Lawrence Weston

Bristol, City of · South West · population 8,495 · 5 LSOAs

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

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,332 of 6,856 in England
  • #698 of 710 in South West
  • #51 of 57 in Bristol, City of
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,508
Median age (est.)34
Density784per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above21%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 12%25–44 30%45–64 22%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 48%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 48%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 21%Other: 14%
One person 28%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 21%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 24% · Caring & leisure 13% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary24%
Caring & leisure13%
Process & plant13%
Professional11%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%
Associate professional8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 40% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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

Lawrence Weston is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,332 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #51 of 57 in Bristol, City of. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (63) but weak on Education (3). Typical homes here, about £280,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 47% in five years (from 47 sales), 20% below the wider Bristol, City of median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,274 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 185 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 9 · #6,264
Employment 8 · #6,312
Education 3 · #6,675
Health 10 · #6,140
Crime 9 · #6,216
Housing & access 34 · #4,529
Living environment 63 · #2,507

House prices ?

£280,000median (12m) · +0.2% yr · n=47
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£280,00047+0.2%+46.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£286,00022+0.4%+38.0%
Terraced£275,00021-1.6%+37.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£280,000
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)£35,274±£5,073 · #4,942 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,434
Price-to-income ?7.9×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

14Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

185 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,568 offences
Bristol, City of128
South West71
England83

Rank #6,125 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences733
Theft383
Burglary49
Vehicle crime62
Criminal damage & arson102
Public order & weapons151
Drugs49
Robbery18
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 220 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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