Speedwell

Bristol, City of · South West · population 8,638 · 4 LSOAs

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

36Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,385 of 6,856 in England
  • #556 of 710 in South West
  • #33 of 57 in Bristol, City of
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,446
Median age (est.)36
Density4,974per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above34%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 35%45–64 22%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 14%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 69%Asian: 13%Black: 10%Mixed: 6%Other: 2%
White 69%Asian 13%Black 10%Mixed 6%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 42% · Christian 36% · Muslim 13%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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

Speedwell is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,385 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #33 of 57 in Bristol, City of. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (60) and lowest on Crime (22). Typical homes here sold for about £310,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 108 sales), 11% below the wider Bristol, City of median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,359 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 123 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 35 · #4,440
Employment 39 · #4,193
Education 27 · #4,982
Health 32 · #4,694
Crime 22 · #5,352
Housing & access 60 · #2,740
Living environment 36 · #4,365

House prices ?

£310,000median (12m) · +6.9% yr · n=108
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£310,000108+6.9%+23.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£316,50024-9.6%+23.9%
Terraced£318,00059+2.6%+22.8%
Flat£190,00021-1.6%+8.6%
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)£39,359±£5,572 · #3,613 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,125
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 ?

49Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

123 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,059 offences
Bristol, City of128
South West71
England83

Rank #5,510 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences458
Theft217
Burglary59
Vehicle crime80
Criminal damage & arson68
Public order & weapons109
Drugs30
Robbery20
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 144 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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