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Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of is a city in Bristol, England, with a population of around 467,091. It features around 178 restaurants and cafés, 3 supermarkets, 11 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, and 2 schools, along with 118 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Redland, 1 km away. There were around 1,685 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 9 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Bristol, City of is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 472,464 residents at roughly 4,308 people per km².

24/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 290th of 294 English council areas — better than 1% of them.

Low crime9
Home affordability49
Affordable rents10
Good schools21
Life expectancy37
Low deprivation26
Employment38
Low council tax2

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

21°COvercast

  • Today: 21° / 11° · 24% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:34

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom

Crime

1918 reported · July 2026 13% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences525
  • Anti-social behaviour262
  • Shoplifting199
  • Other theft178

Neighbourhood team: Stokes Croft and St Michael’s · Avon And Somerset

Local policing priorities

  • To tackle the ASB and street drinkers in Kings Square.
  • To gather further information about the ASB and the rave bus that turns up randomly.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

841 reported road collisions (2024)

132 killed or seriously injured · 955 casualties · 17.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 412 rated 4–5 ★ (331 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

1 active warning/alert

  • Flood alert: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton

Source: Environment Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Redland (1.0 km)
  • 118 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Redland (1.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£356,824 average 3.5% YoY

Across Bristol, City of · to 2026-06

Detached£696,122
Semi-detached£451,654
Terraced£387,503
Flat£245,948

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,880 average monthly rent 6.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,223
  • 2 bed £1,541
  • 3 bed £1,755

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

8.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.3 times median annual pay (8.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (8.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (8.7 km)

31 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

142 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 37 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: NCP Rupert Street (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres15
  • Gyms24
  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches52
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds27

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

472,464 residents in Bristol, City of · 4,308/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 70%
  • 65+: 13%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 82 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

16% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,714 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (36% of 212,810)

A £1,809
B £2,111
C £2,412
D £2,714
E £3,317
F £3,920
G £4,523
H £5,427

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

172 schools · 69,087 pupils

102 primary · 22 secondary · 48 other

Ofsted: 63 of 78 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (81%)

151inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Ashton Park SchoolGood
  • Blaise High SchoolGood
  • Bristol Cathedral Choir SchoolGood
  • Bristol Free SchoolGood
  • Bristol Metropolitan AcademyGood
  • Oasis Academy BrislingtonGood
  • Oasis Academy John WilliamsGood
  • Redland Green SchoolGood
  • Trinity AcademyGood
  • E-Act Montpelier High SchoolInadequate
  • Bedminster Down School
  • Bristol Brunel Academy
  • Cotham School
  • Fairfield High School
  • Oasis Academy Brightstowe
  • Oasis Academy Daventry Road
  • Oasis Academy Temple Quarter
  • Orchard School Bristol
  • St Bede's Catholic College
  • St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
  • St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
  • The City Academy Bristol

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bristol, City of

Care & health services

417 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes92
  • GP practices68
  • Dentists105
  • Homecare agencies95
  • Hospitals & hospices15

CQC ratings: 98% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bristol, City of

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 1,262 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

515 applications decided

86% granted · 443 granted, 72 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Carla Denyer

Green Party

Bristol Central

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Green (minority)

  • Lab 19
  • Con 7
  • LD 9
  • Grn 34
  • Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools34
  • GPs & clinics55
  • Pharmacies11
  • Supermarkets26
  • Parks & greens167
  • Restaurants & cafés675

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

22,020 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

12,661 jobs advertised · £42,632 avg

e.g. Roadside Rescue Mechanic, Mobile Vehicle Technician, Principal Naval Architect

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£781 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,336 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 237,774 certificates

10.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

78% low-carbon electricity

Solar 47% · Wind 27% · Gas 16% · Imports 7%

67 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.4 yrs women · 79.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 60.1 women · 60.1 men

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.3
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

6 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in BS2

  • Bristol And Weston Bowel Cancer Screening Centre
  • Lawrence Hill Health Centre
  • Compass Health

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bristol Central:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · 0.1 km

    The University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) was a National Health Service foundation trust in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, England. The trust ran Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Heart In…

  • Bristol Royal Infirmary · 0.1 km

    The Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) is a large teaching hospital in the centre of Bristol, England. It has links with the nearby University of Bristol and the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of the W…

  • University of Bristol Dental Hospital · 0.1 km

    The University of Bristol Dental Hospital is a specialist hospital for dental treatment in Bristol, England. It operates in conjunction with the University of Bristol Dental School. The Bristol Eye Hospital is adjacen…

  • Greyfriars, Bristol · 0.2 km

    Greyfriars, in Bristol, England, was a Franciscan friary. The name Greyfriars derived from the grey robes worn by the friars. It was founded at some time before 1234, within the town walls and then moved to Lewin's Me…

  • Bristol Eye Hospital · 0.2 km

    Bristol Eye Hospital is a specialist ophthalmic hospital in Bristol. It is part of the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. The University of Bristol Dental Hospital is adjacent, and the Brist…

  • Bristol Royal Hospital for Children · 0.2 km

    Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, also known as the Bristol Children's Hospital, is a paediatric hospital in Bristol and the only paediatric major trauma centre in South West England. The hospital is part of the Un…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)