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BS8 postcode area · Bristol, City of

The BS8 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bristol, City of, North Somerset. Area Scores range from 19 to 97 across them. Every full BS8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BS8 district: Stoke Bishop scores 98 out of 100 (#142 of 6,856 nationally) while Temple Meads sits at 19 — neighbours on the map, 78 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £244,500 in Temple Meads to £580,000 in Stoke Bishop — a 2.4× gap within the BS8 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£50,319a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime155per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)32
Owner-occupied50%

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 BS8 district

£447,500median home sold over the past year · +2.1% over 5 years · -3.0% over the year · 377 sales
Detached£850,000
Semi-detached£947,500
Terraced£744,500
Flat£373,000
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
Stoke BishopBristol, City of 14298 £580,000
Clifton VillageBristol, City of 21197 £450,000
Long Ashton & GordanoNorth Somerset 43794 £529,750
Clifton EastBristol, City of 56092 £420,000
CothamBristol, City of 78688 £400,000
University & Brandon HillBristol, City of 1,45179 £335,000
HotwellsBristol, City of 1,88372 £398,000
Pill & EastonNorth Somerset 1,93872 £405,000
City Centre & HarboursideBristol, City of 3,67246 £365,000
Temple MeadsBristol, City of 5,52319 £244,500

People living in BS8 Census 2021

Residents87,725
Median age (est.)32
Density964per km²
No qualifications6%
Degree or above51%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 30%25–44 30%45–64 17%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 40%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 11%Private rent 40%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 5%Other: 23%
One person 33%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 5%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 37% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional37%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Caring & leisure5%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 7%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 82%Asian 7%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 52% · Christian 32% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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 BS8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BS8 district.

Clifton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BS8.

BS1 BS99 BS6 BS3 BS98 BS77 BS2 BS9

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.