Hillfields

Bristol, City of · South West · population 6,652 · 4 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,064 of 6,856 in England
  • #622 of 710 in South West
  • #43 of 57 in Bristol, City of
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,687
Median age (est.)36
Density6,587per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above28%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 14%25–44 30%45–64 23%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 27%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 16%Other: 16%
One person 26%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 16%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 70%Asian: 13%Black: 9%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 70%Asian 13%Black 9%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 42% · Christian 33% · Muslim 15%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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

Hillfields is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,064 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #43 of 57 in Bristol, City of. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (68) and lowest on Education (16). Typical homes here, about £322,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 69 sales), 8% below the wider Bristol, City of median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,417 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 73 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 23 · #5,297
Employment 23 · #5,276
Education 16 · #5,756
Health 22 · #5,345
Crime 34 · #4,536
Housing & access 68 · #2,157
Living environment 56 · #2,980

House prices ?

£322,000median (12m) · +0.2% yr · n=69
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£322,00069+0.2%+28.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£322,00035-0.9%+34.2%
Terraced£335,00024+4.2%+19.6%
Flat£227,5008
This area£322,000
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)£37,417±£5,295 · #4,232 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,627
Price-to-income ?8.6×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 ?

34Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

73 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 484 offences
Bristol, City of128
South West71
England83

Rank #3,705 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences298
Theft36
Burglary12
Vehicle crime28
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons50
Drugs14
Robbery3
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 63 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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