Fishponds
Bristol, City of · South West · population 10,337 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode BS16
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,440 of 6,856 in England
- #565 of 710 in South West
- #35 of 57 in Bristol, City of
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 24% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 24% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 45% · Christian 34% · Muslim 10%
Born outside the UK: 21%
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
Fishponds is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,440 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #35 of 57 in Bristol, City of. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (75) but weak on Crime (19). Typical homes here sold for about £335,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 140 sales), in line with the wider Bristol, City of median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,992 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 144 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £335,000 | 140 | +4.2% | +15.7% |
| Detached | £383,125 | 14 | -1.8% | +0.3% |
| Semi-detached | £390,000 | 39 | -4.9% | +34.5% |
| Terraced | £370,000 | 50 | +7.7% | +21.1% |
| Flat | £175,000 | 37 | +6.1% | -5.4% |
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 ?
- #3,955 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 #5,858 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 560 |
| Theft | 388 |
| Burglary | 67 |
| Vehicle crime | 70 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 109 |
| Public order & weapons | 201 |
| Drugs | 31 |
| Robbery | 46 |
| Other | 21 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 274 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.
- Furzedown EastWandsworth35£416,600
- RixonNorth Northamptonshire35£250,000
- Ronkswood & Nunnery WoodWorcester35£249,000
- Colney HatchBarnet35£486,000
- Central StaffordStafford35£180,000
- PentonvilleIslington35£755,000