Penn Drive, Bristol, BS16 1NJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BS16 1NJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.1%	51.3%	0.2%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	48.9%	48.7%	-0.2%	49.0%	-0.3%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36.3%	40.2%	3.9%	37.9%	2.3%
Married: Opposite sex	34.3%	29.7%	-4.6%	44.2%	-14.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	2.3%	2.9%	0.6%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	7.8%	10.2%	2.4%	9.1%	1.1%
Widowed	19.3%	16.3%	-3.0%	6.1%	10.2%

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 lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (66.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	34.3%	33.3%	-1.0%	48.4%	-15.1%
Good health	33.5%	33.3%	-0.2%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	21.3%	22.4%	1.1%	12.7%	9.7%
Bad health	8.5%	9%	0.5%	4.0%	5.0%
Very bad health	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	1.2%	0.7%

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.

In the area around BS16 1NJ this area, 31.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.6%	31.8%	8.2%	18.2%	13.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.9%	4.7%	-2.2%	9.6%	-4.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.4%	6.3%	-8.1%	13.4%	-7.1%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	4.7%	1.0%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	17.3%	7.8%	16.9%	0.4%
Degree or Similar	37.8%	29.4%	-8.4%	33.8%	-4.4%
Other	4%	5.8%	1.8%	2.8%	3.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	3.5%	1.4%	-2.1%	3.1%	-1.7%
Pakistani	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	1.6%	2.9%	1.3%	2.5%	0.4%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	3.3%	3.0%	0.9%	2.4%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
White	87.5%	88.5%	1.0%	81.4%	7.1%
Arab	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	1.6%	-1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 89.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.6%	89.5%	0.9%	83.2%	6.3%
European Union	1.3%	2.9%	1.6%	6.1%	-3.2%
Africa	1.3%	3.6%	2.3%	2.7%	0.9%
Middle East and Asia	6.6%	2.4%	-4.2%	5.6%	-3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	1.7%	-0.4%	1.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87.8%	89.5%	1.7%	83.2%	6.3%
10+ Years	1.3%	5%	3.7%	9.8%	-4.8%
5-10 Years	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	2.9%	-1.9%
2-5 Years	4.8%	1.9%	-2.9%	2.2%	-0.3%
Less than 2 years	4.8%	2.6%	-2.2%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.9%	76.7%	-5.8%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
North Africa	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	22.7%	13.5%	9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.8%	37.2%	4.6%
Christian	48.9%	46.2%	2.7%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	2.9%	6.5%	-3.6%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	3.8%	6.0%	-2.2%

Safety

Is Penn Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Penn Drive was 87.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.9% higher than the Frenchay & Downend average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Penn Drive has the 12th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Frenchay & Downend and the 233rd highest crime rate of 875 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 47.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 36.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,200

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in BS16 1NJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 1/10 (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) - 1/10 (very low )
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 Penn Drive are based on 75 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 Penn Drive, Bristol, BS16 1NJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for BS16 1NJ

Average Price
£251,427

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£251,427

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Penn Drive

Average Price
£306,690

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£628,496

Flats/Maisonettes
£245,394

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Penn DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Badminton Penn Drive, Bristol, South Gloucestershire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£267,000	2025-04-11	£258,145
15 Badminton Penn Drive, Bristol, South Gloucestershire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2023-03-09	£234,873
14 Badminton Penn Drive, Bristol, South Gloucestershire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£245,000	2023-02-10	£237,591
10 Badminton Penn Drive, Bristol, South Gloucestershire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£255,000	2023-02-10	£247,288
16 Badminton Penn Drive, Bristol, South Gloucestershire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2022-12-02	£252,406

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BS16 1NJ

Employment

BS16 1NJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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.

The percentage of retired residents living in BS16 1NJ area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 33% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	127
Full-Time Employee	117
Long-Term Sick or disabled	52
Part-Time Employee	34
Self-Employed	17
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Student (economically inactive)	7
Looking after home or family	5
Unemployed	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	38
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Manufacturing	11
Education	11
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Information and communication	5
Construction	5
Transport and storage	2
Other	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Little Hayes Nursery School Symington Road , Fishponds BS16 2LL	2out of 4	2,226 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Speedwell Nursery School Speedwell Road , Kingswood BS5 7SY	- not rated	4,352 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Filton Avenue Nursery School Blakeney Road , Horfield BS7 0DL	4out of 4	4,595 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Limes Nursery School Johnsons Road , Whitehall BS5 9AT	3out of 4	5,433 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Frenchay Church of England Primary School Alexander Road , Frenchay BS16 1UZ	- not rated	1,035 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hambrook Primary School Moorend Road , Hambrook BS16 1SJ	3out of 4	1,200 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bromley Heath Infant School Quakers Road , Downend BS16 6NJ	4out of 4	1,260 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bromley Heath Junior School Quakers Road , Downend BS16 6NJ	- not rated	1,305 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Frome Vale Academy Frenchay Road , Downend BS16 2QS	4out of 4	1,358 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Downend Comprehensive School Westerleigh Road , Downend BS16 6XA	- not rated	2,207 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Downend School Westerleigh Road , Downend BS16 6XA	3out of 4	2,207 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Ridings High School High Street , Winterbourne BS36 1JL	- not rated	2,799 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Winterbourne Academy High Street , Winterbourne BS36 1JL	3out of 4	2,799 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Ridings Federation Winterbourne International Academy High Street , Winterbourne BS36 1JL	- not rated	2,799 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Soundwell College St Stephens Road , Soundwell BS16 4RL	- not rated	3,835 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Filton College Filton Avenue , Filton BS34 7AT	- not rated	4,369 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Steiner Academy Bristol College Road , Fishponds BS16 2JP	- not rated	2,415 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bradley Stoke Community School Fiddlers Wood Lane , Bradley Stoke BS32 9BS	3out of 4	4,613 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Frenchay Park Hospital School Frenchay Hospital , Frenchay BS16 1LE	- not rated	1,118 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Avon Hospital Education Service Frenchay Hospital , Frenchay BS16 1LE	- not rated	1,118 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
South Gloucestershire Hospital Home Teaching Service School Room , Frenchay BS16 1LE	- not rated	1,118 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highwood Hospital School Purdown Hospital , Stapleton BS16 1BG	- not rated	1,967 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pathways Learning Centre Overndale Road , Downend BS16 2RQ	3out of 4	2,084 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Frenchay Cricket Club	Bob Clark Ground, Filton Road		487 yd
The White Horse	White Horse Inn, Bristol Road		872 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Frenchay Village Hall BECKSPOOL ROAD		432 yd
Bromley Heath Playing Field WEDGEWOOD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	779 yd
Shaftesbury Park Frenchay Park Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	957 yd
D.R.G Frenchay Afc Sports Ground FRENCHAY PARK ROAD	grass pitches	1,010 yd
Frenchay Hospital (Closed)	grass pitches	1,081 yd
Uwe Bristol Hillside Gardens Filton Road	artificial grass pitch	1,092 yd
Frenchay Cricket Club COMMON MEAD LANE	grass pitches	1,093 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	124.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BS16 1NJ