Upper Horfield
Bristol, City of · South West · population 7,995 · 4 LSOAs
Postcode BS7
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,139 of 6,856 in England
- #629 of 710 in South West
- #44 of 57 in Bristol, City of
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 26% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 26% |
| Elementary | 14% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
| Managers & directors | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 48% · Christian 31% · Muslim 10%
Born outside the UK: 23%
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
Upper Horfield is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,139 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #44 of 57 in Bristol, City of. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (61) and lowest on Housing & access (15). Typical homes here sold for about £337,500 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 74 sales), in line with the wider Bristol, City of median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,844 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 99 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 | £337,500 | 74 | -0.7% | +22.7% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | £356,000 | 19 | -1.1% | +30.3% |
| Terraced | £359,250 | 34 | -6.7% | +10.4% |
| Flat | £215,000 | 21 | -1.6% | +11.1% |
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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 ?
- #4,727 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 #4,901 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 367 |
| Theft | 94 |
| Burglary | 36 |
| Vehicle crime | 99 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 93 |
| Public order & weapons | 52 |
| Drugs | 22 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Other | 24 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 92 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.
- ChallneyLuton25£310,000
- Lostwithiel & PenwithickCornwall25£238,000
- Leigh East & Higher FoldsWigan25£192,500
- Yeovil TownSomerset25£177,500
- Wigan CentralWigan25£157,500
- Hayes Town & Lake FarmHillingdon25£520,000