Kingsdown

Bristol, City of · South West · population 9,185 · 5 LSOAs

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

51Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,378 of 6,856 in England
  • #419 of 710 in South West
  • #23 of 57 in Bristol, City of
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,680
Median age (est.)28
Density10,940per km²
No qualifications4%
Degree or above58%
No car or van39%

Age

0–14 8%15–24 33%25–44 38%45–64 14%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 52%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 14%Private rent 52%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 24%Couple with children: 11%Lone parent: 4%Other: 24%
One person 36%Couple, no children 24%Couple with children 11%Lone parent 4%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 40% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 10%

All occupation groups
Professional40%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors10%
Elementary7%
Administrative6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service6%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 75%Asian: 10%Black: 5%Mixed: 6%Other: 3%
White 75%Asian 10%Black 5%Mixed 6%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 59% · Christian 22% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 27%

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

Kingsdown sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,378 of 6,856 in England, and #23 of 57 in Bristol, City of. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (82) but weak on Living environment (8). Typical homes here sold for about £357,500 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 110 sales), in line with the wider Bristol, City of median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £51,356 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 302 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 72 · #1,897
Employment 78 · #1,479
Education 81 · #1,321
Health 38 · #4,221
Crime 14 · #5,907
Housing & access 82 · #1,218
Living environment 8 · #6,277

House prices ?

£357,500median (12m) · +10.0% yr · n=110
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£357,500110+10.0%+11.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£925,00011-22.9%+11.8%
Terraced£631,50016+20.9%-11.1%
Flat£317,50082+4.8%+7.6%
This area£357,500
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)£51,356±£8,138 · #860 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,196
Price-to-income ?7.0×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

52Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

302 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,774 offences
Bristol, City of128
South West71
England83

Rank #6,348 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences912
Theft826
Burglary98
Vehicle crime110
Criminal damage & arson192
Public order & weapons419
Drugs85
Robbery106
Other26

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 514 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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