Southmead

Bristol, City of · South West · population 12,774 · 7 LSOAs

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

18Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,592 of 6,856 in England
  • #662 of 710 in South West
  • #49 of 57 in Bristol, City of
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,667
Median age (est.)36
Density4,573per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above29%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 14%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 32%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 15%Other: 18%
One person 28%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 15%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Professional 17% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Professional17%
Caring & leisure13%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant9%
Administrative9%
Associate professional9%
Sales & customer service8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 11%Black: 7%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 76%Asian 11%Black 7%Mixed 4%Other 2%

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.

Income 21 · #5,393
Employment 21 · #5,407
Education 12 · #6,010
Health 19 · #5,557
Crime 20 · #5,509
Housing & access 23 · #5,276
Living environment 80 · #1,396

House prices ?

£310,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=99
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£310,000990.0%+28.1%
Detached£352,50011-3.4%+30.6%
Semi-detached£312,00041-6.2%+25.8%
Terraced£310,00031+1.6%+31.4%
Flat£207,00016-9.1%-5.9%
This area£310,000
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)£37,230±£5,272 · #4,295 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,786
Price-to-income ?8.3×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 ?

27Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

119 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,515 offences
Bristol, City of128
South West71
England83

Rank #5,418 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences568
Theft411
Burglary51
Vehicle crime115
Criminal damage & arson119
Public order & weapons124
Drugs57
Robbery39
Other31

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 →

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