BS16 3HW postcode in Kingswood and Fishponds, City of Bristol

BS16 3HW is a postcode in Kingswood and Fishponds, in the Eastville ward of City of Bristol. It is in the Bristol North East parliamentary constituency and the Avon and Somerset police force area, and has been in use since August 2004.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at BS16 3HW can get it Across City of Bristol: 94% Typical price £318,000 Homes sold in BS16 3, last 12 months. ▲ 1% on the year before Nearest station Stapleton Road 2.5 km in a straight line

Where BS16 3HW is, and what is near it

Map of BS16 3HW and what is near it Map of BS16 3HW: its centre point, with the 204 other postcodes in the BS16 3 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. BS16 3AA: also in BS16 3BS16 3AE: also in BS16 3BS16 3AF: also in BS16 3BS16 3AH: also in BS16 3BS16 3AL: also in BS16 3BS16 3AT: also in BS16 3BS16 3BA: also in BS16 3BS16 3BG: also in BS16 3BS16 3BQ: also in BS16 3BS16 3DA: also in BS16 3BS16 3DB: also in BS16 3BS16 3DD: also in BS16 3BS16 3DH: also in BS16 3BS16 3DJ: also in BS16 3BS16 3DL: also in BS16 3BS16 3DN: also in BS16 3BS16 3DQ: also in BS16 3BS16 3DR: also in BS16 3BS16 3DT: also in BS16 3BS16 3DW: also in BS16 3BS16 3HE: also in BS16 3BS16 3HH: also in BS16 3BS16 3HJ: also in BS16 3BS16 3HL: also in BS16 3BS16 3HQ: also in BS16 3BS16 3HS: also in BS16 3BS16 3HT: also in BS16 3BS16 3HU: also in BS16 3BS16 3HY: also in BS16 3BS16 3HZ: also in BS16 3BS16 3JA: also in BS16 3BS16 3JB: also in BS16 3BS16 3JE: also in BS16 3BS16 3JF: also in BS16 3BS16 3JG: also in BS16 3BS16 3JP: also in BS16 3BS16 3JQ: also in BS16 3BS16 3JR: also in BS16 3BS16 3JX: also in BS16 3BS16 3JY: also in BS16 3BS16 3LD: also in BS16 3BS16 3QA: also in BS16 3BS16 3QF: also in BS16 3BS16 3QR: also in BS16 3BS16 3RP: also in BS16 3BS16 3RS: also in BS16 3BS16 3RT: also in BS16 3BS16 3RU: also in BS16 3BS16 3RX: also in BS16 3BS16 3RZ: also in BS16 3BS16 3SA: also in BS16 3BS16 3SE: also in BS16 3BS16 3SF: also in BS16 3BS16 3SG: also in BS16 3BS16 3SJ: also in BS16 3BS16 3SQ: also in BS16 3BS16 3SU: also in BS16 3BS16 3TD: also in BS16 3BS16 3TR: also in BS16 3BS16 3TS: also in BS16 3BS16 3UA: also in BS16 3BS16 3UF: also in BS16 3BS16 3UH: also in BS16 3BS16 3UJ: also in BS16 3BS16 3US: also in BS16 3BS16 3UU: also in BS16 3BS16 3UW: also in BS16 3BS16 3YA: also in BS16 3BS16 3YB: also in BS16 3BS16 3ZZ: also in BS16 3 School 450 mStapleton Road station 2.5 kmAshley Down station 3.0 kmHillfields BS16 3HW Map of BS16 3HW and what is near it Map of BS16 3HW: its centre point, with the 204 other postcodes in the BS16 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Hillfields BS16 3HW
  • BS16 3HW
  • Other postcodes in BS16 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4773, longitude -2.5341)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BS16 3HW?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BS16 3HW?

Every home and business at BS16 3HW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BS16 3HW 100% City of Bristol 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BS16 3HW 100% City of Bristol 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BS16 3HW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bristol City Council's days for BS16 3HW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BS16 3HW on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BS16 3HW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BS16 3HW.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across City of Bristol

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BS16 3HW: 21,426 properties in City of Bristol are at high risk (8.9% of all its properties). All the figures for City of Bristol

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BS16 3HW is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BS16 3HW?

Homes in BS16 3 sold for a typical £318,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 91 sales, up 1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£318,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£315,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £365,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £348,000 47 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £182,500 26 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BS16 district: a typical £350,000 from 982 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BS16 3HW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BS16 3HW from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BS16 3HW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,320 homes in the neighbourhood around BS16 3HW. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band B. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (23%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BS16 3HW

Band D in City of Bristol for 2026‑27: £2,714. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,809 (band A) to £3,317 (band E); band B, the most common, is £2,111.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 370 (28%)£1,809
Band Babout 430 (33%)£2,111
Band Cabout 400 (30%)£2,412
Band Dabout 100 (8%)£2,714
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£3,317
Band Fwithheld£3,920
Band Gfewer than 5£4,523
Band Hwithheld£5,427

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 13% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 23% 2020 or later

Averages for City of Bristol before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BS16 3HW is in (ONS area E01014588), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BS16 3HW?

The nearest open schools to BS16 3HW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BS16 3HW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BS16 3HW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BS16 3HW is Stapleton Road Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Stapleton Road Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Ashley Down Railway station 3.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Channons Hill, 109 m away.

More stations near BS16 3HW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BS16 3HW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BS16 3HW, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BS16 3HW?

1 within 1 km 14 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BS16 3HW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · No details mapped 100 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BS16 3HW?

The nearest to the centre of BS16 3HW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BS16 3HW?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BS16 3HW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BS16 3HW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BS16 3HW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BS16 3HW, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BS16 3HW?

The nearest vets to the centre of BS16 3HW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BS16 3HW in a conservation area?

The centre of BS16 3HW is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BS16 3HW?

Police.uk records 438 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BS16 3HW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences160 reports
Anti-social behaviour81 reports
Shoplifting40 reports
Public order28 reports
Vehicle crime28 reports
Criminal damage and arson25 reports

Also: other theft 25, burglary 15, drugs 12, other crime 9, bicycle theft 5, robbery 5, possession of weapons 4, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BS16 3HW

Ward
Eastville
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Kingswood and Fishponds
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 2004

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BS16 3HS50 mBS16 3JE60 mBS16 3HT60 mBS16 3HL80 mBS16 3AT80 mBS16 3HH90 m
All of BS16

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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