Barton Hill

Bristol, City of · South West · population 8,270 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

4Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,558 of 6,856 in England
  • #705 of 710 in South West
  • #55 of 57 in Bristol, City of
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,228
Median age (est.)30
Density5,135per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above29%
No car or van44%

Age

0–14 28%15–24 13%25–44 33%45–64 18%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 9%Mortgage/shared: 12%Social rent: 59%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 9%Mortgage/shared 12%Social rent 59%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 20%Other: 16%
One person 36%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 20%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 23% · Professional 15% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary23%
Professional15%
Caring & leisure12%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative7%
Skilled trades7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 34%Asian: 11%Black: 43%Mixed: 6%Other: 6%
White 34%Asian 11%Black 43%Mixed 6%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Muslim 47% · No religion 24% · Christian 21%

Born outside the UK: 41%

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

Barton Hill is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,558 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #55 of 57 in Bristol, City of. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (40) and lowest on Income (2). Typical homes here, about £315,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 29 sales), 10% below the wider Bristol, City of median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,630 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 190 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 2 · #6,689
Employment 6 · #6,435
Education 5 · #6,538
Health 7 · #6,366
Crime 7 · #6,373
Housing & access 40 · #4,138
Living environment 22 · #5,338

House prices ?

£315,000median (12m) · +14.1% yr · n=29
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£315,00029+14.1%+27.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£334,28019+4.5%+32.8%
Flat£217,5009+27.9%
This area£315,000
Bristol, City of£350,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£29,630±£4,529 · #6,468 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£21,397
Price-to-income ?10.6×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

6Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

190 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,569 offences
Bristol, City of128
South West71
England83

Rank #6,149 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences707
Theft249
Burglary63
Vehicle crime66
Criminal damage & arson119
Public order & weapons218
Drugs83
Robbery39
Other25

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 313 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 →

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