) | 1,756 | 129.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.2% |
| [South Gloucestershire 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014961) | 1,585 | 45.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.0% |
| [South Gloucestershire 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014968) | 1,788 | 71.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.0% |
| [South Gloucestershire 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014974) | 1,700 | 83.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.0% |
| [South Gloucestershire 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014977) | 1,464 | 219.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.0% |
| [South Gloucestershire 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014973) | 1,518 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.8% |
| [South Gloucestershire 026E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014975) | 1,750 | 118.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.1% |
| [South Gloucestershire 026F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014976) | 1,770 | 93.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 80.5% |
| [South Gloucestershire 035B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035228) | 2,507 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 48.0% |
| [South Gloucestershire 035C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035229) | 2,784 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 37.1% |
| [South Gloucestershire 035D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035230) | 1,256 | 157.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.4% |
| [South Gloucestershire 035E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035231) | 1,295 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.9% |
| [South Gloucestershire 036C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035233) | 1,834 | 97.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.0% |
| [South Gloucestershire 036D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014996) | 1,824 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.5% |

## Your MP

- [Bristol North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bristol-north-east): Damien Egan (Labour), MP since July 2024. 56% of the people here.
- [Filton and Bradley Stoke](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/filton-and-bradley-stoke): Claire Hazelgrove (Labour), MP since July 2024. 39% of the people here.
- [Thornbury and Yate](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thornbury-and-yate): Claire Young (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 4.6% of the people here.
- [Bristol North West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bristol-north-west): Darren Jones (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.0% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in BS16

[Downend North](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/downend-north), [Downend South](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/downend-south), [Eastville](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/eastville), [Emersons Green](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/emersons-green), [Fishponds](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/fishponds), [Frenchay & Stoke Gifford East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/frenchay-and-stoke-gifford-east), [Great Stoke & Stoke Park](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/great-stoke-and-stoke-park), [Hillfields](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/hillfields), [Mangotsfield](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/mangotsfield), [Pucklechurch & Westerleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/pucklechurch-and-westerleigh), [Speedwell](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/speedwell), [Stapleton](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol/stapleton)

## Postcode sectors in BS16

[BS16 0 (13 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16-0), [BS16 1 (366 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16-1), [BS16 2 (266 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16-2), [BS16 3 (205 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16-3), [BS16 4 (231 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16-4), [BS16 5 (253 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16-5), [BS16 6 (261 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16-6), [BS16 7 (224 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16-7), [BS16 9 (218 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs16-9)

## Councils BS16 covers

[South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire), [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol)

## Towns in BS16

[Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol), [Kingswood and Fishponds](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kingswood-and-fishponds), [Stoke Gifford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stoke-gifford)

## Postcode districts next to BS16

[BS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5), [BS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs7), [BS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs15), [BS30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs30), [BS32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs32), [BS34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs34), [BS36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs36), [BS37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs37), [SN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn14)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bristol Parkway (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.5422,51.5138), [Filton Abbey Wood (3.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.5624,51.5049), [Stapleton Road (4.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.5662,51.4675), [Ashley Down (4.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.5767,51.4787)

## More in the BS postcode area

[All BS postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 99% of people in BS16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BS16, 84.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BS16
- Postcode area: [BS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs)
- Constituency: [Bristol North East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bristol-north-east)
- Council: [South Gloucestershire †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire)
- Area: 36.68 km²
- People, mid-2024: 98,297*
- Neighbourhoods: 51
- Output areas: 267

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BS36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs36), [BS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs15), [BS34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs34), [BS30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs30), [BS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs7), [BS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs5)

## Latest updates for BS16

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BS16

## How to cite

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