BS5 0AF House Prices & Local Information

BS5 0AF is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.3km from Russell Town in Bristol. Administratively it sits within Lawrence Hill ward and the Bristol West constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, BS5 0AF is a busy family neighbourhood — lots of children, diverse backgrounds. The daytime character shifts — science and business parks with high status workers. An average age of 32 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 42% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 100% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Bristol, City of. Full-time employment stands at 25% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 91 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. 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 BS5 0AF are sourced from Output Area E00074023 (shared with 36 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.