Henleaze

Bristol, City of · South West · population 6,346 · 4 LSOAs

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

100Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5 of 6,856 in England
  • #2 of 710 in South West
  • #1 of 57 in Bristol, City of
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,242
Median age (est.)45
Density4,891per km²
No qualifications6%
Degree or above65%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 8%25–44 21%45–64 27%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 53%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 53%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 2%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 5%Other: 20%
One person 23%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 5%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 44% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional44%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional15%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure4%
Skilled trades4%
Sales & customer service4%
Elementary3%
Process & plant1%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Henleaze is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #5 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 57 in Bristol, City of. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (100) and lowest on Living environment (54). Typical homes here, about £727,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 92 sales) — roughly 2.1× the wider Bristol, City of median of £350,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,183 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £56,459 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 52 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 100 · #5
Employment 99 · #67
Education 100 · #5
Health 97 · #224
Crime 97 · #224
Housing & access 99 · #46
Living environment 54 · #3,186

House prices ?

£727,500median (12m) · +6.6% yr · n=92
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£727,50092+6.6%+27.8%
Detached£760,00020-9.8%+8.0%
Semi-detached£781,00042+17.4%+35.9%
Terraced£624,75024+3.9%+40.1%
Flat£357,5006+54.0%+24.3%
This area£727,500
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)£56,459±£8,420 · #354 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£48,308
Price-to-income ?12.9×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 ?

10Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

52 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 329 offences
Bristol, City of128
South West71
England83

Rank #2,250 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences109
Theft74
Burglary37
Vehicle crime52
Criminal damage & arson21
Public order & weapons26
Drugs5
Robbery1
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 61 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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