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BS3 postcode area · Bristol, City of

The BS3 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bristol, City of, North Somerset. Area Scores range from 4 to 93 across them. Every full BS3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BS3 district: Long Ashton & Gordano scores 94 out of 100 (#437 of 6,856 nationally) while Knowle West sits at 5 — neighbours on the map, 89 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £244,500 in Temple Meads to £529,750 in Long Ashton & Gordano — a 2.2× gap within the BS3 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bristol, City of and North Somerset — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,707a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime114per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied58%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BS3 district

£400,000median home sold over the past year · +24.0% over 5 years · +8.1% over the year · 739 sales
Detached£418,500
Semi-detached£456,000
Terraced£436,000
Flat£252,500
Bristol, City of£350,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Long Ashton & GordanoNorth Somerset 43794 £529,750
SouthvilleBristol, City of 1,95971 £490,000
BishopsworthBristol, City of 2,27467 £365,000
Knowle ParkBristol, City of 2,42565 £396,000
AshtonBristol, City of 2,61762 £445,000
TotterdownBristol, City of 3,30252 £392,500
Windmill HillBristol, City of 3,91943 £410,000
BedminsterBristol, City of 4,42036 £313,500
Headley ParkBristol, City of 4,83130 £315,000
Temple MeadsBristol, City of 5,52319 £244,500
KnowleBristol, City of 6,16110 £295,000
Knowle WestBristol, City of 6,5385 £258,500

People living in BS3 Census 2021

Residents104,833
Median age (est.)36
Density1,341per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above44%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 12%25–44 36%45–64 21%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 18%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 4%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 4%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 55% · Christian 32% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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.

Towns & places in BS3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BS3 district.

Knowle

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BS3.

BS77 BS1 BS99 BS98 BS13 BS4 BS8 BS2

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.