Ashton
Bristol, City of · South West · population 7,190 · 4 LSOAs
Postcode BS3
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,617 of 6,856 in England
- #294 of 710 in South West
- #19 of 57 in Bristol, City of
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 31% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 31% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 61% · Christian 30% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 9%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Ashton is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,617 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 57 in Bristol, City of. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (93) but weak on Living environment (28). Typical homes here, about £445,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 39% in five years (from 151 sales), 27% above the wider Bristol, City of median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,830 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 55 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £445,000 | 151 | +7.9% | +39.1% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Semi-detached | £500,000 | 27 | +12.0% | +37.8% |
| Terraced | £445,000 | 107 | +4.7% | +29.7% |
| Flat | £245,000 | 14 | +4.3% | +19.5% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #4,240 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,466 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 163 |
| Theft | 71 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 40 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 28 |
| Public order & weapons | 48 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Other | 12 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 52 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Bristol, City of
- Henleaze100
- Westbury-on-Trym100
- Stoke Bishop98
- Clifton Village97
- Westbury Park96
- Clifton East92
- Bishopston89
- Cotham88
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Waddesdon & WhitchurchBuckinghamshire62£415,000
- Elmstead Market & ArdleighTendring62£406,000
- Hailsham North, Alfriston & East DeanWealden62£365,000
- TiptreeColchester62£355,000
- Stowupland, Mendlesham & BactonMid Suffolk62£313,500
- LedburyHerefordshire, County of62£281,250