Area guide

Downend

Local office

11a Badminton Road, Downend, BS16 6BD

Downend Sales

Downend Lettings

Downend Conveyancing

Homes for sale

Downend is a popular family area north east of the city. If you take the M32, it’s just off the ring road (A4174). The area has lots of green spaces and parks, which are well used by the local community.

Key data - Downend

Green public space

Homes within 200m of public transport

Schools rated outstanding by Ofsted

Source: Dataloft, Dept. of Education, Dept of Transport, Census 2021

Easily accessible by car and close to motorway links. There's good public transport connections to the city centre and Cribbs Causway. You can join the Bristol to Bath cycle path at nearby Staple Hill.

A favourite area around the local parks and high street

Fine suburbiaWide streets, parks and all amenities nearby.

Local homes

There’s a wide variety of property, including fine Victorian terraces in the central area, along with 1930s semis. Venture a little further out to find modern houses and purpose-built flats. Something for families of all sizes.

Busy High StreetEasily accessible shops, cafes and pubs.

Local places

The local high street, Badminton Road and the surrounding area, has lots of independent shops, national supermarkets and banks. There’s an excellent choice of cafes, restaurants and pubs, as well. It also functions as the local hub to adjoining suburbs – see Frenchay, Staple Hill, Mangotsfield, Cleeve Wood, Bromley Heath.

Green space: Page Park, King George V Playing Fields, Leap Valley, Westons Hill Play Area, Frenchay Common, Begbrook Green Park

Shopping: Kustom Floors, Victoria’s Health and Beauty, West 70 Photography, Hazel Holly Florist, Webber & Spencer

Eating and drinking: Mezze at The Green Dragon, Tamarind, The Horseshoe, The Beehive, Freshly Ground