OLD MARKET STREET, BS2 0EJ House Prices & Local Information

BS2 0EJ is an up-and-coming urban area on Old Market Street, 0.3km from Temple in Bristol. Administratively it sits within Lawrence Hill ward and the Bristol West constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a young professional neighbourhood — career-focused, mobile, mostly renting. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a teachers and carers in metro suburbs zone — ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. The 30 average age reflects a thriving young professional community — a good mix of renters and first-time buyers, with strong employment rates. 69% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. Employment levels are high (64% in full-time work) — a well-connected, economically active community.

Safety: Crime rates are high (302 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: Average house prices are around £265k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for BS2 0EJ are sourced from Output Area E00174287 (shared with 12 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.