Southmead
Bristol, City of · South West · population 12,774 · 7 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,592 of 6,856 in England
- #662 of 710 in South West
- #49 of 57 in Bristol, City of
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 19% · Professional 17% · Caring & leisure 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 19% |
| Professional | 17% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 43% · Christian 40% · Muslim 7%
Born outside the UK: 25%
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
Southmead is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,592 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #49 of 57 in Bristol, City of. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (80) but weak on Education (12). Typical homes here, about £310,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 99 sales), 11% below the wider Bristol, City of median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,230 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 119 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, 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 | £310,000 | 99 | 0.0% | +28.1% |
| Detached | £352,500 | 11 | -3.4% | +30.6% |
| Semi-detached | £312,000 | 41 | -6.2% | +25.8% |
| Terraced | £310,000 | 31 | +1.6% | +31.4% |
| Flat | £207,000 | 16 | -9.1% | -5.9% |
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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 ?
- #4,972 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 #5,418 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 568 |
| Theft | 411 |
| Burglary | 51 |
| Vehicle crime | 115 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 119 |
| Public order & weapons | 124 |
| Drugs | 57 |
| Robbery | 39 |
| Other | 31 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 158 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.
- Agar NookNorth West Leicestershire18£277,500
- Lakenham & TuckswoodNorwich18£230,000
- Farnley West & Gamble HillLeeds18£223,500
- Herne Bay ParadeCanterbury18£211,000
- Bodmin WestCornwall18£208,500
- Brunshaw & BrownsideBurnley18£171,000