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BS6 postcode area · Bristol, City of

The BS6 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bristol, City of. Area Scores range from 19 to 99 across them. Every full BS6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BS6 district: Henleaze scores 100 out of 100 (#5 of 6,856 nationally) while Temple Meads sits at 19 — neighbours on the map, 80 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £244,500 in Temple Meads to £727,500 in Henleaze — a 3.0× gap within the BS6 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£49,538a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime146per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)32
Owner-occupied47%

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 BS6 district

£477,505median home sold over the past year · +9.8% over 5 years · +13.7% over the year · 465 sales
Detached£760,000
Semi-detached£937,500
Terraced£687,500
Flat£345,000
Bristol, City of£350,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
HenleazeBristol, City of 5100 £727,500
Westbury ParkBristol, City of 30096 £677,500
BishopstonBristol, City of 73889 £515,000
CothamBristol, City of 78688 £400,000
Redland & St Andrew'sBristol, City of 1,04785 £555,000
University & Brandon HillBristol, City of 1,45179 £335,000
KingsdownBristol, City of 3,37851 £357,500
St WerburghsBristol, City of 4,74931 £430,250
St PaulsBristol, City of 5,03626 £274,000
Temple MeadsBristol, City of 5,52319 £244,500

People living in BS6 Census 2021

Residents89,049
Median age (est.)32
Density8,001per km²
No qualifications6%
Degree or above58%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 26%25–44 35%45–64 18%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 41%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 13%Private rent 41%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 6%Other: 23%
One person 32%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 6%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 39% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional39%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary7%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 7%Black: 7%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 78%Asian 7%Black 7%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 57% · Christian 25% · Muslim 7%

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.

Towns & places in BS6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BS6 district.

Westbury

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BS6.

BS2 BS99 BS98 BS1 BS7 BS9 BS8 BS5

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.