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The City of Bristol is a unitary authority and city in South West England, built around the tidal River Avon. Engineering works in the early 19th century transformed a stretch of river into the Floating Harbour, and Underfall Yard still manages the harbour's sluices and water levels. The dry dock at the Great Western Dockyard contains the SS Great Britain, the iron-hulled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and returned to the site where she was built.

Bristol's street pattern rises from the harbour onto plateaus and down into the Avon Gorge. The Clifton Suspension Bridge spans the gorge at Clifton and is linked to Brunel's engineering legacy. Bristol Temple Meads station began as Brunel's Great Western terminus and remains a transport hub. The city has long links to shipbuilding, tobacco trading and aerospace manufacturing. Cultural activity includes theatre, a film festival and street art: the stencil artist Banksy first gained attention for work on Bristol walls in the 1990s.

Area overview

On average Bristol, City of has moderate deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 110 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 18.3% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Bristol, City of is £56,072 per year. There are 172 schools in Bristol, City of: 107 primary (16 Outstanding and 69 Good) and 25 secondary (1 Outstanding and 18 Good). Bristol, City of is home to around 472,465 people, with a population density of about 4,308.1 per km2.

Crime rate

10/10

Crimes per 1k residents

110

Deprivation level

6/10

Income level

6/10

Connectivity

N/A

Area Profile

Bristol, City of Population

472,465

Population density

4,308.1 per km²

Crime

Violence and sexual offences

50.83(+54%)

Anti-social behaviour

21.5(+42%)

Public order

14.64(+122%)

Other theft

11.46(+104%)

Shoplifting

11.18(+68%)

South West average

Demographics

British

338,452

71.64%

Other White

39,163

8.29%

African

18,149

3.84%

Pakistani

9,064

1.92%

Indian

8,302

1.76%

Total population: 472,467

Economics

Level 4+ (Degree)

164,106

42.11%

Level 3 (A level)

73,981

18.98%

No qualifications

56,657

14.54%

Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)

41,789

10.72%

Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)

29,350

7.53%

Total 16+ residents: 389,708

Housing

Owns with a mortgage

55,221

28.82%

Owns outright

48,199

25.15%

Private landlord or letting agency

46,271

24.15%

Social rents from council

24,977

13.03%

Other social rented

10,902

5.69%

Total households: 191,638

Property prices in Bristol, City of

Based on 5,139 recent sales, the median property price is £350,000 in Bristol, City of area, with individual transactions ranging from £59,786 up to £2,700,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Bristol, City of over the last year.
Type	Sales	Median	5th percentile	25th percentile (Lower quartile)	75th percentile (Upper quartile)	95th percentile
Detached	232	£532,500	£307,750	£400,000	£796,250	£1,597,000
Flats	1,573	£265,000	£137,500	£206,000	£345,000	£550,000
Semi-Detached	1,072	£370,000	£240,000	£302,000	£500,000	£941,125
Terraced	2,262	£380,563	£235,000	£313,250	£475,000	£739,750

10 years median price trend in Bristol, City of

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/01/2026.

HM Land Registry • Police.uk • DfE • ONS • TfL • National Rail

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