Bristol, City of

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 6° · 31% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:36

9h 26m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

• 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

1808 reported · August 2026▲ 4% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences506
• Anti-social behaviour318
• Shoplifting266
• Other theft149

54 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

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

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

753 reported road collisions (2025)

205 killed or seriously injured · 844 casualties · 15.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 418 rated 4–5 ★ (328 top)
• 7 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£353,596 average▲ 0.9% YoY

Across Bristol, City of · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,883 average monthly rent▲ 5.9% YoY

• 1 bed £1,225
• 2 bed £1,544
• 3 bed £1,759

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

5,684 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

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

21 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Sports centres14
• Gyms24
• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches49
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds27

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK42,460
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK46,335
• Net moves−3,875

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 123 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,714 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

173 schools · 69,087 pupils

102 primary · 22 secondary · 49 other

Ofsted: 63 of 79 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)

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

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

417 CQC-registered services

• Care homes92
• GP practices69
• Dentists104
• Homecare agencies95
• Hospitals & hospices15

CQC ratings: 98% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bristol, City of

• Not in the Green Belt
• 1,263 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

552 applications decided

85.5% granted · 472 granted, 80 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Carla Denyer

Green Party

Bristol Central

Source: UK Parliament

Green (minority)

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

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

• Schools33
• GPs & clinics55
• Pharmacies11
• Supermarkets26
• Parks & greens167
• Restaurants & cafés674

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

22,300 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

9,635 jobs advertised · £45,038 avg

e.g. Quality Systems Lead, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Flexible Schedule, T2 Vehicle Technician

Source: Adzuna

£781 median full-time weekly pay

3.7% 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

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

6% low-carbon electricity

Gas 94% · Wind 6%

372 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bristol Central:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks892 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements209 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
• Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones135 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills119 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after117 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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