Brislington

Bristol, City of · South West · population 6,937 · 4 LSOAs

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

52Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,261 of 6,856 in England
  • #403 of 710 in South West
  • #21 of 57 in Bristol, City of
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,906
Median age (est.)39
Density2,817per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above35%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 32%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 12%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 15% · Skilled trades 11%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 51% · Christian 37% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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

Brislington sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,261 of 6,856 in England, and #21 of 57 in Bristol, City of. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (85) but weak on Crime (17). Typical homes here, about £400,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 51% in five years (from 85 sales), 14% above the wider Bristol, City of median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,743 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 174 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 62 · #2,569
Employment 54 · #3,124
Education 58 · #2,857
Health 44 · #3,809
Crime 17 · #5,695
Housing & access 85 · #1,033
Living environment 27 · #4,982

House prices ?

£400,000median (12m) · +6.7% yr · n=85
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£400,00085+6.7%+50.9%
Detached£435,0009
Semi-detached£432,50020+4.0%+21.8%
Terraced£390,00045-0.9%+47.7%
Flat£170,00011-3.1%+5.6%
This area£400,000
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)£40,743±£5,735 · #3,200 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,180
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 ?

42Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

174 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,209 offences
Bristol, City of128
South West71
England83

Rank #6,064 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences559
Theft188
Burglary33
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson99
Public order & weapons225
Drugs21
Robbery30
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 159 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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