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 around the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 472,464 residents at roughly 4,308 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 287th of 294 English council areas — better than 2% of them.
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
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 7° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:38
9h 30m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
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
Local policing priorities
- We are prioritising shop theft within stokes croft, to bring suspects to justice within the stokes croft area and try to retract shop the…
- To tackle the ASB and street drinkers in Kings Square.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
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
Flood risk
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
£353,596 average▲ 0.9% YoY
Across Bristol, City of · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- 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
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 centres14
- Gyms24
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches49
- 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)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
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
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
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 practices69
- Dentists104
- 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
- 1,263 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
552 applications decided
85.5% granted · 472 granted, 80 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Carla Denyer
Green Party
Bristol Central
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7
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
- Schools33
- GPs & clinics55
- Pharmacies11
- Supermarkets26
- Parks & greens167
- Restaurants & cafés674
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
22,300 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
9,635 jobs advertised · £45,038 avg
e.g. Quality Systems Lead, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Flexible Schedule, T2 Vehicle Technician
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
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
17% low-carbon electricity
Gas 83% · Solar 12% · Wind 5%
328 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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:
- 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
Notable places nearby
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · 0.1 kmThe 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 kmThe 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 kmGreyfriars, 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 kmBristol 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)