Bishopston

Bristol, City of · South West · population 12,994 · 7 LSOAs

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

89Area Score / 100 ?
  • #738 of 6,856 in England
  • #55 of 710 in South West
  • #7 of 57 in Bristol, City of
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents13,212
Median age (est.)33
Density8,656per km²
No qualifications5%
Degree or above63%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 18%25–44 34%45–64 21%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 4%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 6%Other: 22%
One person 25%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 6%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 41% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional41%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative6%
Elementary6%
Skilled trades5%
Sales & customer service5%
Caring & leisure5%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 4%Black: 3%Mixed: 5%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 4%Black 3%Mixed 5%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 63% · Christian 24% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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

Bishopston is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #738 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 57 in Bristol, City of. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (97) but weak on Living environment (18). Typical homes here sold for about £515,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 179 sales), 47% above the wider Bristol, City of median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,769 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 70 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.

Income 97 · #176
Employment 97 · #190
Education 97 · #176
Health 68 · #2,226
Crime 66 · #2,301
Housing & access 90 · #684
Living environment 18 · #5,653

House prices ?

£515,000median (12m) · -3.7% yr · n=179
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£515,000179-3.7%+19.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£825,00018+6.6%+23.8%
Terraced£590,000113-2.8%+12.5%
Flat£290,00046+1.8%+8.8%
This area£515,000
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)£52,769±£7,651 · #693 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,549
Price-to-income ?9.8×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 ?

34Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

70 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 913 offences
Bristol, City of128
South West71
England83

Rank #3,554 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences364
Theft122
Burglary40
Vehicle crime111
Criminal damage & arson102
Public order & weapons95
Drugs22
Robbery11
Other46

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 87 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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