City Profile • Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Bristol, City of is a local authority district comprising 17 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £389k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.7% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (134 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
479,024
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
17 AreasBS1ExploreBS10ExploreBS11ExploreBS13ExploreBS14ExploreBS15ExploreBS16ExploreBS2ExploreBS21ExploreBS3ExploreBS4ExploreBS5ExploreBS6ExploreBS7ExploreBS8ExploreBS9ExploreBS99Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Bristol, City of authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English71.6%
White: Other White8.3%
African3.8%
Pakistani1.9%
Indian1.8%
White and Black Caribbean1.6%
Age Profile
20-24 years10.1%
25-29 years9.4%
30-34 years9.3%
35-39 years8.0%
40-44 years6.6%
15-19 years6.3%
Top Occupations
Professional27.2%
Associate professional14.7%
Elementary occupations10.4%
Managers and directors10.2%
Administrative and secretarial8.6%
Skilled trades8.4%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Mortgage28.8%
Owned: Outright25.2%
Private rented: Landlord24.2%
Social rented: Council13.0%
Social rented: Other5.7%
Private rented: Other2.1%
Area DNA
family1/10
health8/10
safety1/10
homeown2/10
transit9/10
affluence8/10
diversity8/10
employment8/10
investment4/10