Penny Lane, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 4FL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BS15 4FL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.8%	51.7%	-2.1%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	46.2%	48.3%	2.1%	49.0%	-0.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of BS15 4FL there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 51.2% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	27.3%	31.3%	4.0%	37.9%	-6.6%
Married: Opposite sex	56.1%	51.2%	-4.9%	44.2%	7.0%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	7%	11%	4.0%	9.1%	1.9%
Widowed	6.6%	4.6%	-2.0%	6.1%	-1.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43%	56.1%	13.1%	48.4%	7.7%
Good health	40.4%	29.9%	-10.5%	33.6%	-3.7%
Fair health	12.4%	11.3%	-1.1%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	3.2%	2%	-1.2%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 22.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.5%	16.3%	-6.2%	18.2%	-1.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.6%	10.6%	-6.0%	9.6%	1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.5%	14.2%	1.7%	13.4%	0.8%
Apprenticeship	9.2%	8.9%	-0.3%	5.3%	3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14%	23.4%	9.4%	16.9%	6.5%
Degree or Similar	21.4%	22.7%	1.3%	33.8%	-11.1%
Other	3.7%	3.9%	0.2%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.6% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0%	1.2%	1.2%	2.7%	-1.5%
Black African	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	2.5%	-2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.1%
White	94.9%	95.6%	0.7%	81.4%	14.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 94.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	95.9%	94.8%	-1.1%	83.2%	11.6%
European Union	1.6%	3.5%	1.9%	6.1%	-2.6%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	2.7%	-2.4%
Middle East and Asia	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	5.6%	-4.7%
Oceania	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95.5%	94.5%	-1.0%	83.2%	11.3%
10+ Years	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	9.8%	-7.5%
5-10 Years	1%	1.7%	0.7%	2.9%	-1.2%
2-5 Years	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	2.9%	0.9%	-2.0%	1.9%	-1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.8%	76.7%	8.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
No passport held	11.7%	13.5%	-1.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.7%	37.2%	10.5%
Christian	42.4%	46.2%	-3.8%
Muslim	1.2%	6.5%	-5.3%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Penny Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Penny Lane was 31.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 39.3% lower than the New Cheltenham average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Penny Lane has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in New Cheltenham and the 303rd lowest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 5.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -38.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,700

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in BS15 4FL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Penny Lane are based on 31 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for South Gloucestershire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Penny Lane, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 4FL

Estimated Average Property Prices for BS15 4FL

Average Price
£261,874

Semi-Detached
£284,888

Terraced
£325,455

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£207,309

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Penny Lane

Average Price
£275,259

Semi-Detached
£348,750

Terraced
£335,599

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£207,389

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Penny LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Penny Lane, Bristol, South Gloucestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£290,000	2025-01-31	£297,807
11 Penny Lane, Bristol, South Gloucestershire Terraced, an established residential building	£275,000	2024-02-28	£300,213
14 Penny Lane, Bristol, South Gloucestershire Terraced, an established residential building	£346,000	2022-12-09	£350,449
21 Penny Lane, Bristol, South Gloucestershire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£195,000	2017-04-20	£234,951
24 Penny Lane, Bristol, South Gloucestershire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£162,000	2017-03-07	£197,356

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BS15 4FL

Employment

BS15 4FL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	105
Retired	73
Part-Time Employee	31
Self-Employed	29
Student (economically inactive)	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Looking after home or family	7
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Unemployed	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	29
Manufacturing	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Financial and insurance activities	15
Education	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Construction	12
Transport and storage	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Other	5
Information and communication	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Little Hayes Nursery School Symington Road , Fishponds BS16 2LL	3out of 4	2,026 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Speedwell Nursery School Speedwell Road , Kingswood BS5 7SY	4out of 4	2,879 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Limes Nursery School Johnsons Road , Whitehall BS5 9AT	3out of 4	4,600 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Tynings School Eastleigh Close , BS16 4SG	2out of 4	115 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kings' Forest Primary School Station Road , Kingswood BS15 4PQ	3out of 4	737 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Staple Hill Primary School Page Road , Staple Hill BS16 4NE	2out of 4	863 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Infant School Lansdown Road , Kingswood BS15 1XD	3out of 4	946 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell Lansdown Road , Kingswood BS15 1XD	4out of 4	957 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mangotsfield School Rodway Hill , Mangotsfield BS16 9LH	2out of 4	1,155 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Downend School Westerleigh Road , Downend BS16 6XA	3out of 4	1,905 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bristol Brunel Academy Speedwell Road , Speedwell BS15 1NU	3out of 4	2,573 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
John Cabot Academy Woodside Road , Kingswood BS15 8BD	3out of 4	2,699 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Digitech Studio School Tower Road North , Warmley BS30 8XQ	2out of 4	2,801 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King's Oak Academy Brook Road , Kingswood BS15 4JT	3out of 4	2,167 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New Horizons Learning Centre Mulberry Drive , BS15 4EA	3out of 4	1,396 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pathways Learning Centre Overndale Road , Downend BS16 2RQ	3out of 4	1,713 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gracefield Preparatory School 266 Overndale Road , Fishponds BS16 2RG	- not rated	1,781 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Briarwood School Briar Way , Fishponds BS16 4EA	3out of 4	1,838 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Warmley Park School Tower Road North , Warmley BS30 8XL	3out of 4	2,860 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
T-CEEs	The Kitchen, Station Road Workshops	568 yd
The Forge And Fern	76 Broad Street, Staple Hill	679 yd
Shadin	70 Broad Street, Staple Hill	709 yd
The Cinnamon Tree	174 Burley Grove, Mangotsfield	759 yd
Pasty Paradise	8 The Square, Broad Street	839 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Jolly Cobbler	Chiphouse Road, Kingswood	366 yd
The King William Iv	62 Broad Street, Staple Hill	727 yd
501Bar	2 Broad Street, Staple Hill	938 yd
The Turnpike	167 Soundwell Road, Soundwell	999 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Favourite Chicken	141 Station Road, Kingswood	318 yd
Lee's Takeaway	139 Station Road, Kingswood	323 yd
Flamers Star And Tasty Burger	137 Station Road, Kingswood	331 yd
Green Bamboo	1E Pool Road, Kingswood	482 yd
Mario's Fish Bar	1D Pool Road, Kingswood	491 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	58A-60 Broad Street, Staple Hill		741 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	4 The Square, Broad Street		841 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kings Forest Primary School STATION ROAD	grass pitches	655 yd
Lees Hill LEES HILL	grass pitches, tennis courts	671 yd
Soundwell GLADSTONE STREET	grass pitches	768 yd
Page Park Broad Street	grass pitches, tennis courts	785 yd
Soundwell Centre (Closed) Soundwell Centre Soundwell Centre St. Stephens Road		836 yd
Kingswood Leisure Centre Church Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	904 yd
Page Community Association PAGE ROAD		918 yd
St Stephen'S C Of E Primary School LANSDOWN ROAD	grass pitches	978 yd
Mangotsfield School RODWAY HILL	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	1,081 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	58.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	55 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	72.06 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	72.06 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.