Temple Meads

Bristol, City of · South West · population 10,960 · 6 LSOAs

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

19Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,523 of 6,856 in England
  • #659 of 710 in South West
  • #48 of 57 in Bristol, City of
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,111
Median age (est.)28
Density5,194per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above53%
No car or van55%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 27%25–44 45%45–64 12%65+ 4%

Tenure

Own outright: 6%Mortgage/shared: 13%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 51%
Own outright 6%Mortgage/shared 13%Social rent 30%Private rent 51%

Households

One person: 44%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 8%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 44%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 8%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 35% · Associate professional 17% · Elementary 10%

All occupation groups
Professional35%
Associate professional17%
Elementary10%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 62%Asian: 10%Black: 17%Mixed: 6%Other: 5%
White 62%Asian 10%Black 17%Mixed 6%Other 5%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 21% · Muslim 19%

Born outside the UK: 38%

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

Temple Meads is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,523 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #48 of 57 in Bristol, City of. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (52) and lowest on Health (6). Typical homes here sold for about £244,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 96 sales), 30% below the wider Bristol, City of median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,651 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 291 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 28 · #4,947
Employment 33 · #4,598
Education 24 · #5,228
Health 6 · #6,442
Crime 12 · #6,030
Housing & access 52 · #3,261
Living environment 23 · #5,256

House prices ?

£244,500median (12m) · +1.9% yr · n=96
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£244,50096+1.9%+2.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Flat£242,50091+3.2%+5.4%
This area£244,500
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)£39,651±£5,893 · #3,526 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,599
Price-to-income ?6.2×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 ?

38Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

291 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 3,194 offences
Bristol, City of128
South West71
England83

Rank #6,340 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences1,149
Theft826
Burglary176
Vehicle crime140
Criminal damage & arson239
Public order & weapons448
Drugs75
Robbery103
Other38

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 717 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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