FREEMANTLE GARDENS, BS5 6SZ House Prices & Local Information

BS5 6SZ is an up-and-coming urban area on Freemantle Gardens, 0.1km from Eastville in Bristol. Administratively it sits within Eastville ward and the Bristol East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, BS5 6SZ is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. The 39 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 58% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 46% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Bristol, City of. Full-time employment stands at 22% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are high (141 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £172k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 10.5% year-on-year. 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 6SZ are sourced from Output Area E00073628 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.