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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS16 postcode district.

County or areaBristol
Postcode districtBS16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:52 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:13 am – 4:03 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,935 residentsin the Frenchay & Stoke Gifford East census areaMedian age 39.52,655 households76% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright8% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,572 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 42% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C852 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMoD Abbey Woodhistoric site · 1.5 miPurdown BT Towerhistoric site · 1.9 miMonks Poollake · 2.0 miSims' Hillhill · under a mileGlenfromevalley · under a mileStar Hillhill · 1.2 miBitterwell Lakelake · 2.8 miHuckford Viaductviaduct · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesOldbury Court Estatepark · under a mile · 48 haStoke Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 159 haFrenchay Moorpark · under a mile · 7 haBristol Golf Centregolf course · under a mile · 4 haHillside Gardenssports ground · under a mile · 7 haPendock Road Allomentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197427 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202647 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,563 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 78 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Frenchay Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBranch Surgery - Uwe Health Centre19 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyCleeve Wood Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistFrenchay Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationFishponds Police Station - Avon And Somerset PoliceBristol1.2 miCash machineSGN Ltd - Frenchay (GFL)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi39 schools27 primary, 5 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 3 otherPrimaryFrenchay Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 226 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFrome Vale Academyages 4-11, 203 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBristol Metropolitan Academyages 11-19, 1,103 pupils1.4 miCollegeNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre4.0 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS12 miRailway stationBristol ParkwayStoke Gifford1.3 miBus stationBus StationBristol4.0 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal3.5 miBus stops85 within a mileCar parkParking space on Casson Drive, BS16Bristolunder a mileEV chargingMarlborough Drive, Frenchay2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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