City Profile • Local Authority

South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire is a local authority district comprising 17 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £372k, reflecting a upward trend of 1.4% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 68 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

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)

294,765
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

17 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the South Gloucestershire authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English85.8%
White: Other White4.7%
Indian1.7%
African1.0%
White and Black Caribbean0.9%
Other Asian0.7%

Age Profile

30-34 years7.0%
50-54 years7.0%
55-59 years6.8%
35-39 years6.8%
25-29 years6.7%
20-24 years6.2%

Top Occupations

Professional21.2%
Associate professional13.2%
Managers and directors12.1%
Administrative and secretarial11.8%
Skilled trades10.9%
Elementary occupations9.2%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright36.6%
Owned: Mortgage35.8%
Private rented: Landlord13.9%
Social rented: Other9.0%
Private rented: Other1.8%
Social rented: Council1.8%

Area DNA

health5/10
safety7/10
transit6/10
investment9/10